O.J. Murdock will be competing in the Cactus Bowl (NCAA Division II All-Star Game) January 7, 2011, in Kingsville, Texas. Murdock is a senior from Tampa, Fla. He has also been invited to the NFL Combine in late February.
Murdock will go down as one of the most prolific players to put on the black and gold at FHSU. The Tampa, Fla., native is a two-time All-MIAA Second Team selection at wide receiver. He broke the FHSU single-season records for receiving yards (1,290) and yards per catch (21.5) in 2010. His 12 touchdowns and 117.3 receiving yards per game were second most for a single season at FHSU. He had a total of 20 receiving touchdowns in his two years at FHSU. He was a tremendous deep-ball threat for the Tigers with seven of his career touchdowns being 50 yards or longer and 12 of them being 30 yards or longer. He had seven 100+ yard receiving games at FHSU, which included a career-high 208 yard performance against Nebraska-Omaha in 2010. For his career, Murdock accumulated 1,987 receiving yards on 95 catches.
