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Former Oklahoma 4-Star DL Derrick LeBlanc Announces Transfer Destination

The Sooners added veteran depth in the defensive line room throughout the spring, but lost a top-rated signee in the 2023 class.

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Former Oklahoma defensive lineman Derrick Leblanc will transfer to UCF, he announced Monday.

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The current freshman was a four-star recruit and the No. 34 overall defensive lineman in the 2023 recruiting class. He was an early enrollee at Oklahoma, moving to Norman in January, but has already elected to enter the portal and head closer to home.

He was the ninth-ranked prospect in Oklahoma's 2023 class.

Leblanc is from Florida, where he attended Osceola High School, less than 30 miles away from Central Florida's campus. UCF recently made the jump to the Big 12, meaning he'll share a conference with the Sooners for his first season of college football.

Adding to the UCF connections, he was teammates with John Walker and current UCF commit Taevion Swint.

Despite losing Leblanc, the Sooners still have the fourth rated class in the 2023 cycle according to 247 Sports.

The Sooners host UCF on Oct. 21, which will also be Dillon Gabriel's first game against his former team.

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Ross Lovelace
ROSS LOVELACE

Experience Ross is a young, up-and-coming sports reporter who has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners over the past six years. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and has helped out with the All Sooners podcast whenever he gets the chance. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross worked for self-starter blogs and latched onto Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and was hired by All Sooners. Ross landed an internship with Sports Illustrated's Inside the Thunder and has since become a full-time contributor. One day, Ross hopes to work in the NBA. Work History Education Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Personal Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC, OK. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross is engaged to be married at the end of the year. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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