The Football Brainiacs

Image of Joshua Jacobs via 247 Sports

– Parrish Cobb: David Smoak of ESPN Radio had Parrish Cobb on his radio show yesterday and based on the conversation with Parrish, he tweeted out the following:

La Vega All-American CB @PctheDb4 just told us his final decision with college is down to OU and Baylor, said decision coming February 3rd.

— David Smoak (@DavidSmoak) January 25, 2016

For OU fans this is big news. If the family had taken the trip down to Texas this weekend, who knows what could’ve happened. The question then is where things stand with Baylor. I will likely catch up with one of Cobb’s parents sometime this week to try and get the answer to that, but I wanted to give you a few notes in the meantime based on what I’ve been told by someone close to the family.

Like most mother’s, they want their child close. So Parrish going to Baylor and staying close to home, I’m told, would be something his mother would obviously like. But I’m also under the impression that isn’t something she is pushing (Norman really isn’t that far). It’s more something that she’d like, but would certainly be supportive either way. I’ve been told that Cobb’s father really likes OU. I spoke to him (the father) last week who didn’t offer up which way he was leaning, but everyone I’ve spoken with gives me the impression that the father is very comfortable with Kerry Cooks, Bob Stoops & Oklahoma.

The thing that may really be in OU’s favor, I’m told, is that a lot of the young football players in Waco looked up to Ahmad Dixon growing up. Dixon had a chance to play for a lot of coaches, including Nick Saban. Whether it’s true or not, a lot of folks in Waco believe that had Dixon played for Saban or a school better known for defense, he would’ve been drafted higher.

To be clear, I’m not attempting to criticize Baylor or their defensive development. Simply relaying something I’ve been told, by folks close to the situation, is a concern. – (Super K)

– Brandon Bowen: I was able to exchange texts with Baylor 2016 DE commit Brandon Bowen, who visited Oklahoma last weekend, and I wanted to share the message he sent regarding his trip.

“My visit to OU was amazing. I had an amazing time and I got a ton of information regarding the program. The coaches and the players are humble people, easy to be around and talk to.”

Can’t say for sure what it means but as quiet as Bowen is, I took that as a rave review. – (Brandon)

– Erick Fowler and Briston Guidry: Erick Fowler and Briston Guidry were expected to take official visits to Oklahoma this week, but neither trip will now happen. Guidry told TFB he is not coming, and I spoke with one of Fowler’s family members yesterday who let me know Fowler has decided not to take anymore trips. – (Super K)

– Joshua Jacobs: As most of you know, Oklahoma stopped by McLain HS yesterday to visit with 2016 ATH Joshua Jacobs. I spoke with Jacobs’ father a little more last night to get a sense of how things played out with OU and what their plan is going forward with NSD rapidly approaching.

Jacobs’ father said both Lincoln Riley and Jay Boulware stopped by yesterday to speak with them at the school. Then, about 45 minutes later, Bob Stoops came through as well (see picture below).

In terms of the offer, it was a little ambiguous. In that the way Jacobs’ father says he understood it, was that an offer would be extended once they decided to visit.

However, apparently Oklahoma spoke to Jacobs again last night and it sounds like they made it clear he has an offer from Oklahoma, and the spot is there for him if he wants it.

Missouri will be back today for a third time in only the past two weeks to visit Jacobs and his father, who let me know they really like Ryan Walters at Missouri (who, ironically enough, is also a former OU staffer as well). Purdue will also be visiting and evidently their HC spoke with Jacobs last night.

As I also mentioned yesterday on Twitter, Ohio State has called to request a transcript, and I’m told they are looking at Jacobs for a similar role to the one OU coaches seem him playing, i.e. slot, running back, return guy, etc. Essentially moving him around like an H-back and just trying to get the ball in his hands in space. Apparently Ohio State is no longer recruiting Miami ATH commit Sam Bruce, so they are looking at Jacobs as a possible replacement.

It sounds like the family will take the next couple days to speak to the coaches that are interested and then decide where to officially visit over the weekend. The family tells me that whatever school they do decide to visit this weekend will likely be Jacobs’ ultimate destination. However, I should note that Jacobs has been to Norman on many occasions and has been on the OU campus.

In fact, Jacob’s father talked about the possibility of trying to take a mid-week day trip to Norman to sit down with the coaches. If that happens, they would still have time to look at another school over the weekend and then make a final decision upon their return. – (Super K)

– Team Testing | Bench Press: Sooners continued some team testing last Friday and we just wanted to pass on a couple notes we received as to who some of the top performers were.

Of the linemen, Jordan Wade and Dru Samia put up the most weight and reps.

Of the WRs/DBs, not surprisingly Jordan Smallwood and Hatari Byrd performed the best. Something of note, however, I was also told Michiah Quick did really well. He apparently one of the best performing WRs on the bench press which, in our opinion, is a good sign because it shows even though he may not have received the most playing time thus far he’s still putting in the work. – (TFB)

– UPDATE (10:59 am):

2016 DT Chris Daniels will have an in-home visit today with #Texas. #Oklahoma & #TAMU will do in-home visits with him tomorrow. @Andrew_TFB

— Super K (@SuperK_TFB) January 26, 2016

– UPDATE (11:24 am): This is certainly a good thing.

2017 STUD S @TheJeffOkudah tells me right now it looks like he will be in Norman Sat for #OU Jr Day. #Sooners @TheFbBrainiacs

— Alex King (@AKing_Evals) January 26, 2016

– UPDATE (7:39 pm):

https://twitter.com/ZachFarrar3/status/692159652071632897