Is it true A&M players have a 30 day window to get into the portal since Jimbo got fired? I know the actual transfer portal is opening somewhat soon, but I saw that on twitter and wasn’t sure if it was true? @Parker Thune @Brandon Drumm

What was The true reason behind Derrick Leblanc transferred to UCF? Was it just being homesick or what? I saw he didn’t even contribute for them at all this year so just trying to remember what happened with him.

Upon review of early verbal commits for class of 2025, Gracen Harris is by far the most talented player among the group. He'll be in the running for some early playing time. One thing I'll be keeping eye on is if he transfers to Waxahachie or not - as there's some smoke there.

As you have seen on X (Twitter), former Texas and Nebraska QB Casey Thompson is entering the portal (my tweet linked below). This is something Charles Thompson discussed with me at the 5A state title game and said they were leaning on transferring from FAU then.

Over the last few weeks they have been deliberating on whether they truly wanted to go that route, and even turned down a possibility to be drafted by the XFL in their draft. A few of their teams showed strong interest in Thompson as their QB.

In the end, the thought was that they wanted to get healthy and go through the pro day at whatever school they end up, and on top of that, they are also looking at being a PWO and not taking a scholarship.

So, how does this fit into OU and how is this relevant for our board? Well, there is hope on the Thompson side, and there has been some buzz from sources I have spoke with in other places, that OU would be open to a PWO QB to come in and help with depth. Especially one with experience and just a year left on their eligibility. So, with that said, the Sooners are once again a team to watch here, as is Nebraska and possibly a Big 12 program or two.

Thompson and OU make sense this time around. You get a PWO QB that isn’t looking to start, unless he somehow beat out Jackson Arnold (he is the starter next year and that’s understood by everyone), and one of your backups would have over 5,000 yards passing and 50+ TDs heading into the SEC.

At the end of the day, Thompson won’t be cleared with his knee until after spring ball, but would be able to practice outside of doing live team drills. Also, Thompson has played in a handful of systems and is a quick learner with the goal of being a coach when his time is up.

I say all of that to note the reality that OU is a team I think should be on watch here, but it’s not a certainty just yet. We will have more once it’s official with Thomson entering portal and if things start to move.

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Great radio all day today. Thanks for the memories sir and cheers to retirement.

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If this is any of you, please take a look inward and ask how you let a game played by teenagers cause you to do something so shameful and embarrassing.

Imagine how much easier it would have been to play Texass, Florida State or even Washington to get to the Championship but these cheaters got the #1 seed and the worst matchup possible against Alabama and Nick Saban 🤣

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David Stone, Jayden Jackson, Danny Okoye and others had some very memorable comments throughout the three-hour program. Full video available on the YouTube channel.

Update 2:55 pm

I know there is some buzz that Dominick McKinley may sign tomorrow, but I was able to independently confirm that to NOT be the case.

What I can also confirm is that UT was treading water a bit there but over the last day or so they have started to gain traction with LSU and OU.

Also, I don’t not expect McKinley to stick with A&M as things stand.

Let the games begin… Round 2.



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*** We will start with the Sooners pursuit (once again) with 2024 four-star DL Dominick McKinley.

Oklahoma did their in-home with McKinley last Thursday, and from all accounts, that in-home went as well as it possibly could. Sooners DL coach and Co-DC Todd Bates, and head coach Brent Venables, both, were in Lafayette (LA) seeing the top-tier Texas A&M DL commit.

*** Now, where things stand with OU is a bit complex, though the Sooners do feel they are in a good spot heading into Early NSD on Wednesday (he isn't signing until February as a reminder). Does that mean the Sooners lead? Far from it. However, I do know his mother really likes the Sooners' staff and I can tell you that OU will play the NIL game with McKinley. Because of those two facts, I am also told that OU is working on getting McKinley back up to Norman for a visit in January.

On the flip side, it also sounds like LSU has made significant strides over the last few months and they are working on hosting DM on an official visit in January. Brian Kelley has put in a ton of work to try and get the Tigers back into good graces with the McKinley's. I am not ready to say they are back at the top, but they are a team worth paying attention to over the next month and a half or so.

As for the Aggies, they are working on keeping DM and still are in play. As a matter of fact, I am told they will be in play until a decision is made to stay or go elsewhere, with the family wanting to give them an opportunity to build a relationship with them. How that plays out over the course of the next month or so will be telling.

Finally, Texas is the other team in play. How much in play is where it gets kind of dicey, with several sources acting as if the Longhorns aren't even pushing DM too hard to join their class these days. Could that change? Absolutely. Why I will continue to tell you to not get too wrapped up in December notes, but...


Quick Take: We honestly have a month and a half before this thing with McKinley is finalized, so what we hear now could be completely different than what know in late January. That said, LSU has made some strong inroads and Brian Kelley has been working on the elite DL for some time. Still, the issues remain of who the defensive staff will be with the Tigers after the bowl game. Right now, there is buzz that Kelley could move on from the current staff, so if a visit took place, who would be hosting DM on the defensive staff? That, among a few other things, could work against the Tigers, but what is in their favor is mom and brother being close. That's why there are a lot of people that feel LSU could end up winning out in February.

As for the Sooners, we stated they are working on a January visit and some feel they are pushing to get the proverbial last at-bat with McKinley. Again, if that takes place, and the Sooners push out a decent NIL package, the Sooners would definitely pique the four-star DL interest and make this battle with A&M and LSU even more intriguing down the stretch.

Will Texas make a concerted effort is something that we have yet to see, with Venables and Kelley being the only head coaches with prior relationships showing up to do in-homes with DM. The other was Syracuse Fran Brown. Most don't consider them a threat -- at least not yet -- even with Elijah Robinson on staff.

Patience will win out here. Just be cautious in how you approach this recruitment. That's my only advice for you insiders.


*** A source with direct knowledge told OUinsider last night that the Sooners have already been in contact with USC transfer and former five-star CB Domani Jackson.

Sooners CB coach Jay Valai was his recruiter while at Alabama and had the Crimson Tide in the lead right before NSD. So much that FC's and CB's were put in the Tides' favor. Obviously, a late OV swayed things in the Trojans' favor in the end, but it comes as no surprise that OU is a team that made contact with Jackson rather quickly after his entry into the transfer portal. Especially when you add the above notes to DJ liking the Sooners as well during his high school recruitment.

Michigan and Alabama are the other two programs I would watch closely, with the Wolverines being the one that I feel will be very much a threat to anyone trying to get involved here. That's just my initial gut feeling.


*** I know that there has been some buzz on four-star DL Daelyn Evans and the Sooners. We can confirm that there is mutual interest between the two, but as far as a visit? That is something that has yet to be officially set up, with no date set for his potential OV to OU.

So, why is the above significant? Well, Evans took an official to A&M recently and some sources feel that could have swayed the four-star DL to stay committed to Aggies. Others think it could have swayed him even more to sign on December 20th. If that is the case, things will obviously be dead between he and OU, so that is something we are also watching.

Tomorrow will be pivotal with him.


*** Today is the final practice before players head home for a few days for Christmas time with their families and then arrive back t in San Antonio to finish up Alamo Bowl game prep. The team will arrive in San Antonio on December 24th, so they will be getting the 20th to 23rd with families.

OU has been bowl prepping since this past weekend and the team has been "physical" in how they are getting ready, per a source. That physicality spilled over into two altercations the past few days. Both headed by one individual on the OL, but as far as anyone removed from the team or "lockers cleaned out," we commented that was exaggerated in the thread about it yesterday, but wanted to make sure you all have a pinned note on it as well to clear false narratives out there.

Stone and Jackson on the defense. Jackson is better than Stone, if you go by the full game film. Just a consistent anchor inside. Offensively EPL and Brooks are absolute maulers. I don't believe there is a better interior prospect than EPL in this class and Brooks might be the meanest of the bunch.

Full 7 of top 100 in texas
5 of top 6 in oklahoma. A top 20 kid from la,ms and NC
2 of top 30 in ohio. A top5 kid from AZ
2 of top 8 in Florida,3 of top 30. a top 3 from MN

2 of top 27 in cali. A kid from ga
No 1 recruit in Kansas. A kid from England
Empty zero recruits from bordering states of MO,AR,NM,CO
6 states out of 12 in SEC we got zero recruits AL,AR,SC,KY,MO,and TN

Thought I’d start a thread for who ever is watching and wants to talk about it. Not looking to good to start

I took a look at how well the Sooners recruited in-state with some quotes from Brent Venables. Quick fact — this is the most in-state recruits OU has signed since 2017.

Things seem quiet on the Febechi Nwaiwu & Geno VanDeMark front.
I believe the prevailing thought is they would be signed by now.
I apologize if I missed an update on them.
Thank you.

LMAO 🤣

Starting off a new series as Oklahoma gets closer to Big 12 play. Let's dive into last night's game and look at the good and the bad.

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It is darn near impossible for me to adequately communicate how stunning a development this is.

I've known this family for almost three years and become quite close with them; I would love a firsthand explanation just as much as everyone else. But what I can tell you all for now is that this was done in complete isolation, and that the Greens have been unresponsive to quite literally everyone throughout this ordeal. They will not communicate with anyone at OU. They will not communicate with anyone from the Lee's Summit North football contingent. I exchanged a few texts with Cayden this afternoon (the details of which I won't reveal out of respect for him), but he stopped responding at a certain point. No one else has been able to reach any member of the family.

It has already been reported elsewhere that Green met with Brent Venables and Bill Bedenbaugh over the weekend, and that is true. At the time, there was nothing to worry about and no inkling that Green was considering leaving Oklahoma. Every member of the team, players and coaches alike, found out that Green was portal-bound when practice ended on Tuesday.

I spoke at length with a member of Green's high school coaching staff. The LSN crew found out when everyone else did, and has had as much luck as anyone else in attempting to establish contact with the family. That particular coach remarked to me, "We don't really check up on Cayden all that often, because we don't have to. He loves Oklahoma. Doesn't just like it, loves it. Of all our guys that would have switched up like this for whatever reason, I'd have thought Cayden was just about last on that list."

Meanwhile, Green's former head coach at LSN, ex-Oklahoma running back Jamar Mozee, told me that he also hasn't received an explanation as to how things turned sour for Green at OU. Mozee has been in touch with the Oklahoma staff today about the situation, but much like the rest of the outside world, he has not been able to get in touch with Green or his parents.

Folks, this kid was born in Oklahoma, grew up a diehard Sooner fan and never seriously considered committing anywhere else. He had been an outspoken peer recruiter for portal players and high school prospects alike. He'd worn OU on his sleeve from the day he committed, and become the first true freshman in history to serve as a game captain. The fact that he's leaving OU at all, let alone the fact that he's leaving with such apparent disregard for courtesy on the way out, is truly astonishing. With regard to such a shocking portal entry at OU, one source said, "You could have given me ninety-nine guesses, and I wouldn't have landed on Cayden." Another said, "Something like this, it almost makes you lose faith in people."

I'm trying to reserve judgment here on the factors that played into this decision, but it's hard to lend the benefit of the doubt in that capacity when there is utter radio silence from Green's camp. That silence speaks volumes, regardless of his true intent or actual motive.

Here's what it comes down to: either 1) another school coaxed Green away from Oklahoma with a prodigious amount of money, which is the consensus belief among sources I've spoken with, or 2) there is an entirely different side of the story that has yet gone untold. I would love for the latter to be true, and for there to be a rational explanation for the things that have transpired today. I'm hoping I can eventually get some semblance of an explanation from the Green family. But as of right now, the silence remains unbroken.

More to follow as we glean additional info.

I’ll never understand how recruit rankings work. How is Miami ranked 3rd with 27 players rated at 90.78 on average and OU is 8th with 28 players rated at 90.81 on average?

We have one extra player and a higher average player rating but are somehow 13 points lower than them as a whole.

He didnt sign today with CU. I know BB recruited. Any possibility of OU getting back in the mix? I would hope the IMG connection with Jackson and Stone helps and we have a BAG left behind that Green turned down.

This guy is cut out of the Tyrone Smith (Dallas Cowboys) mold. Looks identical at this age.

Let’s kick things off with class introductions.

Marcus Hicks to SDSU. Big pickup for the Jackrabbits