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Joseph Messer, 12, from Norman gets an autograph from DeMarco Murray at the Gaylord Family -- Oklahoma Memorial Stadium as the University of Oklahoma football team holds media/fan appreciation day on Friday. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman

Joseph Messer, 12, from Norman gets an autograph from DeMarco Murray at the Gaylord Family -- Oklahoma Memorial Stadium as the University of Oklahoma football team holds media/fan appreciation day on Friday. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman