The Sooners' new tight ends are stepping up into SEC play, but they're expected to be much more dynamic this year.
This time last year, Oklahoma’s current tight end room had played at North Texas, Southeastern Louisiana and Allen as a high school sophomore.. “We've got a bunch of guys that can go, and dudes we got from the portal that can go.”
“It's a blessing. I'm really happy to be back home and playing for my dream school. For every step of my career to lead me back to Norman, I'm super excited, super blessed and ready to get this thing rolling this year.” "The biggest thing for our tight ends room right now is just having back, finally practicing and pushing ,” Arnold said. “ … Having those two guys and rotating them around is versatile for us. Jake's played a lot of ball. Bauer has played a lot of ball and it shows.”
“Yeah, to have the kind of balance we want, both running and throwing the ball, I think that’s got to be a position that is not a weakness,” head coachcame back from South Carolina for his final season and contributed 17 catches — seventh on the team — for 196 yards and a touchdown. Other tight ends —was second on the team with 39 catches, compiled 514 yards and scored seven touchdowns. Lebby had also shown a tendency to utilize the position at his previous stops.
“I think we’re in a much better position that way between Bauer, Jake, Kaden Helms, Davon Mitchell, Josh . Kade McIntyre is close to 230 now; he’s done a great job as well, more comfortable. That’s a group that can execute, and they can block. Good group of guys catching the ball, too, big targets, attack the middle of the field.
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