Transfer portal season has started. The portal doesn't open up until Dec. 9, but with the end of the regular season Saturday, players have begun making their decisions to enter the portal.

OU football landed its second defensive transfer in as many days without a defensive coordinator. Former Oklahoma State star linebacker/safety Kendal Daniels committed on Monday, he told On3. A former Freshman All-American and Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year,

One of Oklahoma State’s top defenders in the portal is staying in the state. On Monday, Hayes Fawcett of On3 reported that transfer safety Kendal Daniels has committed to Oklahoma. Daniels spent the first four seasons of his career at OSU and was a staple of the Cowboys' defense throughout the past three years.

Oklahoma defensive end R Mason Thomas announced he will be returning to the Sooners for one more season via social media on Monday.

The Sooners limped to a 6-6 regular season, and needed an improbable 24-3 blowout win over Alabama late in the season just to reach bowl eligibility.

Star defensive lineman R Mason Thomas announced on social media that he will be back in the crimson and cream next year. During his 2024 campaign as a junior, Thomas became one of OU's best pass rusher.