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Career Powerful interior offensive lineman who was a regular on special teams a year ago. GP-GS: 12-0
At Fullerton College Played both offensive and defensive line at Fullerton ... also recruited by North Carolina State. High School Prepped at Renton (Wash.) HS ... Seamount League First Team selection at DE and Second Team selection at OT as a senior at Renton ... Seamount League Second Team at OT as a junior ... also played basketball and threw the discus and shot put in high school.
Career Highs Rushes: 7 vs. Tulsa (9/14/13) Rushing yards: 46 vs. Tulsa (9/14/13) Rushing touchdowns: 1 vs. Tulsa (9/14/13) Long rush: 23 vs. Tulsa (9/14/13)
THE SOONERS
2013 Played in 12 games, missing the Notre Dame contest (9/28) ... recorded a tackle on special teams against Texas Tech (10/26).
The Wrap-Up Son of Keith, Sr., and Mary Ford ... mother, Mary, teaches at Yeager Elementary School in Cypress, Texas ... returned home after the 2013 season to speak to students at his elementary alma mater ... majoring in mechanical engineering.
COACHING STAFF
Year G-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2013 12-0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 Career 12-0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
High School Five-star recruit by Scout.com ... Four-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, 247sports.com and PrepStar.com ... ESPNU Top 150 ... Starting RB for the White team in the Under Armour All-American Game ... Rushed for 1,868 yards and 24 TDs as a senior ... No. 3 RB (ESPN.com) ... No. 4 RB (247sports.com) ... No. 5 RB (Scout.com) ... No. 7 RB (Rivals.com) ... No. 2 player in Texas (ESPN.com) ... No. 4 player in Texas (247sports.com) ... No. 6 player in Texas (Rivals.com) ... Offered by Alabama, Florida St., Michigan, Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Florida, Miami, Oklahoma St. and Wisconsin.
BOOMER SOONER
CARROLLTON, TEXAS Samoa Pago Pago, American CREEKVIEW College HIGH SCHOOL Fullerton
2013 Played in 10 games, missing contests against Kansas State (11/23), Iowa State (11/16) and West Virginia (9/7) ... rushed three times for 15 yards in the Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama (1/2/14) ... carried three times for 19 yards at Kansas (10/19) ... rushed six times for 34 yards against Texas (10/12) ... scored first touchdown of career and finished with 46 yards on seven carries against Tulsa (9/14) ... in Sooners debut, rushed four times for 20 yards against ULM (8/31).
PREVIEW/REVIEW
The Wrap-Up Majoring in arts and sciences planned program ... has eight siblings ... brother, Etu, played football at Northwestern Oklahoma State ... pronunciation: FAY-oh.
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Year G-GS Rush Avg. TD Lg Rec. Avg. TD Lg 2013 10-0 23-134 5.8 1 23 0-0 -- -- -Career 10-0 23-134 5.8 1 23 0-0 -- -- --
OU Rushing Renaissance
Thanks to a highly-decorated blocking unit, a host of talented runners and dual-threat quarterbacks, Oklahoma averaged 62.5 more rushing yards per game in 2013 compared to 2012. The Sooners also more than doubled the amount of 200-yard team performances they registered with eight such contests. OKLAHOMA RUSHING 2013 VS. 2012 Category 2013 2012 Improvement Yards Per Game 223.9 161.4 +62.5 per game Yards Per Attempt 5.2 4.8 +0.4 per carry Attempt. Per Game 43.0 33.4 +9.6 per game 200-Yd Games 8 3 5 more Runs, 10+ yards 90 66 24 more QB Runs, 10+ yards 33 5 28 more
V I S I T S O O N E R S P O R T S . CO M F O R T H E L AT E S T O N O U F O O T B A L L
UNIVERSITY
Career Chiseled sophomore running back carries the ball with power and authority … frequently runs over foes or his own blockers with his punishing style … averaged 5.8 yards per carry as a freshman in 2013 … will be one of the top candidates to handle a good chunk of OU’s rushing chores in 2014.
Keith Ford speaks to students at his alma mater, Yeager Elementary, where his mother is also a teacher.
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