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The transfer portal has been open now for a few days and a good amount of former five-stars prospects have jumped in. Here is a breakdown of those players as more could jump in the pool soon as well:
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Ranked as the second-best defensive tackle in the 2022 class (behind only Walter Nolen, who also went in the transfer portal from Texas A&M to Ole Miss) and ninth overall, Alexander is back in the portal after playing two seasons at USC and one at Georgia. Alexander made something of a controversial decision to opt into a redshirt year after playing only three games for the Trojans this season. Originally from Texas, the Longhorns intrigue him and there’s been reporting he could visit SMU this week along with Penn State, Oregon and possibly Georgia again getting in the mix.
Arnold waited behind Dillon Gabriel last season before Gabriel transferred to Oregon and the keys were handed to the former five-star quarterback – for a few games – before getting benched in favor of Michael Hawkins, who then lost the starting job back to Arnold in something of a bungled situation in Norman this season. With basically no healthy receivers (and Arnold wasn’t faultless, either), the five-star dealt with an offensive coordinator fired midseason as he threw for 1,421 yards with 12 touchdowns and three picks. Auburn is making a serious run at him and Mississippi State is as well since he has a connection to coach Jeff Lebby (the former Oklahoma OC) and Georgia has been mentioned some as well.
In a recruiting class that was led by Brandon Inniss, Zachariah Branch and Carnell Tate, Cook was another…
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Author : Rivals
Publish date : 2024-12-11 14:27:00
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