Florida State kicker Tyler Keltner commits to Sooners

After two seasons of special teams struggles, it was clear the Sooners needed to shore up their depth at place kicker.

On Thursday, they took a step in that direction.

Florida State kicker Tyler Keltner announced his commitment to the Sooners in a social media post. Keltner, a graduate transfer, has one year of eligibility remaining.

Keltner did not start during his lone season, making his only extra-point attempt, but he saw plenty of action during his four seasons at East Tennessee State. He made 56 of 74 field-goal attempts (75.7%), including a career-best 18 of 23 in 2021. He's also made all 131 of his career extra-point attempts, and career-long field goal of 54 yards is an ETSU record.

Adding Keltner comes after two up-and-down seasons from Zach Schmit. After making just 12-of-18 attempts in 2022, Schmit was statistically better in 2023, making 15 of 21 attempts. But that included a stretch where he made just four of eight attempts during conference play, including missing a critical field goal in the 27-24 loss to Oklahoma State. The Sooners' other kicker options — Gavin Marshall and Redi Mustafaraj — didn't see playing time during the season.

Heading into the spring, the Sooners will now have competition for their starting kicking spot.