For 12 years, the two most important men in Oklahoma Sooners football — Bob Stoops and, now, Lincoln Riley — have been protected by the same man: Brian Orr.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. Brian Orr made the tackle of the game when he took down a fan who ran onto the field. A YouTube video posted by Matt Skuta, a senior at OU, has gotten a lot of clicks.

That’s because when it’s gameday, Riley’s bodyguard is Brian Orr. Orr, 45, is the Oklahoma Highway Patrolman assigned to protect the Sooners football coach. He’s 6-2, 240 pounds of muscle ...