Another Oklahoma OL Enters Transfer Portal

“After a conversation with my family I have decided to enter the portal with 4 years of eligibility,” McClure wrote on Twitter/X. “I want to thank the University of Oklahoma, Coach (Bill) Bedenbaugh, Coach (Brent) Venables, and the Oklahoma staff for everything.”

The 6-foot-5, 275-pound McClure came to OU this year as a preferred walk-on for Bedenbaugh’s rebuilt o-line room. After receiving his PWO offer in December and committing to OU in February, he arrived on campus as a true freshman in June.

An all-star offensive tackle who won four straight state championships at 6A powerhouse Bixby, McClure is the son of former 4-year OU center Bruce McClure (1993-97). 

He chose to walk on at OU over offers from Arkansas (PWO), Air Force, Tulsa, Abilene Christian, Pittsburgh State, Missouri Western, Akron, Central Oklahoma, East Central and Merrimack.

“It was a slow process,” McClure told Sooners On SI in February. “I was looking to get some more offers maybe and figure out kind of where I was going. And then OU kind of hopped in with the PWO and I started liking it a lot. I went down there and visited last Friday. Just, Coach B is someone I’d really like to play for, and that’s why I chose there.”

“Going up there last Friday, I mean, the SOUL Mission was a big part of it,” McClure said. “My family and I liked the connection that has with the whole team. And then, you know how great (Jerry Schmidt’s) program is and the weight lifting room. I mean, a big thing for me is I’m ready to get in the weight room and get a lot stronger, and that’s what Schmitty can do.” 

McClure was a bonus to a 2024 recruiting class that featured scholarship recruits like Josh Aisosa, Daniel Akinkunmi, Isaiah Autry, Eugene Brooks and Eddy Pierre-Louis on the offensive line.