OU Portal activity:
Lost: 18
Nate Anderson OL
Davis Beville QB
LV Bunkley-Shelton WR
Savion Byrd OL
Dillon Gabriel QB
Kelvin Gilliam DL
DJ Graham WR
Cayden Green OL
Reggie Grimes DL
Marcus Hicks DL
Key Lawrence DB
Jason Llewellyn TE
Marcus Major Jr RB
Daeh McCullough S
Aaryn Parks OL
Blake Smith TE
Daylan Smothers RB
Tawee Walker RB
Gained: 12
Spencer Brown OL
Deion Burks WR
Sam Franklin RB
Tyler Keltner K
Jocelyn Malaska CB
Jake Roberts TE
Bauer Sharp TE
Caiden Woulard DL
Febechi Nwaiwu OL
Dezjohn Malone CB
Micheal Tarquin OL
Casey Thompson QB
Dillon Gabriel, and Key Lawrence seem to be a significant loss. Their QB Jackson Arnold did not do well in their bowl game. Hawkins (4*) and Zurbrugg (3*) join team as freshmen recruits and they add an experienced xfer with Thompson. The starting 5 OL from 2023 will be replaced. They have some concerns about DL experience and depth. Secondary was inconsistent in 2023 but they are hoping they will improve with the addition of their portal gains and a 4* recruit coming in. They feel good about TE and WR. RB room looks really good heading into 2024. But like quarterback, it’s lacking experience. That’s something Sam Franklin brings to the running back room.
UT and OU were really close in 2023 for Defense points allowed. Their offensive stats (scoring) were much better than ours.
I think we should feel really good about our chances against them next year.