Ex-UCF WR O’Keefe to reunite with Wyatt at BC

9:35 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former UCF wide receiver Ryan O’Keefe, among the most efficient

players in the NCAA

transfer website, told ESPN that he’s moving to Boston College.O ‘Keefe has caught 184 passes for 2,002 lawns and 15 goals in four seasons at UCF. He stated he had deals from TCU, Oregon and Houston.O’Keefe only visited BC, nevertheless, and chose the Eagles in part due to the fact that of his strong relationship with wide receivers coach Darrell Wyatt

, his previous position coach at UCF. O’Keefe stated Wyatt hired him to UCF and he wished to reunite with him to continue to establish with hopes of reaching the NFL.”He’s like another dad figure to me,” O’Keefe stated.”I’ve known him given that I was 17. He’s constantly provided me words of advice and support. He’s an unique dude to me. He resembles another papa.”There will be a huge void to fill at the receiver position at BC with the loss to Zay Flowers to the NFL. Flowers jobs as a first-round pick in the NFL draft, and O’Keefe stated the BC coaches spoke with him about playing a comparable role.O’Keefe, who is 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds, caught 73 passes this year for 725 backyards, and 84 passes for 812 yards last year. He stated he finishes from UCF on Saturday and will enroll at BC in January with hopes of starting towards a master’s degree in psychology.He stated part of the appeal of BC is that offensive planner John McNulty runs more of an NFL-style offense, which could help his transition to the NFL. “It was truly tough to leave UCF, “O’Keefe stated.”I truly developed myself here.

I have a lot of loved ones, too. It was a service decision at the end of the day.”The O’Keefe news continued a day of great news for coach Jeff Hafley’s program. All-ACC guard Christian Mahogany, who missed the 2022 season with a torn ACL, said in a video published on social media that he’ll be returning next year. Prior

to the injury, Mahogany was the No. 2 guard prospect in the 2023 NFL draft according to Mel Kiper Jr. He’ll try to restore that next year.