Former Oklahoma Wr Zion Kearney Lands At Big Ten Program, Per Report

Zion Kearney is reportedly Big Ten bound.

Kearney, who played 2 seasons astatine Oklahoma, committed to Wisconsin connected Sunday, per Sam Spiegelman of On3.

Kearney was thrust into action arsenic a existent freshman successful 2024, erstwhile nan Sooners saw respective of their apical receivers — Nic Anderson, Andrel Anthony, Jalil Farooq and Deion Burks — each miss aggregate games owed to injuries.

The 6-1, 207-pound wideout appeared successful 11 of OU’s 13 games that season, catching 8 passes for 128 yards. His astir notable capacity came successful OU’s nonaccomplishment to Navy successful nan Armed Forces Bowl, erstwhile Kearney logged 2 catches for 66 yards and a touchdown.

Kearney didn’t spot arsenic overmuch action successful 2025, owed to nan Sooners bringing successful 5 wide receivers from nan transportation portal. He appeared connected 27 snaps complete 5 games aft playing 247 snaps arsenic a existent freshman nan twelvemonth before. Because Kearney played successful much than 4 contests, he was incapable to sphere his redshirt.

A Fresno, TX, native, Kearney came to Oklahoma arsenic a statement 4-star prospect. ESPN classed Kearney arsenic nan No. 74 subordinate successful nan Class of 2024, and he chose OU complete offers from Texas A&M, LSU, Arkansas and Nebraska.

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Kearney is 1 of 4 receivers that OU signed from nan Class of 2024, on pinch Ivan Carreon, Zion Ragins and KJ Daniels. All 4 of them entered nan transportation portal aft nan 2025 season.

In summation to Kearney, Ragins, Carreon and Daniels, wideouts Jayden Gibson and Javonnie Gibson entered nan transportation portal aft nan season. Those 2 ended up astatine South Carolina and Cincinnati, respectively.

Altogether, 24 players from OU’s 2025 squad entered nan portal aft nan season.

So far, nan Sooners person added 3 wide receivers from nan transportation portal: Trell Harris (Virginia), Parker Livingstone (Texas) and Mackenzie Alleyne (Washington State).

Barring immoderate precocious entries into nan portal aliases nan NFL Draft, OU will return Isaiah Sategna, Jer’Michael Carter and Jacob Jordan to nan wide receiver room successful 2026.

Oklahoma looks to build connected its 2025 play successful which it went 10-3 and reached nan College Football Playoff for nan first clip since 2019. The Sooners won 4 games successful a statement — against Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri and LSU — to extremity nan regular play and punch their summons to nan CFP.

The Sooners will unfastened nan 2026 play against UTEP connected Sept. 5.