As we know the key to staying ahead of Sarkisian at Texas and competing with Alabama and Clemson for National Championships is to recruit, recruit, recruit. The last two weeks Lincoln Riley has been doing just that.
He used the transfer portal to secure a quality backup quarterback, two offensive linemen and a defensive back. As they say, the proof is in the pudding and in this case that proof is big time tasty. While we were crying over spilt milk at losing high power recruits Bryce Foster, Tristin Leigh, and Camar Wheaton to the ACC and SEC, Lincoln was not missing a beat on the recruiting trail.
Finding a quality quarterback to line up behind Spencer Rattler became a critical need for us after Tanner Mordecai and Chandler Morris abandoned ship. Micah Bowens, a transfer from Penn State will fill the bill perfectly as he learns the Lincoln system.
Wanya Morris, a former five-star recruit and two-year starter at Tennessee enrolled on Monday. He will start for the Sooners on the offensive line from day one. OU also signed offensive lineman Robert Congel who was a starter at Arizona last year. Adding to our pleasure with Morris is the fact that we beat out Texas A&M for his services.
Finally, on the last day that transfers could make a move to OU, Lincoln and Alex Grinch picked up a former four-star recruit and freshman All-American defensive back from Tennessee. What a pickup…getting Wanya Morris and Key Lawrence from the Tennessee dumpster fire at the last minute was really icing on the cake.
Basically, the college game has changed as over 150 players are changing hands this year via the transfer portal. I’m not crazy about that part of the changing college football landscape, but in this case, I’ll adjust my thinking and love it for this year.
While most of us had moved on to next year’s recruiting class, Lincoln and staff were busy putting together the final pieces to the puzzle that will provide us with a bono fide shot at a National Championship 2021. What a year 2021 is shaping up to be. Are we there yet…
Boomer Sooner…