It’s been a banner week for the Oklahoma Sooners as they took part in their first Media Day festivities as official members of the SEC.
SEC Media Days were held in Dallas, Texas, where the Sooners are quite familiar as they recruit the DFW area well but also play their biggest rival in the city.
Brent Venables was accompanied by his two defensive leaders and the former five-star quarterback they recruited specifically to lead them into this new era of football.
While the Media Days were a fun experience, the Sooners are now eagerly looking forward to fall camp, which is less than two weeks away. That’s the final step in their journey towards what promises to be an incredibly entertaining 2024 season.
On Friday, the SEC released its preseason All-SEC teams to signal the end of the Media Days, and three players represented the Sooners.
Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma’s fearless leader and starting linebacker, was named to the first team alongside fellow playmaking senior Billy Bowman. Deion Burks, one of the new Sooners, made it onto the third team at wide receiver.
Stutsman is the lifeblood of the team on and off the field. He’s a vocal leader but also one of the best players on the team. The native of Florida passed up the opportunity to get drafted in the 2024 NFL Draft this past April. He returned and was a first-team selection to the preseason Walter Camp All-American squd. Last year he recorded 104 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles, and an interception return for a touchdown in 2023.
Billy Bowman faced a similar problem with the NFL Draft but elected to return and is set to anchor the Sooners’ secondary. Last season, Bowman totaled six interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns. One of Bowman’s most significant plays of the year was a game-changing 100-yard pick-six…
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Author : Sooners Wire
Publish date : 2024-07-19 18:34:30
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