The [autotag]Oklahoma Sooners[/autotag] hit the transfer portal hard this offseason. They hope these additions will help fill some of the holes that led to a 6-7 season a year ago.
One of the best transfer additions in the country was [autotag]Indiana Hoosiers[/autotag] transfer [autotag]Dasan McCullough[/autotag]. McCullough comes to Oklahoma after a freshman All-American season, during which he had four sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss.
McCullough is stepping into a new position. He is battling for the [autotag]cheetah[/autotag] position. McCullough admits he feels far more confident now compared to the spring.
“I feel a lot more comfortable in my play and playing out in space and covering,” McCullough.
McCullough mainly played near the line of scrimmage at Indiana, but is being asked to do far more at Oklahoma. That’s why he said there were things he knew he had to improve on.
“Just to work on my footwork, covering,” McCullough said. “I’d say Indiana to here, the biggest jump was the coverage aspect of things and how much more coverage I’m doing. So, I just really wanted to hone in and focus on that this summer. I also put on a little bit of weight.”
McCullough is battling [autotag]Justin Harrington[/autotag] for that starting position. Both bring different capabilities. Harrington is much more natural in coverage, whereas McCullough is much more natural rushing the passer.
It could be one of those cases where it takes McCullough a few weeks into the season to really find his footing and start contributing to the team. Once he can do that, he will be a force to be reckoned with.
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