NORMAN — During DeZephen Walker’s recruitment, Oklahoma’s coaches never sugarcoated how grueling it would be to play for the Sooners.
Walker is a running back from Peculiar, MO, who signed with OU in December. He enrolled at the university in January, and his first few weeks of winter workouts were different from anything else he had previously experienced.
“High school is way different,” Walker said. “Here, every single day is a challenge when you’re going against top athletes. Every day you’ve gotta be physically and mentally locked-in.”…