NEW: I’m told Norman native Gavin Frakes, the former starting QB at New Mexico State, is transferring to the #Sooners. He spent 2024 at Virginia.
The 6-foot-4, 232-pounder is now the fourth QB on Oklahoma’s roster with collegiate starting experience.
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— Parker Thune (@ParkerThune) May 22, 2025
New Oklahoma Sooners offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Ben Arbuckle has wasted no time rebuilding his QB room in his first few months on the job.
Arbuckle, who also serves as OU’s offensive play-caller, has already recruited three newcomers to his position group and has reportedly secured a fourth this week.
According to a report from OUInsider’s Parker Thune, who covers the Sooners for Rivals, Oklahoma has landed a transfer portal commitment from former Virginia quarterback Gavin Frakes. This move gives OU five quarterbacks on the roster and brings their total number of players to 108, three above the expected limit of 105.
Frakes spent the 2024 season with the Cavaliers but did not get on the field for Tony Elliot’s team. He was a member of the 2022 recruiting class for New Mexico State, and played in 11 games as a true freshman for the Aggies. Frakes threw for 736 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 143 yards and two scores in 2022, before redshirting in 2023. He’s one of four QBs on OU’s roster with starting experience at the college level.
Frakes is coming back home, as the 6-4, 232-pound passer is a Norman native. He arrives at OU with two years of eligibility remaining.
Frakes joins OU’s QB room of John Mateer, Michael Hawkins Jr., Whitt Newbauer and Jett Niu. Frakes will look to add depth to the position and compete for reps behind Mateer and Hawkins. It’s a nearly brand-new position group from what was there a year ago, which is a good thing for Sooner…
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