Sometimes, a Power Five player will drop down to the FCS level to continue his career. In this instance, it’s the other way around.
Mike Coats Jr. took to Twitter Wednesday to announce that not only will be he transferring from Lamar but that he will be moving on to play for Oklahoma State. As he’s coming in from the FCS Cardinals, the linebacker would be eligible to play for the Cowboys in 2017.
Whether Coats is healthy enough is another matter as he underwent a pair of knee surgeries the last couple of months of last year.🏈⏳ #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/MGREjMvYp8
— Michael Coats Jr. (@MikeyMike7_) June 8, 2017
Coming out of high school in Edmond, Okla., Coats didn’t hold any offers from FBS programs. One of his former high school teammates, Calvin Bundage, is a linebacker for OSU.
Coats’ father, Mike Coats Sr. (pictured, making tackle), played linebacker at Oklahoma in the early nineties.