The Oklahoma Sooners have been on both sides of the transfer portal since the end of the 2021 regular season. They’ve watched Spencer Rattler find a new home with former assistant Shane Beamer at South Carolina. Their most recent starter Caleb Williams entered the transfer portal, though he’s keeping the possibility of an Oklahoma return on the table. While the Sooners await his decision, they received a commitment from former UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who was previously heading to UCLA to play with Chip Kelly.
It’s been a wild month in this transfer portal cycle and the Oklahoma Sooners may not be done yet adding veteran quarterbacks.
According to Mitch Sherman, who covers the Nebraska Cornhuskers for The Athletic, former Texas Longhorns quarterback and Oklahoma native, Casey Thompson, is considering the University of Oklahoma as his next quarterbacking destination.
Transfer QB Casey Thompson, after seeing Nebraska today, has a top group of schools, according to his dad Charles, the former Oklahoma QB, of Nebraska, Oklahoma, Auburn, Indiana and Missouri.
— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) January 5, 2022
Sherman, who spoke with Thompson’s father Charles during Casey Thompson’s visit to Lincoln to meet with the Cornhuskers, indicated that Thompson is considering Nebraska, Oklahoma, Auburn, Indiana, and Missouri.
With the Sooners recently adding Dillon Gabriel, it is a bit surprising that Oklahoma would be on the list. However, with Charles Thompsons’ history as an Oklahoma Sooners quarterback, anything is possible. Nebraska is the favorite to land the former Longhorns quarterback, but the Sooners staying on the list is significant. In a quarterback battle, it’s unlikely he would start, Gabriel’s been the more prolific passer at the college level. However, having two veteran quarterbacks available to you would be beneficial in the event of an injury.
Thompson started 10 games for Texas in 2021. He completed 63% of his passes for 2,112 yards, 24 touchdowns and nine interceptions for the Longhorns who had an underwhelming season, finishing 5-7.
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