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Oklahoma OTs Shine at NFL Combine

Anton Harrison and Wanya Morris had many ups and a few downs during their combine workouts on Sunday in Indianapolis.
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Oklahoma OTs Shine at NFL Combine
Oklahoma OTs Shine at NFL Combine

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Bill Bedenbaugh couldn’t help but be proud watching Sunday’s results from Indianapolis.

Two of Bedenbaugh’s prized pupils — tackles Wanya Morris and Anton Harrison — went through workouts and position drills at the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium, and both had good moments as they transition into a career in professional football.

Oklahoma’s offensive line coach mentored Harrison, who was OU’s starter for two seasons on the left side, and Morris, who started last year after working as a backup in 2021.

Harrison ran an official 4.98-second time in the 40-yard dash, the second-fastest time of the entire offensive line group (just behind the 4.97 posted by Georgia’s Broderick Jones). Morris’ best 40 time was 5.10, which ranked 12th of the 36 offensive linemen who ran 40s.

Morris, however, pulled up lame at the end of his second run and fell at the finish line. He was on the turf for several minutes as medical personnel attended to his right hamstring.

Still, Morris’ 1.73 seconds in the 10-yard split — which measures explosiveness out of a stance instead of just speed over 40 yards — was tied for the third-fastest of any o-lineman on the day. Harrison’s 1.77 split ranked 10th.

Both Harrison and Morris posted a 28.5-inch vertical jump, which ranked 24th among all o-line prospects.

Morris went 9-foot, 3-inches in the broad jump, tied for sixth, while Harrison went 8-9, which tied for 23rd.

Neither participated in the 3-cone drill or the 20-yard shuttle.

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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