HC Brent Venables has Oklahoma looking like a playoff team this season. With a 6-1 record, the Sooners go into the Saturday matchup against Ole Miss with confidence. However, not everything is going great. Recent developments in the transfer portal confirm that the HC will miss out on landing a 265-pound OT, affecting his 2026 roster build.

Touted as one of the best in his class, Daniel McMorris has been of keen interest to many teams. The 3-star OT has Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and Cal battling it out for his signature. However, he has seemingly decided on his future, which comes at the expense of Brent Venables. In a post on X, Daniel confirmed that he has decided not to take an official visit to the OU Memorial.

This thwarts Brent Venables’ 2026 plans for rebuilding and strengthening

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