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Oklahoma DB Billy Bowman to Return for Senior Season

The Sooners' defense received big news on Friday night, learning that one of their star players will return for another year in Norman.

Randall Sweet

Oklahoma DB Billy Bowman to Return for Senior Season
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On Friday night, Oklahoma junior defensive back Billy Bowman announced on social media that he will return to OU for his senior season.

In three years with the Sooners, Bowman has notched 142 tackles, 11 pass breakups, nine interceptions, seven tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. 

As a junior in 2023, the Denton Ryan (TX) alum tallied six interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns. One of Bowman's biggest plays of the year was a miraculous 100-yard pick six against BYU that helped OU take down the Cougars for the first time in program history.

Bowman's three pick sixes and 238 interception-return yards are the most in the nation by an FBS player in 2023. 

The star defensive back's return is a huge victory for the Sooners' defense as the team transitions into the SEC. With Bowman now officially coming back to Norman, Brent Venables and company await an official decision from All-American linebacker Danny Stutsman, who SoonerScoop.com reported will enter the NFL Draft.

Stutsman has yet to make an announcement of his own.

Report: Oklahoma LB Danny Stutsman Will Declare for NFL Draft

At Thursday morning's Alamo Bowl coaches press conference, Venables was asked about the star linebacker's decision.

“Everything has its time,” Venables said. “And whenever Danny’s prepared to let everybody know what his future is gonna look like, out of respect for him, I’ll reserve comment for that moment in time.”

If the Sooners are able to bring back Stutsman in addition to Bowman, OU would have the makings of a solid defense in 2024.

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Randall Sweet
RANDALL SWEET

Randall is a recruiting analyst and staff writer at AllSooners focusing primarily on OU Football and the recruiting trail. Working as a journalist, Randall has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and high school sports across the state. A 2022 University of Oklahoma graduate, Randall hails from Lubbock, TX. While in college, Sweet wrote for the OU Daily in addition to working with Sooner Sports Pad and OU Nightly. Following his time at OU, Sweet served as the Communications Coordinator at Visit Oklahoma City before leaving to join the team at AllSooners. The West Texas native has bylines in the Norman Transcript and is a Staff Writer for Inside the Thunder. Randall holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. 

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