November 19, 2024

Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley: “Nothing but positives” for new Ohio State running back Trey Sermon


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley expressed no bad feelings about Trey Sermon’s decision to leave the Sooners as a grad transfer and eventually join Ohio State football. During a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, Riley praised Sermon as a player and person. He said he understood why Sermon chose to pursue the transfer portal. “Trey did a tremendous job,” Riley said according to The Athletic. “He was a great Sooner — really, really good teammate. “Loved the three years we had him. Hated it ended the way it did for him. The middle of last season, I know he was frustrated, and then obviously the injury was just a horrible way for it to end. Hate that it ended on a sour note for him because he did a great job here.” Sermon rushed for over 2,000 yards in his three seasons with the Sooners. About half of…

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