Sooners quietly return former offensive lineman back to roster

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesAs the Oklahoma Sooners introduce new players from the Transfer Portal, one familiar name returned to Norman.

Offensive lineman Kenny Wermy announced on Wednesday that he is returning to the Sooners after transferring to Division-II Central Wermy in 2025 for a season.

Kenny Wermy returns to Oklahoma through Transfer Portal

"Excited to be back home," Wermy wrote in a post on X.

— Kenny Wermy (@WermyKenny) January 7, 2026Wermy, listed at 6-foot-5 and 315 pounds, signed with the Sooners in 2023 as a preferred walk-on from nearby Cache High School. He also visited Oklahoma State before choosing to join the winning side of Bedlam. In two…