The Oklahoma Sooners will lose their leading receiver from the 2024 season. Starting tight end [autotag]Bauer Sharp[/autotag] plans to enter the [autotag]transfer portal[/autotag], according to a report by On3 Sports.
Sharp was [autotag]Joe Jon Finley[/autotag]’s answer at the tight end position this season, and the position group as a whole underwhelmed for the second straight year under Finley’s watch. Sharp led the Sooners with 42 catches for 324 yards, but was often penalty prone, a poor blocker and made mistakes on trick plays. His team-leading receiving totals are the lowest in decades for Oklahoma.
He spent one year in Norman after transferring from Football Championship Subdivision program Southeastern Louisiana. He has also played quarterback in his collegiate career, and he’ll have one year of eligibility remaining at his next school.
The portal doesn’t open until Monday and will run until Dec. 28. So far, a handful of Sooners have declared their intentions to leave the program. Quarterback Jackson Arnold, running backs Kalib Hicks, Emeka Megwa and [autotag]Chapman McKown[/autotag], wide receivers Nic Anderson and Jaquaize Pettaway and defensive back [autotag]Jayden Rowe[/autotag] join Sharp in leaving Norman.