Brent Venables and Co. are weeks removed from their first spring as a staff together. It was a successful one with no notable injuries and some standout performances across the board. All told, things went as well as they could’ve hoped considering the positive reviews from the media and recruits in attendance.
The spring game served as an eye-opener for recruits and gave the Oklahoma Sooners some significant momentum to ride as they head into the most crucial time of the year for recruiting. With spring ball done and the team going home to recharge before fall camp, the staff will be all in on recruiting. With that in mind, it’s time to map out the targets to watch as the 2023 class begins to materialize this summer.
Quarterbacks
Commits: Jackson Arnold
Targets: N/A
Oklahoma has its centerpiece and leader for this class in rising senior Jackson Arnold. Arnold quarterbacked a very talented Denton Guyer team to the state championship game last year and torched defenses. The craziest thing about it was his first year starting on varsity. He earned a spot in the Elite 11, the premier offseason QB evaluation circuit, and with another year of production like he put on display last year, Arnold will be knocking on the door for five-star status in 2023.
With him in the boat, the Sooners have a player whose word means something to his peers and can deploy him on the recruiting trail to flip guys like teammate Peyton Bowen (we’ll get to him later) and recruit others to Norman in the process. The Sooners also added JUCO transfer General Booty who has three years left of eligibility on top of 2022’s Nick Evers. Evers completed his first spring as an OU QB so the Sooners won’t be needing to address the position anymore for 2023.
Running Backs
Commits: None
Notable targets: Dylan Edwards, Daylan Smothers, Tre Wisner, Richard Young, Sergio Snider
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