One of the losses of Oklahoma’s defense will get to match up against his former team.
Mark Jackson was an impact player for the Sooners early on in the 2018 season under defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. Under new defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, Jackson’s playing time was spare.
He entered the transfer portal soon after the 2019 season ended in Jan.. Jackson played in four games, recorded one tackle while preserving his redshirt before becoming a graduate transfer. The former Oklahoma outside linebacker is reportedly heading to conference foe TCU, according to a report from 247 Sports’ Jeremy Clark.
Breaking: Oklahoma grad transfer Mark Jackson is headed to #TCU for his final season. Jackson confirmed to me that he signed with the school on Thursday. Great addition for the Frogs defensive line.
— Jeremy Clark (@JClarkHFB) May 8, 2020
The Cibolo, Texas, native came to Oklahoma as a four-star recruit out of high school. He played in 32 games in his four seasons as a Sooner, making seven starts all in the 2018 season.
Jackson’s position as Oklahoma’s edge rusher was overtaken by Jon-Michael Terry, Nik Bonitto and David Ugwoegbu. He was not set to make the two-deep in Grinch’s 2020 defense.
The Sooners are still scheduled to start the 2020 season on Sept. 5 against Missouri State at home. Oklahoma will face Jackson and TCU on Oct. 31.
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