Change can be tough. The Oklahoma Sooners saw a lot of change happen in a short time last November and December. While it created a lot of questions about the future of the program, new head coach Brent Venables, provided a steady hand at the wheel to restore confidence in Oklahoma in a tumultuous time.
That’s why, despite all of the turnover, Oklahoma remains in high regard across the country and is considered a team that can contend in the Big 12 and for a playoff spot. They’ll face challenges from Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Texas (as they do seemingly every year), but the Sooners work in the transfer portal, and in their 2022 recruiting class, folks are confident that Oklahoma will be competing for the conference title at the end of the season.
Every offseason at ESPN, they take a look at where each team stands in regard to the present and the future. After being ranked No. 4 in the 2021 version of these rankings, the Sooners fell back to No. 7 in 2022. Let’s take a look at what Adam Rittenberg had to say about the Sooners rankings.
Future Quarterback Ranking: 7
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What ESPN said:
Lebby reunited with transfer quarterback Dillon Gabriel, whom he worked with at UCF in 2019 and produced the nation’s No. 2 offense. Gabriel could lead OU’s offense through 2023, and the team also added ESPN 300 quarterback recruit Nick Evers. – Rittenberg, ESPN
Oklahoma went from five-star quarterbacks Spencer Rattler, Caleb Williams, and Malachi Nelson to an experience Dillon Gabriel, four-star Nick Evers, and five-star quarterback Jackson Arnold.
While that may be a net loss in terms of recruiting stars, the Sooners are still well-stocked with talented passers at the position. Each of these guys are Jeff Lebby guys.
Gabriel played under Lebby at UCF and committed to Oklahoma mere hours after Caleb Williams made his announcement to enter the transfer portal. Nick Evers had been recruited by Lebby prior to…
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