On Wednesday morning, 5-star safety Petyon Bowen made waves in the recruiting world when he announced that he would be flipping his commitment from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and instead be joining the Oregon Ducks.
Early on Thursday afternoon, Bowen once again made waves in the recruiting world, this time by announcing that he would be flipping his commitment from the Ducks and instead signing with the Oklahoma Sooners.
What a wild ride it has been.
While Oregon faithful were riding high on Wednesday after landing the massive flip, anxiety levels started to raise near the end of the day when it became clear that the Ducks were still waiting on Bowen’s national letter of intent to come through.
That wait carried through the night into Thursday morning, when it became more clear that Bowen, the No. 2 safety in the 2023 class and No. 14 overall player in the nation, was leaning towards the Sooners, his second flip in less than 24 hours.
At 12:42 p.m. PT on Thursday Bowen made it official.
The 5-star safety issued a statement to both Oregon and Notre Dame fans after the announcement, saying in part:
Soon after choosing Oregon yesterday morning, I came to the realization that the decision was not the best path for me. I immediately started to rethink my future.
Oregon and Notre Dame faithful, I am sorry for how I handled this process. Changing my decision on signing day, the hat pump fake, all of it could have been handled better. I can’t change what I did but this experience is something that I will learn from.
Here is the full statement from Bowen: