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Report: Oklahoma LB Withdraws From Transfer Portal

Joseph Wete has been in and out of the portal several times already, but appears intent on sticking it out at OU for now.

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Report: Oklahoma LB Withdraws From Transfer Portal
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Oklahoma linebacker Joseph Wete has reportedly withdrawn from the NCAA Transfer Portal.

That's according to a report from On3 on Monday morning.

Wete is a 6-foot-4, 230-pound linebacker from Washington, DC, who came to OU as an edge rusher but last offseason switched to inside 'backer.

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Wete's situation with Brent Venables and the Sooners, however, has grown increasingly complicated.

He entered the portal on Sept. 7, then withdrew his name. Then he re-entered the portal again on Oct. 19. Now Wete is a graduate transfer and can transfer however he wants, but has apparently decided to stick it out in Norman — again.

Wete was a 4-star prospect coming out of high school, the No. 1 prospect in DC, the No. 11 weakside defensive end and the No. 198 overall player, according to the 247 Sports Composite.

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JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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