What a season [autotag]Billy Bowman[/autotag] and [autotag]Danny Stutsman[/autotag] had for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2023. It was such a great season that both had tough decisions to make about their future.
Thankfully for Sooner fans, both announced they would be returning in 2024 for a final season in the Crimson and Cream. The two made at least one All-American team in 2023 so having that going into a new conference along with several other defensive guys announcing they would be returning is huge for the Sooners.
Right now, we are in that weird period where there just isn’t much going on in college football. So, that means it’s time for the “Way-Too-Early” lists and this one comes from ESPN as they released their Way-Too-Early All-Americans for 2024.
Both Stutsman and Bowman were noticeably absent. Instead, Harold Perkins, Deontae Lawson and Barrett Carter made up the linebacker position and Caleb Downs and Malaki Starks made up the safety position. While it stinks to be snubbed, this might actually be a good thing. It might add that little extra motivation for next season for both players.
Stutsman kind of makes sense because, after his great start to last year, he fell off at the end of the year due to an injury. But Bowman had a great season and was his best at the end of the year. It’s hard with there being only two spots at safety but it’s hard to argue Bowman doesn’t deserve to have a spot.
So, they’ll just have to prove it on the field.
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