OU's Dominique Whaley: ‘Eventually ... one of them was going to break'

Three questions with Dominique Whaley — Oklahoma super walk-on running back Dominique Whaley says he knew if the Sooners kept running the ball, they'd break a long one eventually.

By Ryan Aber | Published: October 8, 2011 Comment on this article

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Early in the game, Texas' defense stuffed your running game. What were your thoughts early and were you all concerned?

I don't think anything really. We just had to stay patient, keep hitting it hard and eventually, we were going to wear the D down and one of them was going to break.

What did you see on the long touchdown run?

I made it to the outside, made a cut, saw grass and ran like I was crazy. I ran like crazy. It was a good feeling because I always tell people I need to show my speed; I need to show them I'm fast. I can run between the tackles, but I'm fast too.

Are you surprised at all with the impact you've been able to have so quick?

It's not really a surprise because that would say I was doubting myself. I knew my abilities, my teammates knew my abilities. I just had to show it out there.

By Ryan Aber