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DA to announce decision on Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson

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NORMAN — The district attorney will announce his decision Thursday on whether Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson will be charged over a rape accusation.

Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn scheduled a news conference for 2 p.m. Thursday.

The prosecutor met with a Norman police detective Tuesday afternoon and again Thursday morning.

Anderson, a redshirt sophomore, is the leading rusher for the University of Oklahoma this season. The Sooners play the Georgia Bulldogs in the Rose Bowl Jan. 1.

Police began an investigation Dec. 4 after a former OU student reported Anderson raped her at her apartment early Nov.