The transfer portal has opened, and several major Oklahoma Sooners players, including quarterback Jackson Arnold and wide receiver Nic Anderson, have already entered it.
On Monday, On3’s Hayes Fawcett claimed that center Joshua Bates had also entered the gateway.
Bates was rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports in the 2023 recruiting class and the third-best player in Colorado. In 2024, he appeared five times for the Sooners, starting two of them. In the face of offensive line inconsistency, the Sooners turned to Troy Everett, a more experienced player, in the second half of the season. Everett will return as an incumbent starter on the Sooners’ offensive line.
Out of Durango, Colorado, Bates held offers from Colorado, Colorado State, USC, Miami, Michigan State, Oregon and USC while in high school.
