MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kenneth Murray emerged from the stadium tunnel on a mission.
He had to get his guy.
Sure enough, soon as the Oklahoma linebacker could, he grabbed and held tight. Even though it’s what he’s done many times on the field during this breakout season, it’s what he does every time his special-needs brother James comes to a game. Murray may be wiped out and worn down from playing, but he always carries the 10-year-old after games.
“That’s my baby,” Murray said with a smile.
With OU beginning the stretch run of this season at Kansas State, Murray has become the embodiment of the Sooners’ resurgent defense.