Sooner Nation was collectively happy to see tight end Bauer Sharp go, but Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables believes OU fans will soon realize what the Sooners really had with Sharp, who transferred to LSU this offseason.
Tight end seems to be the Sooners' weakest spot heading into the 2025 season, so on Wednesday at SEC Media Days, Rivals' Parker Thune asked Venables about the position and Venables went out of his way to bring up Sharp and the hate he got while in Norman.
“I really like the group of guys," Venables said. "I know we had some opinions about Bauer Sharp - that he wasn't a really good player.