After retiring from football and entering the broadcast booth, former Oklahoma and NFL running back DeMarco Murray is back on the field.

This time, however, it’s as the new running backs coach for the Arizona Wildcats.

Murray will be announced as the replacement for Clarence McKinney, who accepted the head coaching job at Texas Southern. In addition, Murray will be Kevin Sumlin's first running backs coach that isn't McKinney.

Although Murray has never coached, he brings plenty of experience and success from the high school level on.

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In terms of recruiting, one of the first places Arizona fans will look towards is Las Vegas, where Murray was one of the best prep running backs in the country.

Murray attended Bishop Gorman High School where he played football, basketball, and ran track. He was an All-conference pick three consecutive years and during his time at Gorman, his team was three-time Conference Champions.

As a senior in 2005, he rushed for 1,947 yards and 27 touchdowns and also caught 22 passes for 624 yards and seven more touchdowns, earning him All-state honors and the 2005 Sunset Region Offensive Player of the Year award.

Considered one of the top running backs of his class, Murray drew offers from Miami (FL), Penn State, and Texas A&M, among several others. He chose Oklahoma over USC.

Sumlin was a big reason why Murray chose Oklahoma, as he was Oklahoma's co-offensive coordinator during Murray's freshman season with the program in 2007.

While at Oklahoma, Murray was considered to be one of the best players in school history. He finished with 3,685 career rushing yards with 50 touchdowns, 157 career catches with 13 touchdowns, and 1,462 kickoff return yards with two touchdowns.

When Murray entered the NFL Draft in 2011, he was selected in the third round (71st overall) by the Dallas Cowboys.

Murray’s professional career is best known for his production in the 2014 season with the Cowboys.

He set the franchise single season rushing record with 12 games rushing 100+ yards and passed Walt Garrison for seventh on the Cowboys all-time rushing yards list.

Murray also finished the season as the league's top rusher. He was named as a First Team All-Pro and to his second Pro Bowl, while having his second straight 1,000 yard season.

After a few down seasons, Murray posted 1,287 rushing yards on 293 carries in his first year with the Tennessee Titans. His 12 total touchdowns ranked sixth among NFL running backs in 2016.

In March of 2018, Murray was released by the Titans and retired months later, entering a broadcast career with FOX.

WildcatAuthority saw Murray visit the Arizona campus on December 19 and he took a tour of the facilities before later accepting the job.