Carter was a four-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting class and the No. 11 linebacker in the cycle. Out of Tampa Catholic, Carter’s speed and athleticism made him one of the more highly regarded backers in 2023. He had 33 Power Four offers coming out of high school.

After spending two seasons in South Bend, the Georgia native opted to transfer and landed with the Tennessee Volunteers. Both teams would end up making the College Football Playoff, but only one, the Irish, advanced to the quarterfinals.

On the final day before the transfer portal closes, Oklahoma has lost another linebacker. Lewis Carter, a sophomore from Tampa, FL, has announced his intention to leave, according to a Twitter post from On3’s Hayes Fawcett.

Holden Staes is back in the transfer portal after spending the 2024 season with Tennessee. That’s per On3’s Hayes Fawcett, who notes that Staes will have 1 season of eligibility remaining. He began his career at Notre Dame and transferred to Tennessee last offseason.

New Oklahoma State QB commit Hauss Hejny was at TCU with Doug Meacham, who was hired earlier this month as the Cowboys' offensive coordinator.

For example, the Sooners lost one of their special teams players to the transfer portal early in the portal, but have already replaced him. Now, after the Sooners have signed punt