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Oklahoma football: Transfer portal has transformed college recruiting

Apr 24, 2021; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley speaks with the team after the spring game at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

There’s little question that the increasingly popular transfer portal has impacted the nature and source of college recruiting, and Oklahoma football serves as a prime example.

The transfer portal can be feast or famine depending on which side you’re on, and this offseason the Sooners have experienced both sides in record numbers.

Oklahoma has picked up seven new faces via the portal, but six players of some note and 10 others have left the program this offseason by way of the portal.