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At 12:24 p.m. Tuesday, Madill running back Caleb Muncrief’s dream came true.
It was a call from Oklahoma State running backs coach Jemal Singleton. In between classes, Muncrief answered the call and the lifelong OSU fan was asked if he still wanted to be a Cowboy.
Muncrief, the All-Ardmoreite Offensive Player of the Year, said yes. Now, the longtime Tulsa verbal is off to Stillwater after signing with the Cowboys.
“At their June camp I did really well, but they didn’t have a scholarship to offer,” said Muncrief on Wednesday at the Madill High School gym. “It hasn’t sunk in yet. I hardly slept Tuesday.”
Muncrief rushed for 1,202 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior and performed well enough on the camp circuit for Tulsa to offer him a scholarship before his senior season. He verbally committed to the Golden Hurricane in June, but was honest when asked by coach Bill Blankenship what his first choice would be if he could sign anywhere.
Muncrief said OSU. It was always in the back of his mind, and his father, Mike, played as a walk-on in Stillwater in the mid-1980s.
“After he committed (to Oklahoma State) Singleton told him he had to tell the Tulsa coaches,” Mike said. “That was the biggest hurdle for Caleb, but I told him if this is your dream, you’re gonna have to be a man about it because this is a man’s decision.”
Muncrief, who ran for 1,500 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior, said he’d report to OSU in June and that the Cowboys are looking at him as a running back and slot receiver. During various interviews at Madill, he said he didn’t care where he’d be playing or what number he’d be wearing. He was just proud to be wearing orange and black.
Muncrief joins 2010 running back Darryl Fields as the second Division I signee from Madill in three seasons.
“Any time an athlete goes on to play college athletics, it’s a big boost for our athletic program and keeps us on the map,” Madill football coach Milton Cooper said. “I’m very fortunate that I came in here with an athlete of that caliber. Our first year here, it makes us look like very good coaches with the skills he has.”
Muncrief also has manners. In conversation, it’s all “yes sirs” and “no sirs” from the speedy running back. He even knows his cell-phone etiquette, but a certain phone call just had to be answered on Tuesday.
“Coach Singleton said coach (Mike) Gundy’s gotta call and officially offer,” Muncrief said. “I did leave class for that one.”
Erik K. Horne
221-6522
At 12:24 p.m. Tuesday, Madill running back Caleb Muncrief’s dream came true.
It was a call from Oklahoma State running backs coach Jemal Singleton. In between classes, Muncrief answered the call and the lifelong OSU fan was asked if he still wanted to be a Cowboy.
Muncrief, the All-Ardmoreite Offensive Player of the Year, said yes. Now, the longtime Tulsa verbal is off to Stillwater after signing with the Cowboys.
“At their June camp I did really well, but they didn’t have a scholarship to offer,” said Muncrief on Wednesday at the Madill High School gym. “It hasn’t sunk in yet. I hardly slept Tuesday.”
Muncrief rushed for 1,202 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior and performed well enough on the camp circuit for Tulsa to offer him a scholarship before his senior season. He verbally committed to the Golden Hurricane in June, but was honest when asked by coach Bill Blankenship what his first choice would be if he could sign anywhere.
Muncrief said OSU. It was always in the back of his mind, and his father, Mike, played as a walk-on in Stillwater in the mid-1980s.
“After he committed (to Oklahoma State) Singleton told him he had to tell the Tulsa coaches,” Mike said. “That was the biggest hurdle for Caleb, but I told him if this is your dream, you’re gonna have to be a man about it because this is a man’s decision.”
Muncrief, who ran for 1,500 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior, said he’d report to OSU in June and that the Cowboys are looking at him as a running back and slot receiver. During various interviews at Madill, he said he didn’t care where he’d be playing or what number he’d be wearing. He was just proud to be wearing orange and black.
Muncrief joins 2010 running back Darryl Fields as the second Division I signee from Madill in three seasons.
“Any time an athlete goes on to play college athletics, it’s a big boost for our athletic program and keeps us on the map,” Madill football coach Milton Cooper said. “I’m very fortunate that I came in here with an athlete of that caliber. Our first year here, it makes us look like very good coaches with the skills he has.”
Muncrief also has manners. In conversation, it’s all “yes sirs” and “no sirs” from the speedy running back. He even knows his cell-phone etiquette, but a certain phone call just had to be answered on Tuesday.
“Coach Singleton said coach (Mike) Gundy’s gotta call and officially offer,” Muncrief said. “I did leave class for that one.”
Erik K. Horne
221-6522
