Oklahoma coach Brent Venables offered insight into former QB Dillon Gabriel's decision to transfer to Oregon after last season, saying he wanted to be closer to home.
Gabriel, the sixth-year quarterback, spent two seasons under center with the Sooners before transferring to Oregon for the 2024 campaign. Days after Oklahoma benched Gabriel's replacement -- former five-star quarterback-- in Saturday's Week 4 loss to Tennessee, Venables used his weekly news conference to deliver his perspective on Gabriel's exit into the transfer portal after the 2023 season and the meeting that preceded it.
Despite a productive 2023 campaign, Gabriel did not receive favorable NFL draft grades following his fifth season, a development that influenced his decision to return to college football in 2024.According to Venables, Gabriel asked for a meeting in the days following Oklahoma's 2023 regular-season finale against TCU.
The circumstances of his departure from Oklahoma came back into focus this week with the Sooners in the midst of upheaval at the quarterback position.
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