Oklahoma football: Damien Williams' potential is unlimited

He's never seen Williams get caught.

“He just has a speed that is deceptive,” Minnick said.

Williams was recruited by Oklahoma to help at running back. He was supposed to be the supplement to last year's star, Dominique Whaley.

Instead, Williams turned into the standout. He's this year's version of Whaley, and he's turning heads by breaking big runs on a small number of carries and, after two games in an OU uniform, leading the nation in yards per carry.

And the thing is, Minnick said, he's even greater than most people in Oklahoma believe.

Minnick knows what Williams is capable of bringing to the Sooners. He and his coaching staff laugh at the small amount of carries they've seen on the final stat sheet.

Ten carries?

“If he can get the ball 20, 25 times he's going to make Oklahoma better, because now they have the quarterback that can throw on play action and a running back that can carry the load,” Minnick said. “He got the ball 45-50 times here in one game, so I know he can do it.”

The truth is, Oklahoma doesn't really yet know what it has in Damien Williams. That's not because the Sooners aren't looking, it's because they've only spent two months around Williams, running backs coach Cale Gundy said.