Done deal:Arkansas Razorback complete Oklahoma Sooners deal..

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Mike Woods, a former standout for the Razorbacks, has transferred to Oklahoma from Arkansas. He made the announcement on Twitter.

Mike Woods, a former wide receiver for the Arkansas Razorbacks, revealed on Twitter that he will be transferring to Oklahoma.

Woods now brings his big-play ability to work with Spencer Rattler in Riley’s offense, but he would have been among the most dynamic deep threats returning in the SEC in 2021.

If the 6-foot-1, 196-pound playmaker from Magnolia, Texas, chooses to use the extra year that the NCAA granted him during the pandemic, he will have two years left to remain eligible.

Woods leaves Arkansas as the 24th-leading receiver in program history, and some in the Razorback program found his decision to use the transfer portal to be a little surprising.

The former three-star wide receiver had actually just played in the Razorbacks’ spring game the previous weekend, hauling in two receptions for forty yards and a touchdown.

Following Charles Rambo’s transfer to Miami earlier in the offseason, Oklahoma now has more seasoned leadership in the wide receiver group. Riley pushed the position group to step up its game at the start of spring practice, despite the group appearing strong on paper. Woods will have lots of chances to compete and establish himself as a member of the team’s offensive unit.

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As a Razorback, Woods has three career 100-yard games, the best of which came last season against LSU when he caught 140 yards on four catches. He caught two passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns at Florida the previous week. Six catches in a game is Woods’ career high, which he achieved twice—in 2019 at Ole Miss and in the previous season at Auburn.

In 2018, he participated in ten games with seven starts as a true freshman. His sophomore and junior seasons saw him start all 22 games, and in his final two years, he averaged 16 yards per reception.

Woods, a two-time 1,000-yard receiver in high school with an average of 19.3 yards per catch, was named Academic All-SEC as a freshman. He turned down offers from Vanderbilt, Washington State, Iowa State, Minnesota, Texas Tech, Tulsa, Virginia, and other schools in favor of Arkansas.

Hot Links for Oklahoma Sooners Football: Sooners add transfer from Arkansas Mike Woods and the Browns select Baker Mayfield.

The Cleveland Browns have formally exercised their option to sign Baker Mayfield for a fifth season. The former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners is beginning his fourth season as a professional after being chosen with the first overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. He is expected to stay in Cleveland through at least the 2022 campaign.

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The night Cleveland decided to make Mayfield a Brown was the night the franchise’s fortunes started to turn around after more than ten years of playing in the NFL’s bottom division. Three seasons later, the “Magic Man” himself would not only guide the team into the postseason but also help them defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, an opponent in the AFC North division.

Easily Mayfield’s best season to date was 2020. With an astounding passer rating of 95.9—the third-best in the team’s history—he completed 3,563 yards of passing with 26 touchdowns against just eight interceptions. The Browns’ action today provides some comfort that he is, in fact, their quarterback for the time being while he waits to be offered a second, more lucrative contract.

Let’s move on to this week’s Friday Hot Links edition! In addition to Bobby Petrino earning MVFC honors, OU men’s hoops welcomes another seasoned transfer, and Sooner Softball reschedules to prepare for potential storms!