The Football Brainiacs

Image of Samaje Perine via statesman.com

– Kenneth Mann: 2015 DE Kenneth Mann out of Burleson, Texas is heading up to Norman today with his coach. Earlier this week, Oklahoma got a DE commitment from Louisiana’s Tyrell Jacobs. We’ve been told that OU is planning on taking two DEs, so Mann could conceivably fill that final spot. We’ve asked him if he plans on committing today, and he said he wasn’t sure. We’ll know one way or another later today.

– David Long: On Monday 2015 LB David Long (Cincinnati, OH) came down to Norman for an unofficial visit. Long visited without an offer and hoped to come away with one, but that did not happen. Long said about the possibility of an offer coming later that, “they (the coaches) want to watch my first couple games before they do (offer).” Despite not receiving said offer, Long said that the visit still “went great.” Although Long plays inside LB in high school, he’s told us that OU is actually looking at him as a NB/OLB.

– Pat Allen: Oklahoma has been recruiting 2015 offensive tackle Pat Allen out of Maryland for some time now. We got in touch with him recently to gauge his interest, and were told he’s very interested in Oklahoma. We asked him what kind of chance they have at landing his commitment, and he said OU has a “great chance.” We’re going to try to get a full update from him in the next few days.

– John Humphrey: Chatted with John Humphrey for a second time after his visit to Texas last weekend, and he’s not happy with UT. He talked about how the Texas coaches worked hard to get him and his family down on a visit for their camp last Friday. He said they called repeatedly prior to the camp, so he and his family finally agreed to attend. But he said when they got there the coaches essentially ignored him and his family. He didn’t work out during the camp and said that he “never will” for them. We’re personally baffled by some of Texas’ recruiting strategy. This certainly isn’t first time the Horns have rubbed a recruit the wrong way. The Texas coaches really bungled the offer to PJ Mbanasor as well.

We’ll be very surprised if Humphrey ends up anywhere other than Oklahoma. He is one of the most fluid and explosive athletes in the state of Texas. He’d be a tremendous pick up for OU.

– Samaje Perine: Other day I (K) was talking to a friend of mine from Austin, and he told me he was at the barber shop recently which happened to be the same place where Perine got his hair cut while growing up. My buddy and the barber were talking about Perine’s discipline and work ethic. So the barber tells my buddy that when Perine was young he’d jog 10 miles to the barber shop just to get his haircut, haha. Which is obviously a random story, but sometimes you hear stuff like that and just want to share it with others you think might get a kick out of it.

– UPDATE (10:23 am): Per Demetric Warren, OU has offered 2016 five star (per 247) DE Ed Alexander (Hammond, LA) – VIDEO

– UPDATE (10:40 am): Checked in again with Kenneth Mann and he said that it is just him and his coach heading up to Norman. His mother is not with him. He has visited OU once before for the spring game however, again, his mother was not with him. Not sure if that will matter ultimately in whether or not he’s able to commit but thought it was at least worth a note.

– UPDATE (4:35 pm): BREAKING – Kenneth Mann has committed to Oklahoma!