It's been a big week on top of a big season for Kendal Daniels. The transfer from Oklahoma State just recently celebrated his 23rd birthday on Tuesday and hopes to celebrate a College Football Playoff win on Friday in Norman.
There is no doubt that the Oklahoma Sooners' biggest offseason addition to the defensive side of the ball was defensive back, linebacker, cheetah – whatever you want to call him, Kendal Daniels.
Oklahoma defensive back Kendal Daniels came to Oklahoma after playing on a 3-9 Oklahoma State squad in 2024. Even after losing nine times a year ago, Daniels isn’t numb to the pain of defeat.
Kendal Daniels expected some resentment from his new teammates when he arrived at OU. Daniels, a linebacker and defensive back, was a three-year starter at Oklahoma State before transferring to Oklahoma after the 2024 season.
Just over three weeks remain until the 2025 season begins for Oklahoma season, and Kendal Daniels is still figuring out his role. But he doesn’t see that as a bad thing.
Kendal Daniels didn’t feel comfortable repeating the words “Boomer Sooner” when he first arrived in Norman. Daniels, a linebacker, played four seasons at Oklahoma State before transferring to Oklahoma after the 2024 season.
Oklahoma State has had a major roster turnover and lost some great players in the process. In 2024, OSU was one of the most disappointing teams in college football, going 3-9 and failing to win a conference game.
Oklahoma is starting over on offense in 2024, and the Sooners have some holes to plug on defense and special teams as well. So Brent Venables and the OU staff landed another impactful haul out of the NCAA Transfer Portal for 2025 — 14 players so far, with the possibility of more still to come.
The Oklahoma Sooners have had quite the rollercoaster of events the last few weeks. They have lost some staff members to lesser football programs and then gained some pretty good recruits in the transfer portal like Marvin Jones Jr.
One player will not have to go too far after announcing his new home in the same state. The only problem is that it is a hated rival of his former team.
One of Oklahoma State’s top defenders in the portal is staying in the state. On Monday, Hayes Fawcett of On3 reported that transfer safety Kendal Daniels has committed to Oklahoma.
One of Oklahoma State’s top defenders will be finding a new home. On Monday, OSU safety Kendal Daniels reportedly told ESPN that he is entering the transfer portal.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys are ramping up for the college football season. They're in the middle of fall training camp as they look to have a quick start to the 2024 campaign.
This time last year, Oklahoma State was recouping as much talent as possible for a new football season as they were plagued with transfers leaving the team.