Oklahoma football: 4 players who (probably) won’t be back in 2024

Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) passes the ball as he advoids the sack from Texas Longhorns defensive lineman Vernon Broughton (45) in the third quarter during an NCAA college football game at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. This game makes up the119th rivalry match up. /

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Oklahoma’s Jackson Arnold (10) warms up before the college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the West Virginia Mountaineers at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov., 11, 2023. /

4. Jackson Arnold, freshman

One of the quarterbacks likely isn’t making the trip from the Big 12 to the SEC on this roster. Arnold is a five-star freshman who was the No. 10 overall recruit in 2023 and in very limited work this season, has looked good as Dillon Gabriel’s backup. He just won’t want to be Gabriel’s backup again.

Despite already playing five years of college football, Gabriel has another year of eligibility left from the COVID-19 season and could return to start for the Sooners in 2024. Arnold probably has plans to head to the NFL and another season on the bench will only prolong that process.

If Gabriel returns, then I could see Arnold transferring somewhere else for playing time. If Venables is ready to transition to Arnold, then Gabriel will likely head to the portal to find a third and final team.

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