*So this note had largely been put together, and has now been altered, before this happened last night...
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Obviously there's been a lot of speculation that this is in reference to a player that I mentioned the Sooners being in good shape for in Monday Notes,
Rivals250 running back
Daylan Smothers.
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On Monday the buzz was that it could come down to Oklahoma and Florida State, who he visited last weekend, but the buzz is that actually N.C. State has a real role in his recruitment thanks in no small part to their pursuit of his friend
Kevin Concepcion. But it feels like the Sooners, their offensive line recruiting, the production of
Jeff Lebby's offenses, his relationship with
Demarco Murray, and much more has Oklahoma in great shape.
Oklahoma felt like a longshot before his official visit during the ChampUBBQ but Smothers raved about that trip and since then it feels as though others are playing catchup.
If, as we all assume, Murray's tweet was in reference to Smothers then the point will be to get him to go public but according to our guy
@RivalsFriedman that may not be that far away.
**One of the more buzzy rumors of the past few days has been the talk that Owasso, Okla.
Rivals250 wide receiver
Cole Adams is near a decision with plenty of people of the belief that Alabama will be the call.
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Now in talking to some sources it seems as though the feeling that a decision is imminent may be a bit premature but it should be said that with Adams it is always a little hard to be sure of anything as he plays coy quite well.
What does seem to be happening is that Adams seems a bit caught between two schools, Oklahoma, who seems to have the support of half of his house, while Alabama seems to have the ear of the other half. So this may be a thing where the momentum sways back and forth a bit as time goes on or it could just be he ends up siding with one of his parents and immediately being done with his choice. Again, with Adams it is hard to be sure of much of anything with some saying a decision is imminent and others feeling he'll still take some more visits in the near future.
***After waiting a month or so for what felt like a choice that was set to come it's finally just about time to hear a verdict from one of Oklahoma's top targets, North Kansas City, Mo.
Rivals250 defensive end
P.J. Adebawore.
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The big defensive end has always been very open about how strong his relationship with
Miguel Chavis is and the Sooners have plenty of reason for optimism but with a final five of Northwestern, Georgia, LSU, and Missouri there's obviously plenty of work to be done before he announces - with some predicting that decision will come next week.
There has been buzz about each of the schools involved, interestingly enough notably the Wildcats, but in talking to a few sources the feeling is that this could come down to Oklahoma and Missouri. And though no one is yet
sure of who will win out there is some feeling by some insiders that Oklahoma is the betting favorite here. It could be a huge win for the Sooners and, arguably, Chavis' first major win in Norman - something I expect you'll get used to in time.
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