Weekend Open Post | June 19th – 21st
Posted on: June 19, 2026
Sourced Recruiting Quick Hitters | Sunday June 14th
– Charlie S – Posted on: June 14, 2026
Real quick here as I have some guests headed my way…(blessed that my mom and dad can still visit)
***As you know, the Sooners picked up two commits already this weekend in WR Malahn Green and OL Jaxon Lawler
***Source tells me things have gone exceedingly well with CB Trent Blaylock as well. Sounds like OU is trending well here and right now, I still like my initial call of Blaylock ending up as a Sooner. We will see how it plays out here in the near future. (Update: He committed to OU earlier this week, obviously)
***Perhaps more intriguing is source tells me OU has really made a strong move with LB Case Alexander and, perhaps more importantly, his family. I am NOT saying that OU is in the pole position…yet…but I am saying they have put themselves in a strong fighting position and have made this one as what I can best describe as a toss-up…which is something I did not think I would be saying. Let me be clear… there is some real momentum for OU based on what the source tells me.
National Perception Starting to Turn? | Phil Steele High on OU
– Charlie S – Posted on: June 16, 2026
As the countdown to the 2026 season continues, Oklahoma is already receiving plenty of national recognition.
The Sooners placed five players on Phil Steele’s preseason All-America teams, with defensive tackle David Stone, linebacker Kip Lewis, wide receiver Isaiah Sategna, kicker Tate Sandell, and long snapper Ben Anderson all earning honors. Stone, Lewis, and Anderson were first-team selections, while Sandell landed on the second team and Sategna was named to the fourth team.
The headliners are Stone and Lewis, who give Oklahoma two first-team defensive All-Americans. Stone enters the season as one of the nation’s premier defensive tackles after a breakout sophomore campaign and is already viewed as a potential first-round NFL Draft pick. Lewis returns for his final season after leading the Sooners in tackles and serving as the leader of a defense that helped fuel Oklahoma’s run to the College Football Playoff in 2025.
Anderson continues to be one of the most reliable long snappers in the country, earning first-team recognition after back-to-back All-SEC seasons. Sandell, the reigning Lou Groza Award winner, was a second-team selection after one of the best kicking seasons in school history. Meanwhile, Sategna earned fourth-team honors after leading Oklahoma in receiving and establishing himself as one of the SEC’s top playmakers.
For a program looking to build on last year’s 10-win season and playoff appearance, having five preseason All-Americans is another sign of the talent Brent Venables has assembled in Norman. More importantly, Oklahoma’s strongest representation comes on defense, where Stone and Lewis are expected to anchor a unit with championship aspirations in 2026.
Beyond the individual honors, Oklahoma’s representation on Phil Steele’s All-America team says a lot about how the program is viewed nationally entering 2026. During the latter years of the Lincoln Riley era, the Sooners became known as a defense-optional, quarterback-driven program that could score with anyone but often struggled to field a championship-caliber defense. Oklahoma became a bit of a one-trick pony, relying on offensive firepower while the defense lagged behind.
That perception is changing under Brent Venables. Three of Oklahoma’s five preseason All-Americans come on defense or special teams, and the two first-team defensive selections in David Stone and Kip Lewis are evidence of a roster that is being built from the inside out. The Sooners are no longer being viewed solely through the lens of elite quarterback play and explosive offense. Instead, they are earning recognition for defensive toughness, physicality in the trenches, and strong special teams play.
For a program entering its third season in the SEC, that shift matters. It suggests Oklahoma is moving closer to becoming a complete football team capable of winning in multiple ways. The Sooners still have playmakers on offense, but the national respect being shown to Stone, Lewis, Anderson, and Sandell reflects a program that appears to be pointed in the right direction post-Lincoln Riley and is increasingly being built to compete for championships rather than simply win shootouts.
Sourced | There’s Still Room to Grow
– Super K – Posted on: June 16, 2026
I wanted to follow up here on Charlie’s post from earlier regarding Phil Steele’s sense of the Sooners.
I was talking to a source close to the program recently and we talked about the very issue of the Sooners improving talent.
Source made the point that I discussed on here after the draft – that while OU had draft picks this year, there is a big difference between early round talent and late round talent.
Source said essentially, you can see the difference draft talent makes from this past season (1o win season in the SEC) vs previous years where there were nearly as many draft picks (and less wins with the exception of that 10 win Big 12 year.
Now imagine, you start having DTs going in the first three rounds. Imagine a TE! Imagine a couple of WRs going early.
It’s not just that OU has a lot of room to grow where they actually do get players drafted. They have a lot of positions where players absolutely are not getting drafted.
And to that point the source added, think about how hard it is for some of our guys in here to recruit without those skins on the wall.
Sure you’ve got guys like coach Bedenbaugh with a bunch of draft picks. And you even have guys like Bates who had guys at Clemson. But that’s another school.
Source talked about how the Sooners sell themselves as a NFL program. But they’re going to be a lot better at that when they actually have coaches across the board who have made folks a lot of NFL money.
In fact, I’ve heard that some of the bigger programs will create money charts now where they show much each of their rooms has generated in NFL money. If you’re going to compete with the big boys, that matters.
So, as the Sooners start to put the Stone’s in the early rounds and the TEs and CBs, etc, their profile improves. The rich end up getting richer.
Brandon Sherrard | Sourced Update
– Super K – Posted on: June 17, 2026
As you know, the Sooners are in hot pursuit of 2027 4-star TX DB, Brandon Sherrard (Shadow Creek).
Spoke with a source close to Sherrard about where things stand. As you know the Sooners came in with a later offer. Sherrard was already set to visit teams like LSU and Texas so there was a question whether the Sooners were even going to get him on campus.
They did. He visited LSU last weekend. I asked the source where things stand and was told that things will become clearer after his final visit which is this weekend to Texas.
Source added that the Sooners have been able to insert themselves late in this recruiting because “they were very aggressive” in pursuing Sherrard the visit ended being, “better than he thought it would be.”
Sources on the OU side seem somewhat optimistic. Not a slam dunk but, again, surprising how in this OU is considering how late they were to the party.
Evaluating the New Hires
– Super K – Posted on: June 18, 2026
This past offseason the Sooners filled three open staff spots. And I have to say, so far, I’ve been pretty impressed with the recruiting results.
***On the Deland McCullough front, it’s a little harder to gauge because there isn’t much information. But the Sooners’ RB commit Keldrid Ben held firm when Deland came in. So, that’s a win. And, while the Jakoby Dixon victory wasn’t super hard-fought, the young man fielded some offers right around the time the Sooners offered and that included an offer from Miami.
***Let’s be real, anything was going to be an improvement in the tight end room. But, Witten hasn’t just exceeded low expectations; he went and grabbed a highly touted TE right off the rip. I know Witten is a famous former TE, but he doesn’t have development skins on the wall. And still, he went and beat some contenders for an out of state tight end, right off the rip.
***But the guy who has really exceeded expectations is Lamar Morgan. I know it may seem like some of these commitments were layups. But they weren’t. First, the Gabriel Osborne commit was not only a big win, but the Sooners had to be the most elite programs in the country to land him. Osborne is so highly coveted that as Charlie noted last week, Ohio State has still not relented, according to my sources up there.
I know Charlie felt good about Blaylock, but don’t let his ties to OU or Charlie’s confidence make you think the Sooners didn’t have to do work here. Before the OU visit, I had heard that Vanderbilt offered Blaylock a pretty pay package, one that I suspect best OU but a fair bit.
But what got me thinking about this topic, in general, was connected to my note from earlier this week on 2027 DB Brandon Sherrard. Again, speaking to a source close to Sherrard, I was told the Sooners made a late but very aggressive push for Sherrard and impressed the young man more than he expected. I’ll be honest, when I saw the Sooners offer Sherrard this past spring and saw how late the offer was compared to schools like Texas and LSU where he already had OVs set, I was skeptical the Sooners would even get a visit.
There is a lot more to coaching than recruiting and it’s too early to say anything definitive but I have to say, I like the way these new hires have recruited this offseason. Hopefully, the play on the field (which is only a little more than two months away if you can believe it!), is as or more impressive.
’27 Class | Where Things Stand and Where They May Be Headed
– Charlie S – Posted on: June 18, 2026
The Sooners currently hold 25 commits in the ’27 class.
OU could conceivably push to 29 or 30 commits by the time all is said and done and that would be a monster class (numbers wise) by OU standards.
Here is a breakdown of where things stand and where things may be heading.
QB: (2) Jamison Roberts, Noah Smith – Roberts is the chosen one, Smith is playing the role of potential all-American-clipboard holder in a development role.
RB: (2) Keldrid Ben, Jakoby Dixon – Two and through. Really nice class.
WR: (2) Greydon Howell, Malahn Green – Rash of decommits leaves OU in a rough spot needing to either flip someone committed elsewhere or find another under-the-radar guy and go with a very raw class. Feels like they SHOULD add one more, but a case can be made for sitting on their hands here at this point.
TE: (1) Seneca Driver – Feels like OU stands pat even without adding Ben Kolar
OL: (6) Kaeden Penny, Cooper Hackett, Luke Wilson, Tyson Ross, Isaac Coughran, Jaxon Lawler – Sooners have a nice 6-pack; do not expect any other additions. Corey Laga technically still has a committable offer, but OU isn’t pushing at all.
DT: (3) Elija Harmon, Sione Felilia, Deven Robertson – Pretty much a wrap here. Feel for those who bought the bait that early from other places that had Jalen Brewster as bait. If OU holds on and signs all three of these cats, they did well.
EDGE: (2) Krew Jones, Samuel Nelson – All eyes on you Uhila Wolfgramm. Sooners in good position here, see if they can close.
LB: (2) Cooper Witten, Taven Epps – Could it be one of the top 3 all-time LB classes at OU if Case Alexander jumps in? Thats saying a lot at a place like Oklahoma. Right now, OU is no worse than 50/50 for Alexander.
CB: (4) Mikyal Davis, Mikhail McCreary, Gabe Osborne, Trenton Blaylock – Brandon Sherrard is the last real remaining question mark and we talked about that situation earlier this week.
S: (1) Jaylen Scott – Bode Sparrow is finishing up his visits, it would be an upset if he does not land at OU, but BYU gets the last shot here. Keep an eye on Jaiden Fields as well as OU made a nice move there, and it feels like they may lead ahead of his final trip (TCU).
