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Breakaway: How Trey Sermon found his way to Oklahoma

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NORMAN — Trey Sermon felt the helmet of the safety slam into his lower back.

The hit, coming just seconds removed from his leaping touchdown catch off a slant route, didn't jar the football loose, but it did knock the future Oklahoma running back's plans askew for nearly a year.

Now, two years later after his freak injury, Sermon is back on track just four games through his first season as a Sooner.

But how did he get to Norman from that moment on the football field in Georgia?

In many ways, that hit is a major part of his journey.