*So earlier this week, when Hayes Fawcett excited the world with #flipszn talk, rumors immediately ran wild. One of the crazier ones was talk that Denton (Texas) Guyer potential five-star quarterback Jackson Arnold could be looking for a move away from Oklahoma.
Now Arnold has loooooong been a non-entity in the recruiting world outside of the Sooners. Since his commitment he has focused the entirety of his efforts on helping build the 2023 class and truly has shut down pretty much all outside interest.
But the one school that always seemed to make the most sense - even if there was no reason to consider it - was Texas A&M. The Aggies need a 2023 quarterback and obviously have the means to make that possible.
Still though, Arnold has never seemed interested.
So I wanted to just check around in College Station and Denton circles and see if anything was cooking.
As expected? Nothing.
"I think A&M would love to make that happen but there's been no real door opening there," an Aggie source said.
Right now you have to kind of keep checking on everything but Arnold seems like a guy who believes in what the Sooners are doing even if it's not always pretty at the moment.
**I know there has been a lot of excitement about Ardmore, Okla. 2023 athlete Eric Fields.
I've spoken to some sources and it seems that there is a grade issue to clear before a lot of schools can get involved - though it does not seem like an impossibility to happen. Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Kansas State, and North Texas are among some who have very real interest and Fields is highly regarded by his coaching staff.
"He's the most talented guy I've been around," said one Ardmore staff member with a long history.
Fields has a chance to be a special one but he's got to do a little work before his GPA/ACT situation is ready to go. Still though, keep an eye on him, it won't shock me at all if in January his recruitment really takes off if he can show some improvement on the sliding scale.
***Finally for months now Oklahoma's offensive line has seemed set on four signees, the four players already committed, but it seems that in recent weeks the idea of an addition to the class has become more plausible than in the past.
It's not that it is set in stone but it does seem as though Oklahoma is looking at a few options if the numbers were to work out. One name that has been thrown around a little - from what I've gathered is something of a renewal of interest with Florida State commitment Lucas Simmons.
For those that don't know Simmons is an Oklahoma legacy and had a lot of early interest in the Sooners but Oklahoma kind of cooled on him back in the spring.
I am NOT saying there has been any real contact to date but he's a name I've heard could get a second look.
There are a few others that feel a bit more like fliers at this point - players with upside but who aren't big recruiting names at this point - but it does seem like Oklahoma is throwing around the idea of another lineman for 2023.
Now Arnold has loooooong been a non-entity in the recruiting world outside of the Sooners. Since his commitment he has focused the entirety of his efforts on helping build the 2023 class and truly has shut down pretty much all outside interest.
But the one school that always seemed to make the most sense - even if there was no reason to consider it - was Texas A&M. The Aggies need a 2023 quarterback and obviously have the means to make that possible.
Still though, Arnold has never seemed interested.
So I wanted to just check around in College Station and Denton circles and see if anything was cooking.
As expected? Nothing.
"I think A&M would love to make that happen but there's been no real door opening there," an Aggie source said.
Right now you have to kind of keep checking on everything but Arnold seems like a guy who believes in what the Sooners are doing even if it's not always pretty at the moment.
**I know there has been a lot of excitement about Ardmore, Okla. 2023 athlete Eric Fields.
I've spoken to some sources and it seems that there is a grade issue to clear before a lot of schools can get involved - though it does not seem like an impossibility to happen. Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Kansas State, and North Texas are among some who have very real interest and Fields is highly regarded by his coaching staff.
"He's the most talented guy I've been around," said one Ardmore staff member with a long history.
Fields has a chance to be a special one but he's got to do a little work before his GPA/ACT situation is ready to go. Still though, keep an eye on him, it won't shock me at all if in January his recruitment really takes off if he can show some improvement on the sliding scale.
***Finally for months now Oklahoma's offensive line has seemed set on four signees, the four players already committed, but it seems that in recent weeks the idea of an addition to the class has become more plausible than in the past.
It's not that it is set in stone but it does seem as though Oklahoma is looking at a few options if the numbers were to work out. One name that has been thrown around a little - from what I've gathered is something of a renewal of interest with Florida State commitment Lucas Simmons.
For those that don't know Simmons is an Oklahoma legacy and had a lot of early interest in the Sooners but Oklahoma kind of cooled on him back in the spring.
I am NOT saying there has been any real contact to date but he's a name I've heard could get a second look.
There are a few others that feel a bit more like fliers at this point - players with upside but who aren't big recruiting names at this point - but it does seem like Oklahoma is throwing around the idea of another lineman for 2023.
