OSU quarterback Shane Illingworth enters transfer portal, leaves Cowboys with two scholarship QBs
Scott WrightOklahoman
STILLWATER — After two seasons at Oklahoma State, quarterback Shane Illingworth has entered the transfer portal, according to multiple reports on Monday.
Illingworth’s departure leaves the Cowboys thin at quarterback for the coming season. Starter Spencer Sanders has two years of eligibility remaining, but behind him, incoming freshman Garret Rangel is the only scholarship quarterback on the roster.
Gunnar Gundy, who redshirted as a freshman this past season, and sophomore Peyton Thompson are walk-ons.
The backup quarterback role has been an important one during Sanders’ time as starter. He has missed most or all of eight games over the past three seasons because of health issues.
Illingworth, a 6-foot-6, 230-pound sophomore from Norco, California, appeared in eight games over two seasons at Oklahoma State, quarterbacking the Cowboys to victories against Tulsa, West Virginia and Kansas in 2020, and against Missouri State in 2021.
A four-star recruit out of high school, Illingworth has four years of eligibility remaining.
He is Oklahoma State’s 12th scholarship player to enter the transfer portal since mid-December.
Illingworth, a 6-foot-6, 230-pound sophomore from Norco, California, appeared in eight games over two seasons at Oklahoma State, quarterbacking the Cowboys to victories against Tulsa, West Virginia and Kansas in 2020, and against Missouri State in 2021.
A four-star recruit out of high school, Illingworth has four years of eligibility remaining.
He is Oklahoma State’s 12th scholarship player to enter the transfer portal since mid-December.
