Keith Ford to Transfer from Oklahoma: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

Keith Ford, who started the 2014 season as Oklahoma's starting running back, has decided to transfer to another school this spring.    

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Ford Granted Transfer from Oklahoma

Wednesday, May 13

Ford released the following statement, via Guerin Emig of Tulsa World:

Ford was suspended indefinitely in March for what head coach Bob Stoops deemed to be "academic and team rules violations," per Brandon Chatmon of ESPN.com. It concluded a rough year for the junior running back, who missed five games due to a leg injury and saw freshman Samaje Perine seize the starting gig after rushing for 1,713 yards and 21 touchdowns. 

Though he returned after his five-game absence and did receive playing time, it was limited, and Ford finished the year with just 71 carries for 392 yards and five touchdowns. It was a disappointing campaign for the player, and Ford likely would have been stuck in a deep pool of running backs behind Perine on the depth chart had he remained with the Sooners. 

Ford will likely find plenty of suitors given his talent and the fact that he started the season as Oklahoma's incumbent running back. In that regard, his transfer may come as a bit of a surprise to Oklahoma fans, but it isn't hard to see the logic in the decision.