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Blue-chip RB DeZephen Walker explains why one visit sold him on Oklahoma

1 week ago | oklahoma.rivals.com | Parker Thune

Going into his first-ever visit to Oklahoma, four-star RB DeZephen Walker didn't have any inkling that he might be committed by the time he left campus. He'd only held the OU offer for five weeks, and he still knew very little about the program. But at the conclusion of his weekend official visit in Norman, Walker decided — with his family's blessing — that he'd seen enough to shut down his recruitment.
Sooners' late charge pays off, as they land four-star RB DeZephen Walker

1 week ago | oklahoma.rivals.com | Parker Thune

It might have appeared that Oklahoma was too late to the game in offering four-star Peculiar (Mo.) RB DeZephen Walker last month. Nobody relayed that message to DeMarco Murray, however. Some six weeks after the Sooners threw their hat in the ring with the nation's No. 18 running back, Walker is pledged to Oklahoma. His father announced his commitment moments ago on social media, fresh off Walker's official visit in Norman over the weekend.
Dazzling Dozen: 12 individual awards and superlatives from OU's camp series

2 weeks ago | oklahoma.rivals.com | Parker Thune

Dazzling Dozen: 12 individual awards and superlatives from OU's camp seriesOn Friday, the Oklahoma staff hosted the Sooners' fourth and final elite camp session of the summer, which means another camp season has already come and passed in Norman. Throughout the last couple of weeks, numerous blue-chippers highlighted the camp circuit at OU, but a number of emerging and under-the-radar prospects also put themselves more squarely on the map with standout performances.
Derrick Johnson II lays out his OU pledge: "The love was just unbelievable"

2 weeks ago | oklahoma.rivals.com | Parker Thune

If the average Sooner fan had a bingo card going into Oklahoma's first weekend of June official visits, a commitment from three-star CB Derrick Johnson II certainly wasn't on that card. And yet the Sooners pulled a stunner, locking down the talented Murrieta (Calif.) Valley High product over Kansas, Utah, Washington and UCLA.
Oklahoma unloads a two-way pitch to LB Braxton Lindsey on his official

2 weeks ago | oklahoma.rivals.com | Parker Thune

Versatility is the calling card for Rogers (Ark.) phenom Braxton Lindsey. Throughout his recruitment, he's picked up P4 offers to play defensive end, off-ball linebacker and tight end — and plenty of schools have simply thrown their collective hands up and offered him as an athlete. Oklahoma had long been recruiting Lindsey as a linebacker, but that vision has shifted as of late.
Four-star WR Dickerson recaps OU visit, discusses commitment timeline

2 weeks ago | oklahoma.rivals.com | Parker Thune

Dallas Dickerson is ingesting a litany of new data, and new experiences, during his official visit slate. The four-star Bogart (Ga.) North Oconee receiver took an official visit to Georgia Tech on the weekend of May 30, but that's the only school among his group of finalists that he's seen with his own two eyes. He's never been to Florida or to Kentucky, but he'll see both campuses over the next two weekends; he'll OV with the Gators on June 13 and check in with the Wildcats on June 20.
Sooners land four-star OL Noah Best: "I kind of always knew"

2 weeks ago | oklahoma.rivals.com | Parker Thune

On June 6, 2024, Noah Best received a scholarship offer from his dream school while at a camp session in Norman. One year later, on June 6, 2025, he began the official visit that would finally convince him to shut down his recruitment and commit to Oklahoma. “I kind of always knew going in that if no other school stood out to me, I’d be committed by the end of the OV," said Best, a lifelong OU fan who spent a good portion of his childhood in suburban Tulsa.
Three-star DE Matthew Nelson commits to Oklahoma after "confirmation" on OV

2 weeks ago | oklahoma.rivals.com | Parker Thune

When Bryant (Ark.) DE Matthew Nelson decided to spend last Sunday morning competing at Oklahoma's prospect camp instead of following through on his scheduled official visit to Tulsa, that was the first real indication that he was imminently close to committing. One week later, fresh off his official visit in Norman, Nelson is officially on board with the Sooners.
Blue-chip OL Deacon Schmitt dives deep into his OV experience at Oklahoma

2 weeks ago | oklahoma.rivals.com | Parker Thune

Oklahoma has long been a favorite for four-star OL Deacon Schmitt. And though the Sooners will have to wait out the final three visits of Schmitt's official visit schedule (which are trips to Nebraska, USC and Tennessee), they certainly put their best foot forward over the weekend with the No. 2 prospect in the state of Colorado. After returning to the Rocky Mountain State on Sunday afternoon, Schmitt recapped his jam-packed weekend at OU in great detail.
Peyton Houston dishes on latest OU visit, and his bond with John Mateer

3 weeks ago | oklahoma.rivals.com | Parker Thune

It's not often that a Power 4 football program makes one quarterback the exclusive focus of its recruiting efforts, especially not in the long term. But almost a full year after he first picked up a scholarship offer from Oklahoma, Peyton Houston remains the only target for the Sooner staff. OU did briefly flirt with four-star QB Trae Taylor, who eventually committed to Nebraska.