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WATCH: Oklahoma TE Jake Roberts Scores First Touchdown as Sooner

The Sooners TE played prep football at nearby Norman North High School.

Bryce McKinnis

Nov 25, 2023; Waco, Texas, USA; Baylor Bears tight end Jake Roberts (86) runs after the catch past West Virginia Mountaineers safety Aubrey Burks (2) during the first half at McLane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images
Nov 25, 2023; Waco, Texas, USA; Baylor Bears tight end Jake Roberts (86) runs after the catch past West Virginia Mountaineers safety Aubrey Burks (2) during the first half at McLane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images / Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images
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NORMAN — Oklahoma fifth-year transfer tight end Jake Roberts caughta his first career touchdown in a Sooners uniform during the second quarter of the Sooners' home game against Houston on Saturday night.

Jackson Arnold threw his second touchdown of the game to Roberts on a seam route from the 11-yard line to put the Sooners ahead 14-3 with 12-and-a-half minutes left in the second quarter.

Roberts, an alumnus of nearby Norman North High School, started his collegitate career at North Texas, where he played from 2020-22 before transferring to Baylor for the 2023 season.

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BRYCE MCKINNIS

Bryce is a contributor for AllSooners and has been featured in several publications, including the Associated Press, the Tulsa World and the Norman Transcript. A Tishomingo native, Bryce’s sports writing career began at 17 years old when he filed his first story for the Daily Ardmoreite. As a student at the University of Central Oklahoma, he worked on several award-winning projects, including The Vista’s coverage of the 2021 UCO cheer hazing scandal. After graduating in 2021, Bryce took his first job covering University of Tulsa and Oral Roberts University sports for the Tulsa World before accepting a role as managing editor of VYPE Magazine in 2022. - UCO Mass Communications/Sports Feature (2019) - UCO Mass Communications/Investigative Reporting (2021) - UCO College of Liberal Arts/Academic presentation, presidential politics and ideology (2021) - OBEA/Multimedia reporting (2021) - Beat Writer, The Tulsa World (2021-2022) - Managing Editor, VYPE Magazine (2022-2023)

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