The Oklahoma Sooners have done a nice job recruiting the running back position. Led by running backs coach DeMarco Murray, the Sooners have stayed in the minds of the top running backs in the last couple of classes. In the 2023 recruiting class, Murray has Oklahoma right in the thick of a recruiting battle for 2023 five-star running back Richard Young.
Young holds offers from every major team in the country but is starting to narrow his vision and recruitment down significantly.
He took to social media Sunday afternoon to announce that he has a top 7 and the Oklahoma Sooners were featured along with some major SEC schools, Ohio State, and the Oregon Ducks.
The Sooners will be in a significant fight for Young’s services and as it currently stands no one team has really separated itself, at least not enough for any predictions or Crystal Ball projections. With that said, DeMarco Murray, Jeff Lebby, and Brent Venables can turn up the heat on Young over the spring and summer.
Murray, the Sooners’ running back coach, would love to land his first five-star running back commit in Young who is as complete of a back the country has to offer. Young is the No. 1 running back in the country according to On3’s consensus rankings and ESPN.
Here’s what Andrew Ivins of 247Sports had to say about Richard Young:
One of the most coveted prospects to come out of Southwest Florida in recent memory. A one-cut-and-go type of running back that’s powerful enough to get it done in-between the tackles. Excellent vision and overall feel for the position allows him to get up field in a hurry and attack holes. Outstanding contact balance combined with an effective stiff arm makes it extremely difficult for high school defenders to bring him to the ground. Has experience working out of single back, shotgun and pistol formations.Wear and tear not much of a concern at this stage in his development as he’s averaged only 12 carries a game his first two years of high school. Likely to…
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