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Oklahoma Transfer RB Target Announces Top Four Schools

On Monday morning, one of the top running backs in the transfer portal announced that he is deciding between four schools.

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Former South Carolina running back Mario Anderson announced his top four schools on Monday, with Oklahoma, USC, Cal and Memphis making the cut.

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Anderson first revealed his top three, then later amended it to  top four and added Cal.

Anderson spent four years at Newberry College, a Division II program, before transferring to South Carolina and spending the 2023 season in Columbia. During his lone year with the Gamecocks, Anderson rushed for 707 yards and three touchdowns, also adding 22 receptions for 153 yards and a score. 

Anderson was a former D-II All-American prior to making the jump to the Division I level. After announcing his plans to enter the portal on Dec. 6, the Summerville, SC, product officially entered on Dec. 8 and quickly heard from a handful of schools.

With Tawee Walker, Daylan Smothers and Marcus Major all entering the transfer portal, DeMarco Murray and company are looking to replace some of their lost depth. While Gavin Sawchuk was the team's featured back down the stretch, the Sooners are losing a combined 846 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns to the portal.

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Additionally, OU's running back room will be filled with freshmen and sophomores in 2024, leaving Oklahoma in need of a veteran presence in the backfield. Listed at 5-foot-9 and 208 pounds, Anderson could be the perfect back to compliment Sawchuk, 5-star freshman Taylor Tatum and whoever else works their way into the rotation next season. 

Still, the Sooners will have to beat out former OU head coach Lincoln Riley and the USC Trojans to earn a commitment from the coveted transfer running back.

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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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