Former Sooners QB Dillon Gabriel announces transfer to Oregon
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Quarterback Dillon Gabriel is transferring to Oregon for his final season of eligibility, the former Oklahoma player announced Saturday.
Gabriel was one of the top quarterbacks available in the transfer portal this offseason and gives the Ducks a starting quarterback for the 2024 season. Starter Bo Nix, who originally transferred to Oregon from Auburn, is out of eligibility and will look to enter the NFL draft.
Gabriel is transferring from Oklahoma, where offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby had just left to take the head-coaching job at Mississippi State. Gabriel ranked sixth among all FBS quarterbacks this season in passing yards with 3,660. He also ranked No. 8 in passing touchdowns with 30 and was No. 10 in completion percentage.
He was the top priority for the Oregon coaches in the quarterback transfer market and is going to help the Ducks’ transition into the Big Ten as they replace Nix. In addition to Gabriel, coach Dan Lanning and his staff have sophomore Ty Thompson and freshman Austin Novosad, both former ESPN 300 prospects.
Gabriel was the main target at quarterback, but the staff had also shown interest in former UCLA quarterback Dante Moore. Outside of quarterback, the staff is hosting 2022 No. 1 overall recruit Walter Nolen, a defensive tackle who is transferring from Texas A&M, on a visit this weekend.
ESPN’s 2023 college football All-America team
Check out some of LSU QB Jayden Daniels’ best highlights that helped him win the Heisman award. (1:20)
In a season with very little controversy, there won’t be any with ESPN’s 2023 All-America team either (note the sarcasm).
Controversy and college football are synonymous, not to mention conspiracy theories, all of which make the sport so much fun and so entertaining. It’s never dull
There were some difficult choices on our All-America team, particularly at receiver. There was also no shortage of sensational quarterback play this season.
Only five players made all three of our All-America teams (preseason, midseason and postseason) in 2023: Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, Georgia center Sedrick Van Pran, Kansas State offensive guard Cooper Beebe, Alabama outside linebacker Dallas Turner and Georgia safety Malaki Starks.
Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt, Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., Beebe, Bowers and Van Pran were all repeat selections from a year ago.
