[autotag]Jadon Haselwood[/autotag] and Spencer Rattler were among the top prospects from the recruiting class of 2019.
Both were considered five-star recruits by 247Sports… Rattler was ranked No. 9 in the class while Haselwood was No. 19. Lucky for Oklahoma and head coach Lincoln Riley, both players signed with the Sooners out of high school.
All three were able to find success at Oklahoma, but fast forward three years later, and all three have left Norman for other destinations. Riley infamously left Oklahoma to pursue an opportunity at USC while Rattler and Haselwood both elected to dip into the SEC at South Carolina and Arkansas respectively.
This Saturday, the latter will meet on the football field again. However, Rattler and Haselwood will both be sporting new uniforms.
Rattler will lead his new team, South Carolina, to Reynolds Razorback Stadium on Saturday to square off against Haselwood and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Rattler says that he is looking forward to seeing Haselwood on Saturday.
“It’s going to be cool. I saw he had a touchdown catch last week,” Rattler said. “We still stay in touch, and it’ll be cool to see him.
While Rattler enjoyed seeing Haselwood reel in three catches for 42 yards and a touchdown in Arkansas’ 31-24 win over Cincinnati last week, he hopes that his catches this week are limited.
“Hopefully he doesn’t make too many catches this week,” Rattler said. “But I always want to see him do well.”
Rattler was expected to be the next great quarterback at Oklahoma following Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray, who each won a Heisman Trophy while leading the Sooner offense. He threw for 4,595 yards and 40 touchdowns during his three seasons in Norman. Last season, he split time with Caleb Williams at the quarterback slot. After Riley departed for Los Angeles, Rattler bolted for South Carolina while Williams followed Riley to USC.
Haselwood caught 62 passes for 736 yards and seven touchdowns during the same three-year stretch at Oklahoma. He committed to Arkansas early this calendar year and has found early success in Fayetteville. He, along with Matt Landers, Drew Sanders, and Dwight McGlothern are players that Arkansas brought in from the transfer portal last offseason, and made have already made an impact at Arkansas.
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