Willis Departure Leaves More Questions on Malzahn

It took longer than expected, but reports began to circulate less than a week ago that Malik Willis will elect to enter the famed transfer portal. Although no official word has been made about this, sources close to Willis say that a conversation between the two-year back up and the coaching staff took place last Thursday.

Exiting the spring, coach Gus Malzahn and offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham cut the quarterback race to two players, effectively excluding Willis, who had the most experience of the three. True freshman and former five-star recruit Bo Nix will battle it out with redshirt freshman and prototypical dual-threat Joey Gatewood.

For many fans, Willis didn’t have much of a…