Jeff Badet may have left Kentucky, but he hasn’t climbed out from underneath the Stoops coaching umbrella.
On his personal Twitter account Tuesday morning, Badet revealed that he will continue his collegiate playing career at Oklahoma. The Sooners, of course, are coached by Bob Stoops; the wide receiver’s former program, the Wildcats, are coached by Mark Stoops.
Badet chose OU over another Big 12 school, West Virginia. The receiver had paid a visit to Morgantown late last month.Same goals. Same mindset. Different location. #BoomerSooner pic.twitter.com/qMZoIM8JwG
— Jeff Badet (@uk_jb4) March 28, 2017
In mid-January, the Wildcats announced that Badet had decided to transfer out of the UK football program. Badet is on schedule to graduate in May, meaning he’ll be eligible to play immediately in 2017 for the Sooners.
A three-star member of the Wildcats’ 2013 recruiting class, Badet was third on the team in receptions and receiving yards as a true freshman. A leg injury in spring practice the following year — a tennis ball to the eye didn’t help either — led Badet to miss the 2014 season. Returning in 2015, he was third in receiving (29-430); in 2016, he led the team in receiving yards (670) and yards per catch (21.6).
That latter number was tops in the SEC and sixth nationally.