The Football Brainiacs

– Patrice Rene: Yet another new offer from Kerry Cooks, again on the east coast, went out to 2016 CB Patrice Rene (6’2″ 195 – Alexandria, VA). Rene had just left a recent Rivals camp when he first got word OU had offered. Already holding offers from schools like Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee & Virginia Tech just to name a few, Rene certainly isn’t short on suitors. But did share with TFB that “there aren’t many places like Oklahoma, so it definitely stands out.”

Rene went on to say he doesn’t have a list of top schools at the moment, but now that OU has offered he is hoping to get by for a visit in the near future. Rene said he and Coach Cooks are still getting to know one another so the relationship is still pretty new. He also gave the impression that distance isn’t likely to play that much of a role in his recruitment, which of course can only help OU’s chances. – (Brandon)

– Darez Diggs: We talked yesterday about another Diggs, Trevon, whom the Sooners extended an offer to, but there is yet another Diggs brother, Darez, who OU has also begun the eval process on. The elder Diggs is also a 2016 cornerback, but coming from the JUCO ranks out of Iowa Western. The two brothers have been pretty open about their desire to play together at the next level, so were the Sooners to offer both it would only help to increase their chances of landing the talented duo.

When we spoke with Trevon, we asked if OU offering his brother would put the Sooners out in front. And while he would not go so far as to admit that, he was again adamant about their preference to play together. “Yes, I want to go to school with him (Darez).”

Kerry Cooks is still getting a feel for Darez Diggs (6’3″ 205), but you can quickly see from his film the tools, most notably Diggs’ size, the first-year OU defensive backs coach is looking for in a corner. Even for a kid his size, Diggs is a fluid athlete out on that island.

As we’ve discussed here a number of times now, OU’s secondary numbers in this 2016 class are going to be a little tight. So it will be interesting to see whether or not Cooks pulls the trigger on an offer here. – (Brandon)

– Maurice Chandler: The 2016 NEO cornerback seems to be landing offers almost daily. TFB caught up with him this past Sunday to see how things were going and, of course, to see where things stood with OU following this recent string of offers. Chandler maintains he is still open, but also very high on OU. He’s working on another visit to Norman and continues to speak highly of his would-be position coach, Kerry Cooks. This one could drag out a little longer than OU fans are probably hoping for, but the Sooners remain in a good position to eventually land his commitment. – (Brandon)