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Published: August 28, 2008
Balogun survived semi-pro ball to earn starting LB spot at OU
NORMAN — Charles McGriff remembers when Mike Balogun tried out for semi-pro football five years ago.
"From that first day,” McGriff said, "I knew there was something special about him.”
In Saturday's season opener, Balogun will start at outside linebacker for Oklahoma. His road to Norman, though, was anything but normal.
Balogun's journey began eight years ago when he decided not to play football...
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