*** 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:

Venables gave an update on his wife Julie, made his first public comments regarding Zac Alley's hire, discussed Justin Harrington and Andrel Anthony's injuries and much more on Wednesday.

Quick takeaways and notes from an easy one at Love's Field.

OU will not do well while Texas will vie for SEC Championship in year one. Hopefully this writer has to eat crow.

Brent Venables just announced Justin Harrington will be returning for his seventh season of eligibility. He has won the appeal.

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It's senior night at the Lloyd Noble Center. OU heading into a must-win game (7 p.m. ESPN+).

Noteworthy: Javian McCollum is out tonight, per Toby Rowland. This is completely unexpected. McCollum spoke to the media yesterday.

2024 OU Greek Isles Cruise

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I am told two Future Freaks visitors, 2026 DB Markel Ford and 2026 ATH Legend Bey, have flexed their visit to March 11 to join their teammate Lamont Rogers in Norman. All three Mesquite Horn standouts will be on hand for the Sooners’ first day of spring practice.

The first installment of the spring preview series focuses on the wide receivers.

Spring ball begins March 11.

Walked away from the weekend feeling that OU has an early advantage here. Long way to go, but he likes the Sooners a lot.

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Most of last year everyone was high on his potential and ability of playing at a high level but his weight/size was a concern.

How has he done with getting his size up during winter workouts? Any word on this?

I know some of the player dressing facilities aren't complete. But will fans be able to use bathrooms or other customary fan things?

"It's what scripts are made out of."

The Sooners looked dead in the water on Tuesday and likely would've been without big plays from the senior duo of Le'Tre Darthard and Rivaldo Soares.

I’m told that 2025 Houston (TX) Dekaney four-star WR Tanook Hines is slated to visit Oklahoma this weekend.

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I expect he will be at the Under Armor Camp on Sunday in Arlington (TX), so I hope to get an update on his visit and how the junior day went at that time.

Regardless, that’s another solid addition to Oklahoma’s already loaded “Future Freaks” JR Day that is set to take place on Saturday.

The Big 12 looks stout in 2024, but Big 12 play will quickly separate the contenders and the pretenders. Here's how things look after Week 4 and before league play begins. https://oklahoma.rivals.com/news/big-12-softball-roundup-sooners-streak-comes-to-an-end-at-71-games

Jennie Baranczyk (coach of the year), Skylar Vann (co-player of the year) and Payton Verhulst (newcomer of the year).

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Multiple sources on both the OU side and the Denton Ryan side have informed me in recent days that Oklahoma is on top for Ty Haywood. I was surprised to hear this because the elite 2025 OL has not visited OU in over seven months (Sooners under the Stars in late July was his last trip), but even so, it sounds like Bill Bedenbaugh and Oklahoma have set the tone in this recruitment. The big question now is whether the Sooners can stay on top, as Texas and Texas A&M are hot on their heels. To that point, Haywood did choose to attend the Aggies’ junior day on Jan. 27 instead of Oklahoma’s. However, the current expectation is that Haywood will be back in Norman for the spring game on Apr. 20.

He’s the nation’s No. 16 overall player in today’s Rivals250 update. Similar to Lamont Rogers and Michael Fasusi, I’m nowhere near FutureCast territory with Haywood, because I’m just not confident enough (yet) that this lead holds. But at the very least, I figured I’d pass along the positive buzz.