'I love this place': TE Austin Stogner back with Sooners after stint with South Carolina, primed for big role

(by Jesse Crittenden) There was a lot going on when then-Oklahoma tight end Austin Stogner first entered the NCAA Transfer Portal in December 2021. Lincoln Riley had bolted for USC, bringing several Oklahoma assistant coaches with him. Several OU players entered the transfer portal...read more from the OUInsider

2023 Player Profile: Jalil Farooq taking the reigns as Oklahoma's lead wide receiver

(by John Williams) After a freshman season where he was used sparingly, Jalil Farooq experienced a breakout season of sorts in 2022. As a runner and a receiver, he showed a penchant for big plays and hard running, giving the Sooners someone who could win in the screen game, taking a reverse...read more from the Sooners Wire

'We'll be an improved group': Sooners defensive backfield improved from a year ago

(by Bryant Crews) Brent Venables and his staff committed to ensuring the results of the 2022 season would not be replicated in 2023. He and the Sooners’ staff were hyperactive in the transfer portal, and they closed their 2023 recruiting class on a significant high note by securing the services...read more from the Sooners Wire

Transfer Tales: Why Oklahoma DL Jacob Lacey is Having Some of His 'Best Times in a While'

(by John E. Hoover) NORMAN -- Jacob Lacey graduated from Notre Dame in just three years. He’s now enrolled in the MBA program at Oklahoma. He knew what he wanted when he left South Bend for Norman. “I think I was still looking very much for academics,” Lacey said last week. “ ...read more from AllSooners

Sooners' 2023 NFL Draft update

(by Chip Rouse) The 2022 NFL season now officially over, attention turns to the NFL Draft and who will go where, including several former Oklahoma football players who aspire to careers at the next level. As in practically every year, a handful of Oklahoma Sooners have a good chance of...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Why freshman RB Daylan Smothers will wear No. 7 with Sooners: 'There’s some pressure behind that number'

(by Jesse Crittenden) Soon after arriving on campus, incoming OU freshman running back Daylan Smothers knew what jersey number he wanted -- No. 7. Why? It’s the jersey number of former OU running back DeMarco Murray, who had a successful playing career with the Sooners and the Dallas Cowboys...read more from the OUInsider

No regrets for Rouse

(by Bob Przybylo) You just never know how you’re going to act in that position until you’re the one that’s actually going through it. Offensive tackle Walter Rouse used to wonder what recruits and players were thinking when they would commit to one school on a day and then flip their commitment...read more from the SoonerScoop

Amidst recovery from ACL injury, legacy DB Erik McCarty finding himself "comfortable" at Oklahoma

(by Parker Thune) Since the dawn of the 21st century, few high school athletes in the state of Oklahoma have been as dominant on the gridiron as Erik McCarty. At the prep level, the McAlester product earned numerous accolades for his play in all three phases of the game, and led the Buffaloes to...read more from the OUInsider

Emmett Jones ability to recruit and develop praised by Brent Venables

(by John Williams) The hiring of Emmett Jones gave the Oklahoma Sooners an almost immediate boost on the recruiting trail. It didn’t take long for recruiting projections to begin favoring the Oklahoma Sooners at wide receiver. That’s in no small part due to Jones’ connections in the state of Texas...read more from the Sooners Wire

Freshman DL Ashton Sanders fitting right in at Oklahoma: "I love it more than California, honestly"

(by Parker Thune) Perhaps no recruit in Oklahoma’s 2023 class endeared himself to the fanbase faster than Ashton Sanders, who represented one of the final additions to Brent Venables’ first recruiting haul as a head coach. A native of Los Angeles, Sanders was highly active with pro-OU sentiment on...read more from the OUInsider
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