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REPORT: Oklahoma Lineman Enters the Transfer Portal

The Sooners lost a backup lineman to the transfer portal on Thursday afternoon.

Ross Lovelace

REPORT: Oklahoma Lineman Enters the Transfer Portal
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On Thursday afternoon, Oklahoma's Marcus Hicks entered the transfer portal.

The senior defensive lineman from Wichita, was not listed on the Sooners' roster at the beginning of August and didn't play a snap for Oklahoma through the team's 10 games played so far.

Hicks, a 6-foot-6, 302-pound fifth-year senior, came to OU as a 4-star defensive end out of Wichita Northwest High School but switched positions twice during his career with the Sooners. He rotated back-and-forth between the defensive line and the offensive line and never found a true footing on either side of the ball.

He redshirted in 2019 and didn’t play, then missed the 2020 season due to injury. He switched to offensive line and played one game in 2021, then in 2022 played in two games.

Hicks switched back to defensive line for this year's spring practice but wasn't listed on the official roster to start the season.

After spending five years in Norman, Hicks will look for a new home heading into his sixth collegiate year.

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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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