Let’s start with Landon Rink, who was in Aggieland the last two days and had a heck of a time — a good enough time, in fact, that his recruitment has now been shut down. He’ll commit on April 3 and I have entered a FutureCast in favor of Texas A&M. If it is any consolation, I will tell you all that Oklahoma was VERY aggressive with Rink on the NIL front. In fact, the Sooners were so aggressive that some might even have considered their NIL offer a bit too generous for a player of Rink’s caliber. Todd Bates wanted Rink badly, and that was reflected in the way he pursued the blue-chip DL. But the Aggies appear poised to close the deal here.
With Rink effectively off the board, I would expect Oklahoma to turn up the heat on Floyd Boucard, who is already very high on the Sooners’ board as things stand. There is a belief in the Switzer Center that Boucard could shut things down on his June 14-16 official visit, but June is admittedly a long way off and the three-star Floridian has recently picked up a bevy of impressive offers. Even so, I would consider the Sooners to be the leader in that recruitment right now — and I also expect them to get a little more serious in the coming days with three-star California native Josiah Sharma, who quietly picked up an offer several weeks back. Sharma’s name is certainly one to file away. And OU remains in the catbird seat for four-star Jersey product Kole Briehler.
Caught up with three-star OL Antoni Ogumoro last night. He will OV to Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas State and Missouri prior to his May 21 commitment. He hasn’t finalized a date with OU, but is actively in the process of doing so (i.e., that visit may be set as early as today). As of now, the Sooners are in the best spot, but if anybody spoils the party, I expect it to be the Vols. They have strong relationships with Ogumoro that are a bit more deeply rooted than the bonds between Ogumoro and Oklahoma. Even so, the Sooners’ overall program culture spoke volumes to Ogumoro and his family when they visited earlier this month. I like my FutureCast to Oklahoma for the moment.
For those on the Dakotah Terrell hype train, you’ll be glad to know that the three-star TE from Pocola (Okla.) will be on campus later this week to watch practice. The Sooners will probably want to see him work out before they offer him, as there are some concerns in the building about the 6-foot-8 converted hooper’s frame. But if things continue to stagnate with Linkon Cure and Nate Roberts ends up picking Ohio State, the likelihood of Terrell picking up the offer certainly increases (with the obvious prerequisite that he passes the eye test in camp). I’ll reiterate, though: it’s not automatic that he’ll get an offer if the Sooners have to go further down the board at tight end, a la Witt Edwards. And another expected practice visitor for Oklahoma this week is four-star 2026 OL Grant Wise, a native of Florida. The Sooners will get the chance to make a strong early impression with him.
