David Stone entering the transfer portal on Friday night was a shock to the college football world. The former five-star high school recruit was expected to have a big sophomore campaign for Oklahoma after drawing rave reviews this offseason.

All of that almost went up in smoke. Instead of losing a key piece of their defensive line, Stone decided to withdraw from the transfer portal, returning to the Oklahoma program.

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Stone had a solid start to his college career last fall. He played in every game of the 2024 season, registering seven quarterback pressures, six total tackles, two tackles for a loss, and one sack.

This transfer cycle for the Sooners has been bumpy, to say the least. Oklahoma has lost more than 20 players, many of the significant contributors, to the portal.

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The spring college football transfer portal window is scheduled to open on April 16th, 2025 for 10 days. It is the second transfer window of the 2025 recruiting cycle. The winter college football transfer portal window opened on December 9th, 2024 for 20 days. There was also a five-day window for players to transfer after their team finished postseason play. Additionally, players get a 30-day window to transfer when their head coach leaves.