Michael Hawkins — SIGNED
Brendan Zurbrugg — SIGNED
Taylor Tatum — SIGNED
Xavier Robinson — SIGNED
Zion Kearney — SIGNED
Zion Ragins — SIGNED
Ivan Carreon — SIGNED
KJ Daniels — SIGNED
Davon Mitchell — SIGNED
Eugene Brooks — SIGNED
Isaiah Autry — SIGNED
Daniel Akinkunmi — SIGNED
Josh Aisosa — SIGNED
Eddy Pierre-Louis — SIGNED

Danny Okoye — SIGNED
Wyatt Gilmore — SIGNED
David Stone — SIGNED
Jayden Jackson — SIGNED
Nigel Smith — SIGNED
James Nesta — SIGNED
Eli Bowen — SIGNED
Mykel Patterson-McDonald — SIGNED
Devon Jordan — SIGNED
Michael Boganowski — SIGNED
Jaydan Hardy — SIGNED
Jeremiah Newcombe — SIGNED
Reggie Powers — SIGNED

Worth noting that as a walk-on, Andy Bass will not have his signing officially announced by Oklahoma. But nothing is amiss there, and he will sign his letter of intent tonight on the OUInsider Signing Day Special.

For as quick and athletic as he is, any chance he moves to defensive line? Which group gets paid more in the NFL, OL or DL?

Were they not planning on signing today or is there an opening here with doubts creeping in ?

On Cayden greens commitment post(Instagram), Isaiah replied on his side account saying “😂😂😂OU finna move to the sec and getting fried😂😂”. Not encouraging news for LSN connections.
EDIT- Here’s the screenshot. https://ibb.co/WfwYxH3
EDIT #2- Because some of yall don’t seem to believe this comment was made by him, this is his side account. Go check it out for yourself.

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0:00 — Opening statement
14:45 — On maintaining relationships in the portal era with recruits who commit elsewhere
20:02 — On David Stone and his recruitment
24:10 — On the difficulties of recruiting elite D-linemen
29:12 — On the signing class’s geographical diversity
30:15 — On competing in the SEC with this group
32:40 — #TalkAbout the two-sport signees

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Anyone heard anything?

I don’t want to talk about people who aren’t coming. Who do you like in this class? Who makes an instant impact? And……GO!

Parker and Brandon sat down with Brendan Zurbrugg, Michael Boganowski and Wyatt Gilmore to talk signing day 2024!

Don't forget, the LIVE three-hour Signing Day Special is tonight at 7:00 pm on YouTube!

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I haven’t seen anything yet, are there plans for NSD?

I sat down with Danny Okoye ahead of Early Signing Day to discuss his performance in the U.S. Army Bowl, the process of his recruitment, and what gives the Sooners' 2024 class a chance to do "something special." https://oklahoma.rivals.com/news/ok...-sees-something-special-in-sooners-2024-class

Byrd will be joining Nate Anderson at SMU.

Mainly Choctaw and Cherokee

What did we like about the 2023 season?

What did we not like about the 2023 season?

Guess he didnt want to turn into CW.

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Taylor Tatum may be the #1 back on the 2024 cycle, but I think not getting Caden Durham's commitment is a loss especially being an Oklahoma kid! The kid definitely looks the part even as a freshman!

UPDATE

Not hearing much traction on the OU side with DL Chris McClellan, so this thing seems to be leaning Mizzou, as we have said would be the case if OU doesn’t go all-in.

I’m also told things are gonna start moving more quickly and a decision could come as early as next 24 hours or late as Friday. All depends on if they are ready to shut things down with a few more programs trying to throw their hats in the ring for McClellan as well.

Again, we are watching this closely, and things have been interesting behind the scenes, so we will update as we get info that we feel is worthwhile to report.




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*** I expect former freshman All-American and UNT transfer OL, Febechi Nwaiwu to be a Sooner. We have stayed reporting that and threw his name out as a likely target and addition to the Sooners’ roster a few weeks ago.

*** The other uncommitted transfer OL that visited OU this past weekend was MSU OG Geno VanDeMark. His addition seemed likely, but the Sooners are battling a late surge and NIL offer from Michigan State, per multiple sources.

OU is working on solidifying things, and as things sit I still pick OU. However, this was a sure thing not 72 hours ago so this late twist regarding the MSU transfer OG is a bit of a surprise.

We are going to continue to monitor things but there was still confidence in where OU stood with VanDeMark earlier this morning. Just not to the level of once was before MSU came calling again.

However, I still think this ends in OU’s favor as it sits a 1:20 pm today. Updates coming if we feel it has swung in the Spartans’ direction.

*** As for Florida transfer DL Chris McClellan, I continue to hear that no decision is imminent, or at least not today. One person with knowledge told OUinsider that a decision was likely the back half of this week, if a final decision is made (Weds to Sunday).

Another source close to the situation told OUinsider that McClellan is back in Gainesville packing things up, but that he would be back in Tulsa later this week to fully discuss things with the entire family following his OV’s to Mizzou and Colorado, and his in-home with the Sooners.

Mizzou has confidence in their standing with McClellan following the OV Friday. With the logistics and being in the SEC, you can see why after the NIL part is added as well.

Colorado is another contender after his OV there Saturday and Sunday. However, I’m told Big 12 is the drawback there. Just unsure how much of one with him showing interest in the Buffs and their NIL package being more than competitive.

With OU, it’s a matter of wanting to play the NIL game in this scenario. Both parties seem to want to be connected and have McClellan be a Sooner, but OU has a proverbial line drawn in the sand, per sources on McClellan side and sources I spoke with today around Norman. As reported earlier, it’s a matter of OU playing the game the way McClellan’s camp feels is needed on the NIL side to get him. It’s not all that matters, but it’s a decent portion and enough of one that could sway things away from OU if they don’t want to go that route just yet. But will be the end-all with OU moving forward, and to be honest, I get the sense OU is willing to hold pat. At least that was my sense earlier this weekend and today as I spoke with a few folks.

If OU doesn’t play, they have a very solid 2024 recruiting class coming in at the position, and they also have some good depth and experience coming back as well. With that, there is buzz OU could be waiting to see what happens post bowl season to see who might enter the transfer portal at DL and go from there.

Again, we will continue to monitor this and update as needed but I wouldn’t be shocked to see this trend away from OU. We called Mizzou the ‘sneaky’ team to watch last week. That continues to be the case.

Either way, we will update you all on information that changes here.

*** Finally, I spoke to a source once again today that told OUinsider that communication between Texas A&M OL Chase Bisontis and the Sooners was “virtually nothing.”

I know there has been some things said about OU making a run or in constant communication — on social media and other places — but we at OUinsider hadn’t been able to confirm that to be the case. Multiple sources actually say the opposite, but we will keep digging around and update accordingly.

If that does ever become a viable option for OU, I’d be willing to say that the Sooners would play ball on the NIL front with Bisontis.

Think bv and crew go after him?

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Is in the portal.. this board seems slightly dead. just curious if we’ll even be a consideration

He was an absolute freak tonight. He not only looked physically different than anyone else but also a great football player which really suprised me coming from a homeschool team .
Unblockable off the edge and even played gunner on special teams .
Again , I knew he was very quick twitch but has a nose for the ball and instincts you just can’t coach .
Reminds me off bigger Ronnell Lewis
Also he was a team captain.
He looked like the best defender on a field tonight, one full of highschool stars.
He looks like the Bama /Georgia players we never got the last 15 years.
Hes not going to get it but he’s got 5 star written all over him .
Hes head and shoulders better than Collin Simmons .
If he played at Duncanville he would be a consensus 5 star and easily in the top 15 in the country

OU better step it up or we won’t be able to retain or land a top recruit. Or even be able to land multiple elite players in one year like the schools mentioned in the title. This is getting rediculous and I am worried OU will get left behind if players continue to decide between development and Cash.

Took a look at some of the keys to victory for OU in a huge, top-11 showdown with North Carolina tomorrow.

In case you're interested, just for fun. UTSA vs. Marshall.
8:00 PM CST
Here is a link to the live stream. Look for the play button at the bottom of the page.

https://thevarsitynetwork.com/feed/source/oas-1382?audioPlayer=fba:allaccess-Live-42

I took a look at Sawchuk's production this season and why he's feeling confident about his play heading into the bowl game.