BREAKING: Adrian Hardy Commits to Oklahoma (UPDATE 4:09 pm) By: The Brainiacs Posted on: March 10, 2015

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OU has received a commitment from Houston (Dekaney HS) ATH, Adrian Hardy. Hardy visited this past weekend. We will have more later.

UPDATE (4:09 pm): Wanted to offer up a few notes on Adrian Hardy.

– I checked with some sources and was told that Hardy was being recruited by OU as an athlete, meaning he will be used wherever they feel he flourishes once he gets on campus. – (Brandon)

– Also here are Alex’s notes from a recent conversation with Hardy along with his film notes:

Hardy told me that he was in touch with Bob Stoops, Lincoln Riley and Cale Gundy and that he was being recruited as an athlete.

Watching Hardy’s highlights there is a lot to like. He has a big, athletic body with impressive lateral movement and vision. Love his ability to make defenders miss in the open field and the small space, quick twitch ability that also allows him to be tough to tackle one-on-one. Has great feet, balance, and body control you don’t normally see from such a big kid. Has a nice initial burst and, at times, shows the speed to run away from defenders on film. That said, he does seem to be lacking that true extra gear. Good, but not great speed. You also have love the fact he plays QB in a spread system, which means he would most likely have at least somewhat of an understanding for the receiver position in Riley’s offense – how to find windows, the route tree, etc. – (Alex)

– This is a special football player. As Alex said above, he doesn’t have elite speed but he has elite lateral movement and perhaps most importantly instincts. This is the kind of player TCU would normally recruit to play safety in their 4-2-5. They are notorious for finding big athletic running QBs and switching them play that defensive spot. Those kind of guys, for various, reasons have the ability to give you a run stopping in the box type safety presence and a cover guy. They are also required to make the calls and coaches love guys who have built the trust of their HS coaches which is evidenced by the fact that they handle the ball. I’m sure the offensive guys will fight for Hardy but I’m hoping he ends up on the defensive side of the ball. – (Super K)

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