The Oklahoma Sooners have been looking to add as much talent at as many positions ahead of their move to the SEC. For a time, it looked as if they’d bring three running backs into their 2024 class.
[autotag]Taylor Tatum[/autotag] and [autotag]Xavier Robinson[/autotag] committed in the last several months, but that didn’t necessarily take Oklahoma out of the running back market for 2024. The Sooners and [autotag]DeMarco Murray[/autotag] continued to push in their recruitment of 2024 four-star running back [autotag]Caden Durham[/autotag].
Durham was originally slated to announce his decision at the end of August, but today, told Hayes Fawcett that he’ll be committing on August 10.
About Oklahoma, Durham told Fawcett, “DeMarco (Murray) has already been through it, so he knows what it takes to get there.”
Durham, out of Duncanville, Texas, was the Class 6A offensive MVP in 2022 and has the speed to be a game-breaking prospect at the next level.
Also, being heavily recruited by LSU and Texas A&M, the Sooners have been in a battle for some time. At one point, the Sooners were the perceived leaders for the speedy running back, but in the last week, multiple projections flipped to favor the LSU Tigers, including a Rivals FutureCast from Parker Thune.
While it’s looking unlikely that Durham will commit to Oklahoma, the running back room is still in good shape. Teams won’t win every recruitment, but they’re in good shape at running back for the next several years. Still, with what we’ve seen out of Brent Venables and DeMarco Murray, you can’t count them out of any recruitment until national signing day.
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