The Oklahoma Sooners have had a productive July on the recruiting trail and it’s going to be even more so in the coming days. Oklahoma has many notable targets committing soon and some other noteworthy targets are winding their recruitments down.
One of those prospects is elite linebacker prospect Troy Bowles, son of NFL head coach Todd Bowles. Bowles’ recruitment has largely featured teams in the southeast region of the United States. His Top eight reflected that.
BREAKING: Four-Star LB Troy Bowles is down to 8️⃣ Schools, he tells @On3Recruits
The 6’1 205 LB from Tampa, FL is ranked as the No. 2 LB in the ‘23 Class
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Florida, Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, and Rutgers joined the Oklahoma Sooners, Georgia Bulldogs, and Ohio State Buckeyes in his top eight released in May. However, in the time since then, Bowles has gone on official visits to the latter three schools, which makes sense as to why they’d be his top three as well.
BREAKING: The Nation’s No. 2 LB Troy Bowles is down to 3️⃣ Schools!
The 6’1 205 LB from Tampa, FL will announce his college decision on July 16th.
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With his official visits behind him and a final three decided on, Bowles is ready to make his decision and that will come on July 16th. Georgia currently has all three crystal ball predictions in their favor on 247Sports right now so it may seem that Oklahoma ultimately may end up on the outside looking in here.
No one knows for certain but considering how hot Oklahoma has been on the recruiting trail over the last few weeks nothing is completely off the table. Given Brent Venables knack for recruiting the linebacker position, Oklahoma could still very much be in the race for Bowles.
Should the Sooners miss out on Bowles, they’ll turn their attention to another Tampa, Fla. linebacker to round out their collection of linebacker prospects for the 2023 class in four-star Lewis Carter.
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