NewsOK.com · Apr 15, 2018
Sooners land graduate transfer defensive lineman
Oklahoma's big recruiting weekend continued with some immediate help Sunday.
The Sooners landed Notre Dame graduate transfer defensive end Jay Hayes after a weekend visit to Norman for the spring game.
Hayes started all 13 games for the Fighting Irish a year ago, recording 27 tackles, 3.5 for loss, a sack, breaking up a pair of passes and recovering a fumble and recording a safety.
The 6-foot-3, 289-pound Hayes played in 26 games for Notre Dame over four seasons, redshirting in 2015 after playing three games as a freshman.
Hayes figures to play a significant role on the defensive line after the Sooners lost starter D.J. Ward to graduation.