Welch is OU's third portal signee from KSU, joining tight end Carson Kent and punter Jacob Ulrich. Josiah Martin, wid

The Oklahoma Sooners added their second special teamer from Kennesaw State, signing former Owls kicker Austin Welch. Welch reunites with former teammates tight end Carson Kent and punter Jacob

Nic Anderson (LSU), Andrel Anthony (Duke), Jalil Farooq (Maryland), JJ Hester (Kentucky), Jaquaize Pettaway (East Carolina) and Brenen Thompson (Mississippi State) all departed the program. It didn't take long for head coach Brent Venables and receivers coach Emmett Jones to get to work finding their replacements.

Defensive back Mykel Patterson-McDonald will enter the transfer portal, per Collin Kennedy of 247 Sports. Patterson-McDonald was a freshman in 2024. Patterson-McDonald is a native of Moore, OK, who came to Norman with high expectations.

The portal hasn't been too kind for some teams. One program that has had way more players enter the portal than it has gained from it is the Oklahoma Sooners. According to On3, 26 players from the Sooners' 2024 roster have entered the transfer portal.

Illinois is adding to its offensive firepower by adding a playmaking receiver from West Virginia from the college football transfer portal.

Michigan has lost one of its 2024 signees to the transfer portal after one season in Ann Arbor, according to On3's Pete Nakos. Former four-star defensive lineman Owen Wafle has entered his name into the portal.