It’s become a trend in college football. So no one should have been caught off guard.

     Oklahoma quarterback Keith Nichol made the announcement today that he is going to transfer. The bottom line is that he just didn’t see much of a future in Norman. He came to OU with hopes of getting early playing time. That wasn’t going to happen.

     He was a highly recruited player who had a lot of potential. One of the big problems was that he just didn’t progress. In fact, this spring he didn’t play as well as he did a year ago when he first arrived at OU.

     This happens all across the country, especially with quarterbacks. When they see they aren’t going to get a chance to play, they head elsewhere.

     Just look at how many highly recruited quarterback have left OU since Stoops has been at Oklahoma–Tommy Grady, Brent Rawls, Hunter Wall and Rhett Bomar. Of course, Bomar was asked to leave.

     With Sam Bradford just a sophomore the Sooners seem to be just fine at quarterback. But that could change quickly. What if he gets hurt? What if he leaves early for the NFL draft? Hey, anything can happen.

     It’s now important for the Sooners to bring in a highly recruited signal caller with the upcoming recruiting class. Landry Jones is just a freshman. He was highly touted. But you still don’t know what kind of college quarterback he will be in the future.

     As for Nichol it will be interesting to see where he goes to school. Out of high school he first committed to nearby Michigan State. But the smart money might be on Michigan. The Wolverines are in deperate need of a good quarterback. And Nichol’s run-pass talents would be perfect for their new offense.