Oklahoma and five-star quarterbacks remain a thing.
The Sooners landed Spencer Rattler in the 2019 recruiting class, who ended up as the top quarterback in that class. Then it was Bryce Young, who ended up the same in the 2020 class but chose hometown USC before flipping late to Alabama, though the prevailing thought was that he’d pick Oklahoma if it weren’t for Rattler.
Enter Brock Vandagriff in the 2021 class. He was the No. 1 ranked quarterback at the time of his commitment to Oklahoma last summer and eventually de-committing for hometown Georgia.
Now?
Current five-star and No. 1 quarterback in the 2021 recruiting class Caleb Williams*, who is set to visit Oklahoma over the next three days.
“If you just go look at their recent history with Coach (Lincoln) Riley, that should be enough to get me back on campus,” Williams wrote in his personal blog with Sports Illustrated. “With Baker (Mayfield), to Kyler (Murray), to Jalen Hurts. They were all Heisman contenders, two Heisman winners and two were first overall picks. Jalen is coming up in this draft and he should go high.”
When Vandagriff committed last summer, Lincoln Riley never stopped communicating with Williams.
The Washington D.C. native visited Oklahoma soon after Vandagriff made his commitment and the Sooners not having a spot for him. Williams has visited Norman, Oklahoma, twice, and wrote on his relationship and upcoming visit the next three days.
“I’ve already visited there twice and I’ve liked it,” he wrote. “I like Coach Riley. He and I were in the war room—they call it—the offensive meeting room. We were going through a bunch of plays; we were talking and connected very well. I think it was for a long time and it wasn’t supposed to be, it was supposed to be 20 minutes or so and it went way longer. I have a good connection with Coach Riley. The recent history is enough for me to come back.
“Still trying to figure out if that is one of the places for me out of all the schools I’m choosing from. And just the feeling of being there and if I could be out there for three or four years and call it my home.”
Oklahoma is the perceived leader in the clubhouse with LSU and Clemson being the stiffest competition.
It has not been announced or reported if Williams will be making a return visit to the Sooners after this weekend.
*according to Rivals.com
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