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Report: Oklahoma's Seth McGowan enters NCAA Transfer Portal

After running into alleged trouble on April 15, the Sooner running back will be moving on

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Embattled Oklahoma running back Seth McGowan has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, per a report from The Athletic's Jason Kersey and Rivals.com.

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The freshman from Mesquite, TX, has been suspended from the team since his alleged involvement in an April 15 incident in which he was named by police as a suspect in a robbery and assault.

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McGowan, a former 4-star recruit who rushed for 370 yards and three touchdowns last season as a true freshman, was removed from the Sooners’ spring game roster last week along with former 5-star wide receiver Trejan Bridges, who was also implicated by Norman police during the April 15 incident.

Norman Police told SI Sooners on Wednesday that no arrests have been made and there were no new developments yet into the investigation that included alleged theft of guns and an alleged pistol-whipping. 

Coach Lincoln Riley said after the Red/White Game on Saturday that he had no further updates on their status but intended to let the legal process play out.

McGowan was a 4-star prospect at Poteet High School, a top-200 player by ESPN, 247 Sports and Rivals, which ranked him as the No. 13 running back prospect in the nation. The 5-11, 205-pound McGowan chose OU over offers from Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Texas and others.

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John E. Hoover
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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