*Beal is the first Ohio (Reynoldsburg Everest) native to end up at Oklahoma since Alex Dalton in the class of 2014.
*He is the first linebacker commit from Ohio since Taylor Hill of Youngstown Cardinal Mooney in the 2008 class, who eventually decommitted and then committed to West Virginia, before eventually signing with Michigan.
*He is the first recruit from the Columbus, Ohio area to pledge to the Sooners in the Bob Stoops era.
*He, as we all know, is the third Lackawanna prospect to end up in Norman for the 2016 class joining early offensive line enrollee Ashton Julious and Friday's linebacker commitment Kapri Doucet.
*He is the third linebacker commitment from Lackawanna to commit to Oklahoma joining Doucet and Mike Balogun from the 2008 class.
*He is the first linebacker commit from Ohio since Taylor Hill of Youngstown Cardinal Mooney in the 2008 class, who eventually decommitted and then committed to West Virginia, before eventually signing with Michigan.
*He is the first recruit from the Columbus, Ohio area to pledge to the Sooners in the Bob Stoops era.
*He, as we all know, is the third Lackawanna prospect to end up in Norman for the 2016 class joining early offensive line enrollee Ashton Julious and Friday's linebacker commitment Kapri Doucet.
*He is the third linebacker commitment from Lackawanna to commit to Oklahoma joining Doucet and Mike Balogun from the 2008 class.
