NORMAN — Senior linebacker Eric Striker is the winner of the second annual J.D. Runnels OU Media Cooperation Award, voted on by beat writers who regular cover Oklahoma football.
Striker’s post-practice media sessions this season have become can’t-miss. He often shows up with something on his mind — usually not football related — and genuinely seems to enjoy going back and forth with reporters.
Runnels, who played fullback for the Sooners from 2002-2005, was always good with the media as a player, and he’s continued to maintain strong relationships with local reporters.
“You wanted to hear Strike speak,” Runnels said of this year’s award winner.