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Danny Stutsman announces decision to return to Oklahoma for 2024 season

Alex Weberby: Alex Weber12/11/23Alexhweber

Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman had some good news for Sooner fans on Monday when he announced that he’d be returning to Norman for the 2024 season.

In the tweet down below, he posted a video expressing his decision to return, which was really a work of modern social media cinema. For starters, The Boz, Brian Bosworth, a fellow Sooner great at the linebacker position, narrates the video as Stutsman de-boards an airplane and is greeted by Bosworth, who tosses Stutsman a pair of car keys. As Stutsman catches the keys, a fur coat appears on his body and we see a white Corvette in the background.

“Sooner Nation, buckle up and enjoy the ride,” Bosworth said to end his narration as clips of Stutsman driving the Corvette across the tarmac played while mixed in with some actual highlights from the OU linebacker on the field. That’s a lot of production for a 65-second video announcing the return of a college linebacker.

More on the 2024 NFL Draft

The 2024 NFL Draft will be held in Detroit, Michigan, with the first round on Thursday, April 25, the second and third rounds on Friday, April 26, and the fourth through seventh rounds on Saturday, April 27.

Players will have the opportunity to solidify their draft stock at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from February 26 through March 4.

The three-day event will be broadcasted throughout the weekend on ESPN and NFL Network.

To be eligible for the NFL Draft, players must be at least three years removed from their final year of high school while having used up their collegiate eligibility. Underclassmen are able to request league approval to become eligible for the draft, as are players who have graduated prior to using up all of their collegiate eligibility.

Last season, 69 players were granted special eligibility for the 2023 NFL Draft. 13 underclassmen who had completed their college degrees were also deemed eligible to be selected.

The deadline to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft is on January 15. NFL teams will receive a full list of eligible players in the class on January 19.