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Touched base with a few sources here. I’m told EPL and his camp had a conversation with OU this morning, and UCF staffers didn’t make their scheduled in-home visit with the four-star OL this afternoon. Two plus two ought to equal good news for Oklahoma on Friday.

What a win this would be for Bill Bedenbaugh, as the Sooners only got EPL to campus once throughout the recruitment process.

You guys act like we’re moving to a conference where we’re going to get our ass kicked every week. That’s total BS!

We’re going to have our ups and downs but we’re going to be a tough team to beat.

as far as quickness, straight Line, physicality and shiftiness howdo these compare to each other?

Oregon and Mizzou. They are the teams I’ve heard from a source or two. Working on more notes if OU is going to be willing to play ball or if BV and company have cut bait altogether.

Was told that “Mizzou would like empty the NIL for him.” So take that for what it is worth.

In another major step toward our goal of assembling the market’s finest team of insiders and content creators, Brandon and I are pleased to announce that we’ve added Blake Mullen to the OUInsider crew.

Tomorrow, Blake graduates from the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. He is a former collegiate tennis player and a native of Pryor, Oklahoma. Blake most recently served as the lead reporter for Sooners360.com, where he contributed both written and audiovisual content, and he adds to the excellent program-side sourcing on our site.

Please give Blake a hearty welcome, and give him a follow on Twitter as well.

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My vote

No longer transferring

Mr.Roberts with another crystal ball this morning to Ohio State. The two predictions are from Loy and Kurelic but they were also the first two in on a certain LB to Ohio State…is Nate ‘25’s Payton Pierce???

I know he was on the verge of committing to OU. I thought we were 2nd. Seems like every time we come in "2nd" and the recruitment is reopened that we weren't really 2nd after all.

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Aaryn Parks, a career reserve who played well in last year’s Cheez-It Bowl and might have provided some solid backup snaps when the Sooners play Arizona on Dec. 28, has reportedly entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

https://www.si.com/college/oklahoma...-offensive-lineman-enters-the-transfer-portal

A little pregame reading ahead of tonight's game against Green Bay (8 p.m. ESPN+).

It appears the Sooners have already settled on a rotation, and it's led to huge bench production.

@Brandon Drumm do you have any current insight to this recruitment? Robert’s just received another crystal ball to Ohio State, figured with his relationship to other okprep kids already committed to OU that he’d be wrapping this up fairly quickly.

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I know it’s said that we’re favored for Eddy Pierre-Louis, and his commitment is Friday. Could Cayden Green leaving have a negative effect on that? I mean I know if he comes he has a good chance of starting day 1, so I know playing time wouldn’t be an issue. But this looks bad for OU…

I keep thinking about how hard it is going to be to get 5 guys to play in the bowl game.

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Getting some help...great get

Eddy Pierre-Louiss

how many OL do we need in portal and is it even possible? With Green gone I fear we are in bad bad shape.

I know it’s human nature to overemphasize the bad instead of the good, but put it in perspective. Losing Green sucks, but we’ve now had the following happen.

Stutsman returning.
Bowman returning.
Terry returning.
Lacey returning.
One of the best portal WRs in.
Likely getting EPL later.

Like come on. Plenty are worried about the OL, but if you felt okay about the OL, then basically half a season starter leaves, albeit massively sucky, they have to hit the portal hard either way there. Just being positive because some could use it. This is CFB and that’s how it is. I’d be lying if I said I hated the drama like this. One of many reasons CFB is far above the NFL for me. Take the good with bad.

That’s my rant.

FUDG

If Ewers goes down it’s Manning or bust. Talent wise I like him better than Ewers and Manning. This one could hurt them down the road
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Venables hit a variety of topics earlier today, including Walker's situation, Danny Stutsman's return and the focus for Seth Littrell. He also gave an update on Julie's health.

With all the drama and bs over the departure of Cayden Green. I just wanted to take a minute to post a positive thought on the aforementioned duo. I know nothing about Mettauer other than that he seems like a program guy and a pretty awesome dude (his defense of DG and playing thru a knarly injury also tell me that too). However with he and Rouse playing in the bowl game for the stated purpose of supporting Jackson Arnold and the team. I found that very refreshing. Yes, I realize that playing out the season use to be the expectation for seniors. However, in today’s game, that is exception rather than the rule. Particularly with Walter Rouse who I’m pretty sure has pro potential. He could also be an excellent coach or football talking head tomorrow if so chooses. Anyway, thanks guys! It means a lot. Especially right now! (I’m sure there are others I didn’t mention doing the same thing-feel free to mention them here-Tawee Walker comes to mind although I still think he may come back-no intel just a feeling).

I promise you I will kick the shit out of this guy next time I see him.

Can’t hide forever Hayes Fawcett!

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