The Football Brainiacs

– Clifford Chattman: 2016 ATH and LSU commit Clifford Chattman (New Orleans, LA) made his way to Norman for an official visit last weekend, after which we had the chance to catch up to see how things went. Chattman said the trip to Norman was much better than he even expected it to be. He did add, however, that he’s still “solid” to LSU, but admitted that Oklahoma made him rethink things a little.

I got the sense he just didn’t expect to feel such a sense of closeness or as he described it, a “family” feel, at Oklahoma. Chattman’s primary recruiter is actually defensive line coach, Diron Reynolds. And Chattman told TFB the Sooners are recruiting him as an outside linebacker. Which led me to asking what position LSU is recruiting him at, to which Chattman said the LSU staff haven’t actually addressed it with him. So it sounds like the Sooners may have a clearer vision for Chattman, or at least have done a better job of articulating it.

All that said, as we’ve noted several other times previously, the OU staff will have their work cut out for them pulling an LSU commit out of Louisiana. – (Super K)

– Obi Eboh: 2016 CB/S and Texas commit Obi Eboh finally made the trip to Norman this past weekend, along with his teammate and OU commit Robert Barnes. I haven’t had a chance to speak with Eboh yet, but I did speak with someone close to him and was told that Eboh, “really enjoyed himself” during the visit. Eboh’s mother and father are both professionals and their son’s education is a primary focus for them,  so Texas having such a great in-state network is a big part of the draw towards the Horns.

But my source told me that Eboh is really close to Kerry Cooks and it sounds like if a flip is going to happen, it will be about Eboh’s relationship with Cooks and less so about where the OU & UT football programs are respectively right now. – (Super K)