Star players do not typically double as return specialists, but that will not be the case for Oklahoma during the 2025 college football season. Head coach Brent Venables confirmed that star running back Jaydn Ott will double as Oklahoma's kick returner to begin the year.

Instead of protecting Ott from the dangers that come with playing on special teams, Venables sees the opportunity as another way to get the ball into the running back's hands . The Oklahoma head coach called Ott one of the “more explosive players in college football.”

“Jaydn, again, one of the more explosive players in college football the last few years,” Venables said, via On3 Sports' George Stoia III. “So we're trying to find ways to get the ball in our explosive playmakers' hands.”

Ott has returned five kickoffs

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