Bob Stoops’ son made some history for Oklahoma on Saturday.
Drake Stoops made his debut for the Sooners and caught his first career pass with Oklahoma up 35-0 on FAU during the second quarter.
Drake Stoops makes his first career catch at Oklahoma. #Sooners pic.twitter.com/v5ew51NdWA
— Sooner Gridiron (@soonergridiron) September 1, 2018
According to an Oklahoma historian, Drake Stoops became the first true freshman walk-on to record a statistic in the Sooners’ opener.
Drake Stoops makes his first career catch. OU historian/statistician extraordinaire @MBrooks02 says he does not have a record of any Sooner true freshman walk-on recording a statistic in a season-opening game prior to today. #Sooners
— Mike Houck (@mhouckOU) September 1, 2018
That catch went for eight yards.
Drake Stoops was a three-star recruit according to 247 Sports. He had scholarship offers from Iowa, Air Force, Arkansas State and Ohio, in addition to Oklahoma, so it’s not as if he’s a sub-par athlete. He showed that in the opener.
