Oklahoma football players Trejan Bridges, Seth McGowan no longer with team
Trejan Bridges and Seth McGowan are no longer members of Oklahoma's football team, coach Lincoln Riley confirmed Thursday.
Bridgesâ apartment was searched as part of an investigation into an alleged armed robbery after a 911 caller reported Bridges and McGowan had robbed him of marijuana at the callerâs Norman apartment April 15.
Police found a .45-caliber Glock handgun and âa bag of green substance appearing to be marijuanaâ during the search.
âTheyâre not members of the program anymore and we wish them the very best going forward,â Riley said.
No charges have been filed against either Bridges or McGowan and both players have denied the accusations through their attorneys.
Bridges and McGowan were suspended indefinitely shortly after the alleged incident. Neither participated in the Soonersâ spring game April 24.
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After the spring game, Riley was asked about the status of both players.
âKind of like everybody else, just letting this thing play out from a legal standpoint and then weâll make any decisions weâve got to make from there,â Riley said.
McGowan entered the transfer portal not long after the alleged incident.
In the aftermath of the incident, Bridgesâ Norman apartment complex moved to evict him, citing his alleged involvement in the incident and possession of a firearm, which the filing said was prohibited âon or near the apartment property.â
A hearing for the eviction filing had been scheduled for Wednesday but the company moved to dismiss the lawsuit that day instead.
Bridges was part of Oklahoma's signing class in 2019 that included three five-star wide receivers.
He had seven catches for 82 yards and two touchdowns during his freshman season in 2019, briefly moving to the secondary before moving back to wide receiver.
Before the Peach Bowl that season, Bridges was one of a trio of Sooners suspended testing positive for marijuana in an NCAA-administered test.
While the other two players to test positive returned after serving a six-game suspension, Bridgesâ suspension lasted longer.
The Carrollton, Texas, native didnât return until the Big 12 championship game and finished the season with two catches for 19 yards. Both of his receptions came in the Cotton Bowl win over Florida.
Riley has said he was disappointed in the overall production from the receiver position last season.
The Sooners added Mario Williams, a five-star prospect, Jalil Farooq and Cody Jackson in the 2021 class. Farooq and Jackson were four-star prospects, according to Rivals.
Former Arkansas receiver Mike Woods recently announced his decision to transfer to Oklahoma. Woods had 32 catches for 619 yards and five touchdowns for the Razorbacks a year ago.
Riley also said Thursday that Colt Atkinson, a walk-on receiver from Denton, Texas, had been placed on scholarship. After the spring game, Riley placed Drake Stoops, one of the Soonersâ most productive receivers a year ago and the son of long-time Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, on scholarship.
McGowan, from Mesquite, Texas, played in eight games for the Sooners last season as a freshman, rushing for 370 yards and three touchdowns. His playing time dropped precipitously late in the season with the return of Rhamondre Stevenson.
McGowan had just three carries in Oklahomaâs last five games. He had one carry for 73 yards in the Cotton Bowl.
While the Sooners lost Stevenson to the draft and didnât sign a running back in the 2021 class, they have some depth at the position.
Kennedy Brooks, who had back-to-back seasons of more than 1,000 yards rushing, returns after opting out last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic while the Sooners also added Tennessee transfer Eric Gray.