Use this thread to ask @Parker Thune NSD questions.. Was one of my favorite features from the old site.

I’ll start.

Any background on the TJ Moore recruitment, and was OU ever close to flipping him?

Here's a quick look at the Sooners' offensive line unit and what a brand-new starting five might look like heading into the 2024 season.

https://oklahoma.rivals.com/news/spring-preview-offensive-line-98

Patty Gasso said her team needed to play with more relentlessness after Wednesday's win. The team that showed up on Saturday, particularly in game two, played like it.

- Javian McCollum, who suffered a shoulder injury in Monday's practice, leading to his absence from Tuesday's game against Cincinnati, is expected to participate in tomorrow's matchup against Texas, as affirmed by multiple sources close to him. Even during Tuesday night's game, sources indicated that McCollum should be available for the upcoming contest against Texas. Yesterday, one source mentioned, "His shoulder is sore, but he's receiving treatment." Today, that same source reaffirmed to me that he fully expects McCollum to play. While I anticipate McCollum may not log as many minutes as usual, I do expect him to take the court. The crucial aspect of this injury is its short-term nature.

Update (Sat 11:00)

- In another update from a source close to Javian, I received a text stating, "He's ready to go."

This dude has not won 1 ****ing big game in 3 years, sans Alabama and followed that by getting pole ****ed at home against Halloween State. Team is a complete shit defensively and has no identity offensively.

I don't do this very often. Maybe once every couple of years. I have to believe it - or I don't post it.

I love the whole "Diamond in the Rough" narrative. I know Eugene is not a completely missed player (We battled UT for him) but,
I just rewatched all of the film I could find on him and - I believe he's an All Conference / Maybe All-American in the making.

If he stays focused, patient, and puts in all of the work - I think the sky is the limit. He looks like a real player to me.

Just sayin'

Any players in this class that are not necessarily "Top-Tier" that you think will ultimately outshine their recruitment buzz ?

An in-depth feature on the young defender out of Ohio. Think y'all will enjoy this read.

Parker and Drumm, what are y’all’s opinion on Jonah Williams and his visits to other schools but not OU? Any concern or was he not as locked in as it seemed

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Ty Jackson is among the more coveted 'backers in the class and his camp tells Rivals it looks like the trip to Norman will be the weekend of April 6. More dates are to be set, and he's got some official visits lined up, so getting in now is ideal for any program trying to stay in the race.

An overview of where things stand at defensive end, and who has the best prospects at replacing Rondell Bothroyd as a starter:

A proposed revenue-sharing model for the CFP would see the SEC and Big Ten split 58% of the event's total revenue. (First reported by Ross Dellenger, Yahoo Sports) https://oklahoma.rivals.com/news/report-cfb-playoff-exploring-revenue-model-that-benefits-sec-big-ten

Dude is a tank.

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For Thompson, he's finally home.

First post on OUInsider as part of National Analyst Team, I will be around often!

I like where Oklahoma sits right now for Wormley.

He is high on the staff and their relationship goes deep.

The Sooners will move Friday night's scheduled 6:00 p.m. game to Saturday at 5:00 p.m. due to inclement weather. The newly scheduled game will serve as Game 2 in a doubleheader against Iowa State, with Game 3 of the series still set for Sunday. https://oklahoma.rivals.com/news/ou-softball-big-12-opener-vs-iowa-state-rescheduled-to-saturday

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Ohio State March 23
Oregon April 4th-6th
Oklahoma April 10th
Purdue April 13th
Texas A&M, Notre Dame and Arizona State TBD

Here's what Conroy is looking forward to learning during his visits:

"Just how the staff operates, how comfortable I feel on campus and how the other players look and feel after talking with them."

*** Freshman RB Xavier Robinson said he showed up close to 250lbs and is now 228lbs. Added that, “I’m so much lighter on my feet. I feel great where I’m at.”

Source told me the other day, “X is gonna play. He moves so fast for a guy his size and he’s so strong. He will be a weapon.”

*** Freshman DL David Stone said he arrived “between 275 and 280.” Stone also said that he wants to be close to 300lbs by the season, but he has some gains to go, adding, “I’m the most I’ve ever been right now. But I’m in the 280’s. And even with that, I’m moving faster than I did at IMG, which is kind of crazy.”

The expectation is that he will be close to 300 come September. He says it’s a relief that he has six months to get there so pressure isn’t there and he has “my own race to run to gain that weight.”

*** Similarly, freshman NT Jayden Jackson has put on some solid weight himself, but he said it’s been easy, adding, “I came in 285 to 290. That’s a pretty good weight (for the coaches), but it’s the SEC and you gotta be pretty big. But I’m at 297 right now. They are trying to get the D-Lineman to 300.”

“Gaining weight isn’t really that hard for me,” Jackson went on talking weight expectations for DL. “That is a pretty good bonus I had, instead of losing weight (he said with sly smile on his face)”

*** Finally, I checked in with Sooners freshman DE Danny Okoye on his weight and he added/confirmed a nugget we posted on here a month ago, regarding his 40-yard dash time, saying, “I came in weighing 233lbs and now I’m 255lbs. I ran my forty in 4.56 seconds when they timed us.”

*** We will have more notes on newcomers, but wanted to get that up for you all quickly.

2025

Four-star DL Trent Wilson - Upper Marlboro (MD) Dr Henry Wise - OU OFFER

Four-star WR Quincy Porter - Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic - OU OFFER

Four-star WR Tanook Hines - Houston (TX) Dekaney - OU OFFER

Four-star DB Omarion Robinson - Little Rock (AR) Parkview - OU OFFER

Four-Star WR Andrew Marsh - Katy (TX) Jordan - OU OFFER

Three-star CB Zay Gentry - McKinney (TX) - OU OFFER

2026

Four-star RB Jonathan Hatton - Cibolo (TX) Steele - OU COMMIT

Four-star TE Zachery Turner - Duncanville (TX)

TE Ryder Mix - Frisco (TX) Lone Star

Four-star DE Dutch Horisk - St. John Bosco (CA)

WR Amarion Jackson - Omaha (NE) Millard South

WR Mason James - Norman (OK) North - OU OFFER

WR Quincy Shelton - Hugo (OK)

ATH Legend Bey - Mesquite (TX) Horn - OU OFFER

DB/S Markel Ford - Mesquite (TX) Horn - OU OFFER

RB Kaydin Jones - Jenks (OK) - OU OFFER

RB Kenny Golston - Valliant (OK)

OL Bryce Gilmore - Prosper (TX)

OL Zaden Krempin - Prosper (TX) - OU OFFER

OL Drew Evers - Flower Mound (TX) Flower Mound HS - OU OFFER

DL Luke Wafle - Princeton (NJ) Hun School - OU OFFER

DE Hunter Higgins - Wichita (KS) Maize South - OU OFFER

WR Donovan Murph - Columbia (SC) IRMO - OU OFFER

ATH Joshua Rushing - Lawton (OK) MacArthur

Safety Adam Auston - Lawton (OK) MacArthur

WR Chris Stewart - Pearland (TX) Shadow Creek

WR Jamar Denson - Hollywood (FL) Chaminade-Madonna

Four-star DL Tomuhini Topui - Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei - OU OFFER

Four-star RB Javian Osborne - Forney (TX) - OU OFFER

DB Isaiah Williams - Missouri City (TX) Fort Bend Marshall - OU OFFER

OL Breck Kolojay - Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy - OU OFFER

RB Ryelan Morris - Honey Grove (TX) - OU OFFER

DB Daijon Gaines - Tulsa (OK) Union

OL John Turntine - Fort Worth (TX) North Crowley - OU OFFER

DL Tajh Overton - Owasso (OK) - OU OFFER

WR Chase Campbell - Wolfforth (TX) Frenship

WR Davian Grace - Frisco (TX) Lone Star

ATH Aljour Miles - Kaufman (TX) - OU OFFER

DE Hudson Woods - Smithson Valley (TX)

2027

TE Zane Rowe - Denton (TX) Guyer

OL Jordan Carraway - Forney (TX)

DL/DE Kyng Golston - Valliant (OK)

ATH Jerry Outhouse Jr. - Fort Worth (TX) Brewer

***MORE WILL BE ADDED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK***

Gavin Sawchuk will be OU's starting running back. But how the depth chart shakes out behind is an intriguing question: