Oklahoma wide receiver announces intention to enter transfer portal

More and more Sooners are leaving the program after now-former head coach Lincoln Riley announced his decision to leave Oklahoma for the opening at USC. On Monday, Sooners receiver Jadon Haselwood announced that he would be entering the NCAA transfer portal. 

Haselwood is a six-foot-three sophomore out of Ellenwood, GA. This year he has played in and registered at least one catch every game for the Sooners. On the season he has 39 receptions, for 399 yards, and six touchdowns. Haselwood is averaging 10.2 yards per reception and only has two receptions greater than 20 yards this season. 

After announcing his decision on Twitter, he released this statement to the Oklahoma Sooner fanbase and program. 

“It was a childhood dream of mine to be a Sooner and I’m blessed to have been able to live that out. After careful consideration, and due to many factors, I’ve decided that I’ll be entering the transfer portal. Thank you to all those who have supported me. I am proud of the growth I’ve had during my time at Oklahoma and I look forward to building on that next season in a new program,” said Haselwood. 

Rattler out at Oklahoma too

Spencer Rattler has officially entered the transfer portal, On3’s Matt Zenitz confirmed. After announcing his intention to do so in a tweet Monday, the now former Oklahoma quarterback has made the move.

Rattler, a redshirt sophomore who was in his second year as the Oklahoma starter, has had a disappointing year at the helm. He was first benched and replaced by Caleb Williams against Texas, with the Sooners down 35-17 with 6:36 left in the first half. Riley made the change after a Rattler fumble, his second turnover of the Red River Showdown.

Williams ultimately led one of the most iconic comebacks in recent college football memory. And simultaneously the largest comeback Oklahoma has ever mounted in the 117-year history of the Red River Rivalry. 

On the year, Rattler was 140-for-187 with 1,483 yards, 11 touchdowns and five interceptions, completing 74.9 percent of his passes. In 2020, he was named CBS Sports’ freshman of the year, hence the Heisman hype entering this season. His stats paled in comparison to last year, when he posted 3,031 passing yards, 28 touchdowns and seven interceptions, while completing 68 percent of his passes in the abbreviated 2020 season.

A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Rattler was a consensus five-star recruit and the No. 1 quarterback in the 2019 recruiting class. He served as the backup to Jalen Hurts his freshman season, before taking over as starter in 2020.