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It’s official: RB Alex Ross transfers to Mizzou from Oklahoma

Missouri may have found its starting running back Wednesday when the school announced that Oklahoma graduate transfer Alex Ross now is a Tiger.

#Mizzou Football welcomes Jenks, OK (Oklahoma/Jenks HS) RB/KR Alex Ross!#MizzouMade #ShowMe pic.twitter.com/nGn8kUy5ow

— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) June 22, 2016

News broke in mid-May that Ross seemed likely to transfer to Mizzou, but there had been no official confirmation until Wednesday.

While Ross was a reserve at OU, rushing for 786 yards and five TDs, there is no clear-cut starter at tailback for the Tigers.