College coaches name Oklahoma Sooners a winner in the transfer portal

(by John Williams) The Sooners had to do something this offseason to improve the talent on both sides of the ball. Brent Venables and his staff did just that through the first stage of the 2022-2023 Transfer Portal. They’ve added impact players like Dasan McCullough, Rondell Bothroyd, Reggie Pearson...read more from the Sooners Wire

Making sense of the negotiations to exit the Big 12 for the SEC

(by Allen Kenney) Long a hotbed of infighting, the brouhaha in the Big 12 over the 2023 football schedule sounds like it will make for a fitting coda to the tenures of the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns in the conference. Reported dates for release have come and gone, with a new target reportedly...read more from the Crimson and Cream Machine

Early Enrollees: DB Erik McCarty Has Time to Grow Into Any Number of Roles

(by John E. Hoover) Where Erik McCarty fits into Oklahoma’s plans is something that doesn’t have to be decided right away. For now, McCarty is continuing to rehabilitate his knee injury — and learning how to be a college student. That’s plenty. The Sooners’ versatile signee from nearby McAlester has...read more from AllSooners

Oklahoma Gets Commitment from Versatile Panhandle OL

(by John E. Hoover) Oklahoma has received another 2023 verbal commitment from a semi-local high school talent. Drew Batt, an offensive lineman from Turpin, OK, announced his pledge to the Sooners on Wednesday via Twitter. Batt is listed on his Hudl page at 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds. He visited...read more from AllSooners

Bowen's rollercoaster worth it

(by Bob Przybylo) It’s going to take some time, but it’s going to come. Eventually, the first thing said about safety Peyton Bowen will have nothing to with a 24-hour whirlwind no Oklahoma, Oregon or Notre Dame recruiting fan will ever forget. Eventually. Bowen, of course, was committed to Notre Dame for...read more from the SoonerScoop

Oklahoma Early Enrollees: Why CB Jasiah Wagoner Plays With a Fearless Versatility

(by John E. Hoover) Jasiah Wagoner was always a candidate to graduate high school early and get a head start on his college football career. Yes, the 4-star cornerback probably needs to add a little more mass to his 170-pound frame, and Oklahoma’s winter weightroom routines will accomplish that...read more from AllSooners

An early 2023 Big 12 projection by a national publication

(by Chip Rouse) The way-too-early college football top-25 projections for 2023 have been out for a couple of weeks now, and Oklahoma football is in the hunt in most all of them, but what does that mean for the Sooners in the Big 12 next season? Last week, we did a compilation of the way-too-early...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Oklahoma Lands Wide Receiver Commit

(by John E. Hoover) Oklahoma received a verbal commitment Wednesday from a record-setting wide receiver. Eli Merck, a senior at Daniel High School in Central, SC, pledged to play for the Sooners in 2023. Merck announced his commitment on Twitter. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Merck holds an...read more from AllSooners

Oklahoma Early Enrollees: 'Role Model' RB Daylan Smothers Looking to a Bright Future

(by John E. Hoover) One might think Daylan Smothers just couldn’t wait to put high school behind him. The central figure of a residency snafu that led one school to forfeit an entire season and cost another school his senior year of eligibility, Smothers has left prep football in North Carolina for the...read more from AllSooners

Official: Oklahoma QB Enters Transfer Portal

(by John E. Hoover) Oklahoma’s quarterback room got a little thinner on Tuesday. Micah Bowens, who transferred to OU two years ago after redshirting at Penn State, reportedly has entered the transfer portal. Bowens posted his announcement on Twitter. The news was first reported by On3...read more from AllSooners
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