DeMarco Murray has become a candidate to become the next Penn State running back coach, Pete nakos de on3 reported Tuesday.
Murray served as Or Running backs coach since 2020, making him the second longest assistant holder behind the coach of the offensive line Bill Bedenbaugh. Penn State seeks to fill the void left by Ja’Juan Seider, who accepted the work of the coach of the runners of Notre Dame on Sunday.
Murray also spent his university career in or from 2007 to 10. He ranked seventh in the history of the program in the yards on the ground (3,685) and the second in the grounds (50).
Murray then spent seven seasons in the NFL with Dallas (2011-14), Philadelphia (2015) and Le Tennessee (2016-17). He won three Pro Bowl selections during this period.
Murray began his coach career in 2019 as a half-door coach for Arizona before returning to where.
THE Sooners had two players, Kennedy Brooks (2021) and Eric Gray (2022), recorded more than 1,000 yards on the ground in one season under Murray. They also had two runners, Rhamondre Stevenson (2021) and Gray (2023), selected in the draft of the NFL.
Or struggled to move the ball to the ground last season. He ranked 11th in the dry in yards on the ground per game (155.2) and 13th in the ground (17).
Murray was Pursued by Ohio State Last Disseach to become the next coach of the program runnersBut he decided to stay with or after having offered a three -year contract until January 2027. He received an increase of $ 225,000 in March, bringing his salary last season to $ 800,000.
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