Texas adds to transfer portal haul, flipping Louisville DL from Oklahoma
Texas’ latest transfer portal commitment comes with some rivalry spice on the side.
Jermayne Lole, a rare seventh-year college football player, entered the transfer portal last month. He initially verbally committed to continue his career at Oklahoma for 2024.
On Thursday, however, Lole decided to switch sides in the Red River Rivalry. The former Louisville defender is now committed to Texas.
BREAKING: Former Louisville DL Jermayne Lole has Flipped his Transfer Commitment from Oklahoma to Texas, he tells @on3sports
The 6’3 310 DL totaled 141 Tackles, 12.5 Sacks, and 25 TFL through 39 Career Games (4 seasons)
“I was on the wrong side of the Red River, #hookem ??”… pic.twitter.com/V6c68IgfnJ
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) May 9, 2024
What Lole brings to Austin
Over six years ago, Jermayne Lole was a 3-star strong-side defensive end prospect out of Long Beach (California) Poly. He got a late offer from Arizona State and signed with ASU to be a Sun Devil.
Lole made an early impact at Arizona State. As a freshman, he recorded 27 tackles, including 5 for loss, 14 solo stops and 3 sacks, along with 4 passes defended and 1 forced fumble.
In his sophomore season, Lole posted the best numbers of his career. Playing 13 games in 2019, Lole logged 71 tackles, including 10 for loss with 29 solo stops and 6.5 sacks.
ASU played a reduced schedule in 2020 due to COVID-19. In just 4 games, Lole recorded 24 tackles, including 17 solo with 5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks.
The injury bug got to Lole the next two seasons. He missed all of 2021, his last year at ASU. He transferred to Louisville for the 2022 campaign, but played in only two games for the Cardinals before suffering a season-ending injury.
Lole returned to the field in 2023 for a Louisville team that reached the ACC Championship Game. He played in 12 contests, posting 19 tackles with 5 for loss and 1.5 sacks.
Listed at 6-3, 310 pounds, Lole gives Texas some size and experience from a defender who has produced against Power conference competition.
Ok great. 7th year often injured player flips from Okie to Texas for $2 more per hour in his NIL offer…good luck young, I mean middle aged, man…
At his age, TX probably offered a better 401k program. In addition, their health insurance covers yearly prostate exams (although at tu prostate exams can be performed by anyone, not just doctors).
Now that’s funny right there^
I enjoy hearing any piece of news that goes against OU, they are right behind Kansas in the “sports hate” category for Mizzou fans.
OU has kicked our ass in the past, no getting around that, but where we sit today our football program is undoubtedly in a better position than theirs. They can’t stand that and it shows with the things OU fans and podcasters say.
Once we beat their a** this year I can see the rivalry growing even more. Bold prediction: Theo Wease scores 2 TDs against OU and Caden Green dominates.
OU will continue to talk down Mizzou and reflect on better times in the Old Big Eight and Big Twelve. They will be the “New” Nebraska and they will hate it and us Mizzou fans will be eating popcorn with smiles on our faces as we listen to their derangement!
It’s a new era! MIZ!!!