Marcus Major

Position:
RB
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
219
Hometown:
Oklahoma City, Okla.
High School:
Millwood HS

Season	GP-GS	RUSH	AVG	TD	LG	REC	AVG	TD	LG
2019	3-0	10-28	2.8	0	6	0-0	0.0	0	-
2020	10-1	35-187	5.3	3	46	2-29	14.5	0	24
2021	6-0	15-83	5.5	0	9	1-12	12.0	0	12
2022	9-0	56-227	4.1	4	27	8-61	7.6	1	24
2023	7-4	78-308	3.9	1	19	12-75	6.3	1	27
Career	35-5	194-833	4.3	8	46	23-177	7.7	2	27

2023

Played in seven games and made four starts … starts came vs. SMU (9/9), at Cincinnati (9/23), vs. Iowa State (9/30) and vs. Texas (10/7) … missed last five games of regular season … totaled 308 rushing yards and one touchdown on 78 carries … also made 12 receptions for 75 yards and one touchdown … carried 18 times for a career-high 82 yards and caught two passes for nine yards vs. UCF (10/21) … rushed nine times for 27 yards and caught two passes for eight yards vs. Texas (10/7) … rushed for 66 yards on a career-high 19 carries and caught a career-high four passes for 17 yards vs. Iowa State (9/30) … served as a captain at Cincinnati (9/23) and rushed for 63 yards on 15 carries and made two receptions for 18 yards … carried eight times for 39 yards and caught two passes for 23 yards and a touchdown vs. SMU (9/9) … rushed nine times for 31 yards and a touchdown vs. Arkansas State (9/2).

2022

Played in nine of 13 games … totaled 227 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 56 carries (4.1 yards per rush), 61 receiving yards and a touchdown on eight catches and a pass completion on his only attempt … missed games at TCU (10/1), vs. Kansas (10/15), at Texas Tech (11/26) and vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) ... rushed six times for 23 yards vs. Baylor (11/5) … rushed for 29 yards on career-high-tying 12 carries and caught two passes (tied career high) for two yards at Iowa State (10/29) … carried five times for 11 yards and completed first career pass attempt vs. Texas (10/8) … rushed nine times for 37 yards and caught two passes for 13 yards vs. Kansas State (9/24) … rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown and caught a 24-yard TD pass at Nebraska (9/17) … carried five times for 38 yards (7.6 average) and a touchdown and caught an 11-yard pass vs. Kent State … rushed for a season-high 54 yards and two TDs on seven carries and had an eight-yard reception in season opener vs. UTEP (9/3).

2021

Ruled eligible by NCAA on Oct. 8 and played in six games … rushed for 83 yards on 15 carries and caught one pass for 12 yards ... carried 10 times for 54 yards in Alamo Bowl win vs. Oregon (12/29) ... totaled five carries for 29 yards and one catch for 12 yards vs. Texas Tech (10/30).

2020

Played in 10 games and started vs. Missouri State in season opener (9/12) … rushed 35 times for 187 yards (5.3 per carry) and three touchdowns … had two receptions for 29 yards … also made two tackles on kickoffs … rushed nine times for a career-high 110 yards (including a career-long 46-yard TD run) in Cotton Bowl win over No. 10 Florida (12/30) ... rushed for a 3-yard score and had a 24-yard reception vs. Kansas (11/7) … rushed 12 times for 43 yards and a TD vs. No. 22 Texas (10/10) … registered 31 yards on 11 carries vs. Missouri State.

2019

Redshirted ... missed majority of season due to injury ... played in three games ... rushed for 28 yards on 10 carries ... ran for season-high 15 yards on four carries at Kansas (10/5) ... rushed for one yard on one carry vs. Texas Tech (9/28) ... logged season-high five rushes and gained 12 yards vs. South Dakota (9/7).

HIGH SCHOOL

Four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals … three-star prospect by 247Sports … the nation’s No. 248 overall recruit by ESPN and No. 442 by 247Sports … ranked the No. 16 running back in the country by Rivals, No. 17 by ESPN and No. 29 by 247Sports … rated the No. 3 prospect in the state of Oklahoma by ESPN and No. 5 by Rivals and No. 9 by 247Sports … compiled over 2,000 yards and 35 rushing touchdowns in his high school career … chose OU over Arkansas, USC, Texas and others.

PERSONAL

Major is multidisciplinary studies.