Oklahoma hires Deland McCullough as new running backs coach to revitalize its struggling backfield.

Oklahoma has hired Deland McCullough as its new running backs coach, replacing DeMarco Murray, who joined the Kansas City Chiefs. McCullough, a veteran with NFL and college experience including a Super Bowl win with the Chiefs and successful stints at Notre Dame, USC, and Indiana, is expected to strengthen Oklahoma’s running game. His hiring follows a period of coaching turnover and aims to revive a backfield that hasn’t produced a 1,000-yard rusher since 2022.