If the writing wasn’t already on the wall for the Oklahoma Sooners to flip five-star safety Peyton Bowen from Notre Dame, now you can print it in 40-inch headlines.
247Sports Director of Football Recruiting Steve Wiltfong flipped his crystal ball for Peyton Bowen.
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It’s the second prediction in favor of the Sooners from 247Sports in as many days. Now, Peyton Bowen to Oklahoma has been predicted by multiple analysts across each of the three major recruiting services. Rivals was first with their flip predictions a few weeks ago, and then On3 came through on Thursday. Brandon Drumm of OUInsider at 247Sports provided a crystal ball on Friday, and Wiltfong backed that up with a crystal ball of his own.
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Wiltfong’s prediction is one of the weightiest in the recruiting world. It even has a moniker. When a school lands a prediction from the recruiting expert, they’ve been “Fong’d.”
If Bowen does indeed flip and the Sooners do eventually sign Jackson Arnold and Adepoju Adebawore, it would mark the first time that the Sooners would have landed two five-star defensive prospects and only the second time in 247Sports database that they landed three five-star players in a recruiting class. The only other time came in 2019 with Spencer Rattler, Jadon Haselwood, and Theo Wease.
Ultimately, the Sooners still have to close and get Bowen’s national letter of intent, but things are looking very positive for Oklahoma as they look to close the 2023 recruiting class strong.
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