Former Oklahoma DL Names New School

Kori Roberson had been a contributor but didn’t play last season and entered the transfer portal.

John E. Hoover|

Former Oklahoma DL Names New School

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For the second time in three months, Kori Roberson has a new home.

The former Oklahoma defensive tackle, who was in the regular rotation but then didn’t play in 2022 and then had his Norman home destroyed by a tornado, is moving on to Arizona State.

He made the announcement Tuesday via Twitter.

Roberson, a senior from Houston, played in 26 games for the Sooners from 2019 to 2021 but didn’t see any action in 2022.

The 6-foot-3, 285-pound Roberson made 29 tackles during his three seasons of action at OU.

In late February, Roberson's Norman home was wiped out by a sudden tornado, eliciting an emergency response by members of the OU team and university's athletic department. The home was eventually rebuilt.

“Marcus Stripling, Shane Whitter, Key Lawrence, all my defensive buddies, Jordan Kelley. They all came as soon as practice was over, came straight over," Roberson said in March. "They walked like almost half a mile to come to my house; stayed with me all throughout that day. They even brought me food and all sorts of things for my sister and I. It feels good to be loved knowing that you’re loved around.”

Published May 16, 2023

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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