The Oklahoma Sooners football team made another addition via the [autotag]transfer portal[/autotag] on Saturday, this time at the quarterback position.
OU added [autotag]Steele Wasel[/autotag], who was previously at Akron and was a three-star prospect in the class of 2023, according to Rivals. Wasel is an in-state product, hailing from Choctaw, Oklahoma.
Wasel posted a picture of Sooner legends [autotag]Baker Mayfield[/autotag] and [autotag]Kyler Murray[/autotag] on social media with no caption. But multiple sources have confirmed that the former Zip will be returning to his home state.
— Steele Wasel (@WaselSteele) May 31, 2024
Wasel entered the portal on May 1 and will have four years of eligibility remaining. He’ll be a preferred walk-on in Norman for [autotag]Brent Venables[/autotag] and [autotag]Seth Littrell[/autotag], making him the fifth member of a QB room that has changed in a big way this offseason.
Wasel will compete for any reps he can get behind starter [autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag], and will add to the depth behind the sophomore at the position. [autotag]Casey Thompson[/autotag], [autotag]Michael Hawkins Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Brendan Zurbrugg[/autotag] are all either more experienced walk-ons or scholarship quarterbacks that figure to slot in ahead of Wasel on the depth chart.
Wasel was a standout at Choctaw High School, throwing for over 3,000 yards and 38 touchdowns as a senior. He led the Yellowjackets to an 11-2 record in 2022.
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