Newcomer Profile: Oklahoma WR Zion Kearney ‘Amped’ to Make an Impact in the SEC
NORMAN — Oklahoma wasn’t on the radar for freshman wide receiver Zion Kearney. Growing up close to Houston, he usually watched another SEC program — the LSU Tigers. “I watched football a lot but it was really just LSU,” Kearney said last month. He loved watching Biletnikoff Award winner and current Cincinnati star Ja’Marr Chase torch defenses with his blend of speed and physicality, but another receiver caught Kearney’s eye and turned his attention to the Sooners. “CeeDee Lamb is like maybe 30 minutes to an hour from where I live at,” he said, “and that’s when I really kind...
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