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08/21/21 - Michael Turk, rSr/2023, Oklahoma + More +

Arizona State Sun Devils punter Michael Turk entered the transfer portal less than a month before the football team's season begins and in an Instagram post announced his commitment to the Oklahoma Sooners. Turk, who is a graduate transfer with a year of eligibility remaining, returned to the ASU program in June despite declaring for the NFL Draft, participating in the NFL Scouting Combine, signing with an agent and going undrafted. That's because Turk was granted a waiver from the NCAA, largely on the basis that COVID-19 affected his chances of being drafted due to his inability to be a part of pro days, team workouts and in-person interviews. The Sun Devils have two other punters listed on the roster: Florida State transfer Logan Tyler and freshman Adam Babb. Turk, who will now be a junior, averaged 46.0 yards per punt on 59 punts last season. That ranked 11th in the FBS and led the Pac-12. - Arizona Sports

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P Michael Turk, Oklahoma
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08/20/21 - Kennedy Brooks, rSr/2022, Oklahoma + More +

Brooks rushed for 1,056 yards and 12 touchdowns as a freshman in 2018. He followed that up by running for 1,011 yards and six touchdowns in 2019. Brooks sat out the 2020 season over COVID-19 concerns but is back now with the second-ranked Sooners and has told reporters that "I'd probably say I'm more explosive than I was a year ago." Brooks is part of a backfield that also includes Tennessee transfer Eric Gray. - AP College Football

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RB Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma
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08/19/21 - *Nik Bonitto, rJr/2022, Oklahoma + More +

Rush linebacker Nik Bonitto has plenty of personal momentum heading into this season. He's a popular preseason All-America pick and is on the watch list for several major defensive awards. The redshirt junior is surprised by the notoriety, even if it shouldn't be a shock after he was named a Pro Football Focus' first-team All-American and second team by The Associated Press last season. "I feel like even though I did have a good year last year, it wasn't my standard and what I think I can do because I still have a lot to grow on my game," Bonitto said. But though he might not be sure about the national praise, Bonitto is embracing his internal role as one of the leaders on a Sooners defense with plenty of expectations. "It's everything that I've asked for, especially when playing how I did last year, and it's to be expected," Bonitto said. "So I definitely won't shy away from it." - Daily Oklahoman

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OLB *Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
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08/19/21 - Michael Woods II, Sr/2022, Oklahoma + More +

It would've been hard to guess that Mike Woods would be in Norman this season. The senior receiver spent his first three seasons with Arkansas and looked poised to stay in Fayetteville for his senior year, playing in the Razorbacks' spring game back in April. But later that month, he announced he was transferring to Oklahoma. "It was just something that was on my mind and I felt it was the best move for my career to just find another opportunity," Woods said on Wednesday. "And as a wide receiver, you look at OU every year putting out these big numbers and every receiver wants to be in an offense like this. He regularly trains with former OU stand out Ceedee Lamb during the offseasons, which opened his eyes to potentially joining the Sooners receiver core. "I look at [Lamb's] career and his three quarterbacks that he played with. It's two Heismans, two first overall picks, Heisman runner-ups, first-rounders," Woods said. "When you look at that, your eyes get big and you're just like, 'man, what would that be like?" "You see what [Lincoln] Riley does with transfers, and what his receivers are doing and also his quarterbacks, so it was a pretty easy decision." - Norman Transcript

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WR Michael Woods II, Oklahoma
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08/18/21 - Michael Turk, rSr/2023, Oklahoma + More +

The transfer portal has led to what most now call free agency in college athletics. Not getting enough paying time? Transfer. Don't like the coach? Transfer. Think the grass is greener somewhere else? Transfer. When a top line player opts to leave there are a lot of questions and in the case of Arizona State punter Michael Turk, the situation is complicated. Turk stunned all last week when he asked ASU compliance officials to enter him into the transfer portal. The timing made it an interesting move. The deadline for players to transfer and still be eligible to play the coming season at an FBS school was July 1, but since Turk is a grad transfer he actually could play this season.

The move appears to be tied to an ASU policy that athletes - or any individuals for that matter - who have not been vaccinated will not be part of the traveling party for any road game. Turk is a deeply religious individual, who has made his feelings on that issue public through social media, announced his decision to transfer on his YouTube channel. He has not given a reason for the transfer and did not respond to a text message left for him regarding that issue. That was not necessarily surprising because Turk, one of the premier punters in the country, has always preferred to keep a lower profile and has never particularly enjoyed dealing with the media. ASU athletic director Ray Anderson put out a statement after an inquiry from some media explaining the school's policy, which makes it sound like Turk's move was prompted by the policy. - Arizona Republic

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P Michael Turk, Oklahoma
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08/15/21 - Eric Gray, Sr/2023, Oklahoma + More +

Eric Gray went to school in more ways than one early last year. The Tennessee transfer running back had plenty of catching up to do in not a lot of time before spring football began for OU. Gray had to get Lincoln Riley's offense, which can be plenty complicated, down quickly. "I've always been a guy that can remember things easily," Gray said. "Even when I was taking tests, I could study really quick, using flash cards." So Gray took the same approach to learning the Sooners' offense. "I would go home at night and be like, 'OK, we're running this play. Now what do you do? This is the pass play, what's the protection?," Gray said. "Different things like that."

Gray also had a dry-erase board in his room, where he'd diagram plays and responsibilities to try to drill it into his mind. "I didn't want to be in the back," Gray said. "Everyone else had already known the system so I wanted to catch up fast and hit the ground running." There are high expectations for Gray, who transferred after rushing for more than 1,300 yards and eight touchdowns while adding 360 yards and three touchdowns on 43 receptions for the Volunteers over the past two seasons. "Eric's very explosive," Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler said. "He makes good cuts, can make you miss easily, great vision, and pretty fast." - Daily Oklahoman

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RB Eric Gray, Oklahoma
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08/15/21 - Jeffery Johnson, rSr/2023, Oklahoma + More +

Nose tackle Jeffery Johnson is lighter than at any time of his college career, but the fact he remained in New Orleans might be the weightiest news the Tulane football team received all offseason. For about 48 hours in mid-May, Johnson was in the transfer portal. Although it remains unclear exactly what he was thinking, he was welcomed back with open arms when he became the rare player to change his mind. "I was just considering things," he said Monday without revealing specifics. "This is my last year, and I was looking at things academically and competitively, but at the end of the day sometimes the best decision isn't always the right decision, so I decided to stay here."

If that answer is vague, there is nothing murky about his value to the team. Having shed 60 pounds from the summer of 2020 to the beginning of preseason camp, he became a leaner, meaner version of himself without losing the strength that made him a force in the middle of the defense the past three years. His pandemic high of 355 pounds - which he reached in the 2½ months players went home during the COVID-19 quarantine of 2020 - has turned into a sub-300 weigh-in through hard work and a better diet. "We have a phenomenal strength and conditioning program, but it's not really about how you train," he said. "It's about what you put in your body. When we were home during the quarantine, I got down on myself, and it took me a while to get back." - New Orleans Times Picayune

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DT Jeffery Johnson, Oklahoma
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08/14/21 - *Marvin Mims Jr., Jr/2023, Oklahoma + More +

As Oklahoma begins practice for the coming football season, several assumptions are being taken for granted. Quarterback Spencer Rattler will be a Heisman Trophy candidate. Kennedy Brooks will lead the running back committee. The Sooners are the clear class of the Big 12 Conference, in line to win a seventh straight league crown. Marvin Mims is the No. 1 option at wide receiver. While that last one it may well be true, the fact it's presumed is interesting because Mims caught all of 37 passes last season, the same number as Theo Wease, and 25 fewer than 2019's leading receiver, CeeDee Lamb, who caught 62.

It was a big season for a true freshman, which Mims happened to be. It was not, however, a huge season for the Sooners' leading receiver. That last time OU's most frequent pass catcher topped out at fewer grabs was 2005, when Malcolm Kelly caught 33 passes thrown by Rhett Bomar or Paul Thompson in a forgettable four-loss season. The last time even OU's No. 2 receiver was limited to so few grabs was in 2016, when Dede Westbrook caught 80, Joe Mixon, a running back, caught 37 and Geno Lewis caught 32. Mims will be looking to catch many more this campaign, for the difference between being a freshman and sophomore are immense. "It's a whole other mindset," he said. "I've done it for a year now, I'm coming in, I'm ready to build." - Norman Transcript

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WR *Marvin Mims Jr., Oklahoma
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08/14/21 - Kennedy Brooks, rSr/2022, Oklahoma + More +

Oklahoma running back Kennedy Brooks maximized his time while sitting out last season due to COVID-19 concerns. Brooks, who rushed for 2,067 yards and 18 touchdowns his first two years with the Sooners, refined his game while Oklahoma compiled a 9-2 season that ended with a Cotton Bowl win over Florida. Now that he's vaccinated, he's ready to jump back into action. "I'd probably say I'm more explosive than I was a year ago," Brooks said. "Definitely worked on my strength and my first step. Also catching the ball. I worked on everything -- my strengths and my weaknesses. It's all coming together. I'm going to take it day by day and stay consistent." Brooks adds his smooth running style to an offense that features Heisman candidate quarterback Spencer Rattler. As a freshman, Brooks ran for 1,056 yards and 12 touchdowns and averaged 8.9 yards per carry. The next season, he ran for 1,011 yards and six scores and averaged 6.5 yards per attempt. - AP College Football

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RB Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma
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08/09/21 - Michael Turk, rSr/2023, Oklahoma + More +

The 2021 college football season hasn't even started yet and the Arizona State Sun Devils have been dealt a significant blow as senior punter Michael Turk has entered the transfer portal. It was a surprising move given that Turk was at practice on Thursday morning as the Sun Devils worked out for the second straight day in advance of the 2021 season opener against Southern Utah Sept. 2.

Turk is a two-time first-team All-Pac 12 selection. He earned that honor last season despite only having 14 punts for an average of 47.21 yards in the shortened, four-game season. Turk has been one of the nation's top punters since coming to Tempe in 2019. In his first season with the Sun Devils Turk was a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award which goes annually to the country's top punter. He led the Pac-12 and was 11th in the nation in punting (46.0 ypp). His kicks enabled ASU's punt coverage unit to finish 12th in the nation in net punting (41.6). - Arizona Republic

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P Michael Turk, Oklahoma
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08/07/21 - Jeremiah Hall, rSr/2022, Oklahoma + More +

Jeremiah Hall's right hand shows the toll football has taken on his body. Hall's pinky finger sits at an odd angle, similar to the way Bob Stoops' left pinky skews off. "I dislocated it twice," the do-everything OU offensive weapon said last month at Big 12 Media Days in Arlington, Texas. "I (dislocated) it once in high school and then I just did it again in the spring." Hall plans on having surgery to correct the deformity after the season, but first, he has work to do. The redshirt senior was a big part of the Sooners' offense a year ago. But as OU reports Thursday for preseason camp, Hall is looking for more in 2021 especially when it comes to his route running. "I'm pretty sure you guys will see that this coming season, as well as my yards after catch," Hall said. "I think I did a pretty decent job of that last year, but I just want to continue to show what I can do in all positions on the field.

"(In) my role as a fullback, h-back, whatever you wanna label me, most importantly, I wanna be known as a playmaker - both at OU and at the next level - so that's what I've been working on." When coach Lincoln Riley and Hall sat down following last season - in which Hall had 18 catches for 218 yards and five touchdowns - and went over areas of improvement for Hall's fifth season with the Sooners, route running was a primary focus. "No doubt it was a big point for us for him to be able to separate and win more with his route running," Riley said. - Daily Oklahoman

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FB Jeremiah Hall, Oklahoma
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08/07/21 - Austin Stogner, rSr/2024, Oklahoma + More +

Austin Stogner was begging for relief. "You've got to knock me out," Stogner told doctors at Oklahoma City's McBride Orthopedic Hospital. "I'm going through it right now." Pain was nothing new for Stogner, OU's bruising tight end that was having a breakout season before the helmet of Kansas safety Ricky Thomas collided with Stogner's thigh last Nov. 7, knocking him out of the game. But this? This was different. "It was excruciating," Stogner said Thursday at OU's Media Day, a day before the Sooners begin preseason camp.

In the days that followed the series of events that led him to McBride in early November, the focus became not about whether Stogner's football season would continue but whether he'd be able to recover from a strep infection that led him to lose about 35 pounds and struggle to do things that once seemed easy. But nearly nine months later, Stogner says he's back to being the player he was before Thomas' helmet met his legs. "I feel 100%," Stogner said. "I feel the best I've felt since being injured - since I've been here." Stogner missed the Sooners' last two regular-season games and the Big 12 title game before returning to have a 12-yard reception in the Cotton Bowl win over Florida. Even missing that time, Stogner finished as OU's third-leading receiver with 26 catches for 422 yards and three touchdowns. He was one of quarterback Spencer Rattler's top targets, especially in red-zone situations and other critical moments. - Daily Oklahoman

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TE Austin Stogner, Oklahoma
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08/05/21 - Bentavious Thompson, rSr/2023, Oklahoma + More +

UCF running back Bentavious Thompson is no longer with the team, according to first-year coach Gus Malzahn. "He's no longer with us," Malzahn said during the team's media day event Tuesday. "We wish him nothing but the best." Thompson participated in spring practice but wasn't listed on the team's official roster. No official reason was given for his departure, but according to a report b 247Sports, he wasn't in the transfer portal yet.

The Miami native appeared in 30 games, totaling 1,136 yards and 13 touchdowns during his time with the Knights. He ranked third on the team in rushing with 382 yards and five touchdowns last season, including a career-high 110 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns in the team's win over USF on Nov. 27, 2020. Thompson's departure leaves UCF without its top three rushers from last season, with Greg McCrae and Otis Anderson also gone. - Orlando Sentinel

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RB Bentavious Thompson, Oklahoma
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08/02/21 - Austin Stogner, rSr/2024, Oklahoma + More +

Stogner was having a terrific season when an injury against Kansas derailed it, and threatened his football future. But Stogner figures to be a major weapon for the Sooners once again as he's worked back close to full strength. Stogner had plenty of chemistry with Spencer Rattler, averaging 16.2 yards per catch with three touchdowns. If he shows he's back to being the player he was before the injury, Stogner could be an even bigger part of OU's offense this season, especially in the red zone. - Daily Oklahoman

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TE Austin Stogner, Oklahoma
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08/02/21 - Perrion Winfrey, Sr/2022, Oklahoma + More +

While most on this list are looking for a breakthrough to become major contributors, Winfrey is looking to take the next step and go from a solid piece of the defense into a destructive force. Winfrey's build, at 6-foot-4, 292 pounds, strength, and agility give him the opportunity to make a significant step forward and become the Sooners' best defensive lineman in quite some time, and potentially work his way not only into the first round of next year's NFL Draft but possibly high in the first round. - Daily Oklahoman

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