The Oklahoma Sooners added an offensive lineman via the [autotag]transfer portal[/autotag] in former Stanford offensive tackle Luke Baklenko. Expected to a top target for the Sooners, it was reported that John Mateer is expected to enter the portal. Well, as the portal giveth on Monday, it also taketh away. According to Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer of 247Sports/CBS Sports, former four-star offensive lineman [autotag]Eugene Brooks[/autotag] is entering the portal.
Brooks played in just four games in 2024, serving on special teams for the Sooners. He’ll have four years of eligibility remaining.
Out of Chatsworth, Calif. Brooks was a former top 100 prospect, according to 247Sports, and the No. 3 interior offensive lineman. The Sooners earned his commitment over offers from schools like Texas, Arizona, BYU, Cal, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Texas A&M, UNLV, USC, and Washington State.
Oklahoma is expected to return incumbent starting guards Heath Ozaeta and Febechi Nwaiwu for 2025. Fellow four-star from the 2024 class, Eddy Pierre-Louis, was impressive in his limited playing time. Okahoma added impressive interior offensive line prospects Darius Afalava and Owen Hollenbeck and top 10 offensive tackle prospects Michael Fasusi and Ryan Fodje in the 2025 recruiting class.
Oklahoma’s offensive line depth is improved from where it was a year ago and with the reduction in roster spots, it isn’t too surprising to see even a once highly-coveted prospect like Brooks hit the transfer portal.
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