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* Sam Bradford rates the other QBs in the Big 12 (Except for OSU and Texas) .

* More on Jarboe here, here, here.

* Recounting the legend of Sooner Magic with Barry Switzer.

* Good video of OU recruit Jonathon Miller of Garland (Texas) Naaman Forest.  An Adrian Peterson clone?

* Is Stoops a ‘great’ head coach? This blog says yes.

* OU/NFL blog breaks down OU’s NFL wide receivers.  Not so hot?

* ESPN’s college football coverage is good because the network hasn’t screwed it up yet.

* Bleacher Report offers up its Top 25.

From the Chattanooga Times: “(Tennessee coach) Phil Fulmer accepted the Vols’ first public 2009 signing class commitment over the weekend, when highly touted Philadelphia receiver Je’Ron Stokes pledged during an unofficial visit.Stokes, whose family is close to former Vols receiver, defensive back and return specialist Mark Jones, is rated by Rivals.com as the nation’s No. 44 overall prospect in the 2009 class. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Jones has an impressive offer list that includes Oklahoma, UCLA, West Virginia and most of the Big Ten schools.”

* Good look at the QB targets for OU in the 2009 recruiting class.

* New York Times’ Bill Rhoden on the Kelvin situation.

* Last-minute recruiting switches have helped the Sooners.

* Husker fan rounds up recruiting in the Big 12.

* Three questions for OU’s Tony Crocker.

Here are some links from around the web.

* Does OU really care about star ratings?

* Buffalo really wants Malcolm Kelly.

* The fake recruit saga continues. This time with a lawsuit from his coach.

* Good feature on OU softballer D.J. Mathis.

* How about some OU lacrosse coverage?

How big is recruiting?
Big enough that offensive lineman Stephen Good’s bench press videos are posted on YouTube.
Watch it here.

By Jake Trotter 

Sooner fans, I’ll be taking questions from you about OU football and answering them in the newspaper every Sunday.

To ask a question, send me an email at: mailto:jtrotter@oklahoman.com.

Keep it brief and clean. Oh, and let me know what town you’re from.

Look forward to hearing from you.

By Jake Trotter

Four-star junior-college linebacker J.R. Bryant committed to Oklahoma moments ago.

Bryant will have a chance to start right away with the departure of starters Lewis Baker and Curtis Lofton. 

Bryant makes 20 verbal commitments for a Sooner class that keeps getting better as signing day nears.

* There was quite a kerfluffle about blue chip Julio Jones’ visit to Florida.  He’s at OU this weekend. Here’s a take from his home state of Alabama.

* Bob Stoops has some face time at Butte Junior College.,

* More on Jermie Calhoun, OU’s big RB pick up.

* OU wrestler Josh Weitzel is fired up.

* Wichita star Bryce Brown speaks.

By Jake Trotter 

The Julio Jones sweepstakes keeps getting more and more intense. The Gainesville Sun first reported today that Julio Jones had been recruiting for OU on his Florida visit and got sent home early for it.

The Sun, however, printed this retraction later this afternoon….

http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20080124/NEWS/945006662/1016

By Jake Trotter

NORMAN — Sooner fans might want to steer clear of Alabama for a while.

Three of the nation’s top football recruits, all from Alabama are scheduled to visit Norman this weekend, according to SoonerScoop.com.

That includes five-star receiver Julio Jones (Foley, Ala.), five-star athlete Burton Scott (Prichard, Ala.) and four-star defensive back Robert Lester (Foley, Ala.), the latter two having already verbally committed to the Crimson Tide.

Jones is considered to be the top wide receiver prospect in the country.

Scott, the No. 28-ranked player in the nation according to Rivals.com, could play either slot receiver or cornerback in college.

Lester, high school teammates with Jones, will probably play safety.

OU already has the No. 7-ranked recruiting class in the nation according to Rivals after nabbing three top-100 payers in the last three weeks.

Overall, the Sooners have commitments from seven top-100 recruits.