The Football Brainiacs

– Parnell Motley: This past weekend Oklahoma had a few visitors in Norman, one being defensive back Parnell Motley (Washington D.C.). The Sooners have been recruiting Motley for quite some time. I talked to a source about Motley’s visit and it sounds like it went really well. It seems the Sooners gave him a lot to think about. Source said the visit went, “really well…he’s going to take some time and talk it over with his family”. Source also said that Motley just needs to work things through with Maryland, as he is committed to them currently, but it won’t come as a surprise if he ends up a Sooner. In fact one source said that the thought of committing to Oklahoma crossed his mind on the trip. – (Brandon)

– Elysee Mbem-Bosse: As players get closer and closer to signing day it gets more and more difficult to get them to open up about their recruitment. So we like to speak to people close to a recruit to get a sense of where things stand. Star LB, Elysee Mbem-Bosse (Ellenwood, GA) will announce his commitment this coming weekend. Most expected Mbem-Bosse to end up at Auburn but in talking to a source I’m told that the departure of Muschamp and the fact that there still isn’t a defensive staff in place may have put the nail in their coffin.

Mbem-Bosse is a December graduate so he really doesn’t have time to wait for Georgia or Auburn to fill their staffs. I’m told this may end up playing out in Oklahoma’s favor. Mbem-Bosse officially visited Oklahoma last month and it sounds like that visit surprised even him with how much it impressed him. Sooners don’t usually pull defensive players out of Georgia, and there are no guarantees, but people familiar with Mbem-Bosse’s recruiting are telling us that it is a very real possibility. – (Super K)

– Chris Daniels: Another top target that will be making his announcement this weekend is defensive tackle, Chris Daniels (Euless, TX). I caught up with Daniels’ father and he said that Chris will be deciding between Oklahoma, Michigan, Ohio State and Alabama. He wouldn’t tip his hand but we feel confident that this one will come down to OU vs. Michigan. Both schools have recruited him the hardest. The advantage Oklahoma has is proximity and the fact that the Sooners are the only one of those programs whose defensive staff is completely intact. – (Brandon)

– Mique Juarez: I know everyone wants an update on the star LB that visited Oklahoma this past weekend. Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to reach Juarez yet nor have we been able to really get a sense how the visit went from folks around Juarez. I can say that, going into the trip I was told that he is most likely stay in-state (California). We’ll work to bring you more. Either way, I think it’s pretty safe to say with who the Sooners have committed and where things stand with Caleb Kelley…the Sooners gon’ be aight! – (Super K)

– UPDATE (4:18 pm): 2016 wide receiver target, Velus Jones, has just informed us that he will announce his decision tomorrow at 2:00 pm. Velus will decide between schools like Florida, Tennessee, USC, Michigan and others. He holds an extensive offer list and has been heavily recruited by a number of programs. His most recent visit was to Tennessee. He visited Oklahoma in late November and came away very impressed. Stay tuned for this one. You can follow Velus on twitter at https://twitter.com/VelusJr – (Alex)