April 8 is a huge day for the Oklahoma Sooners. 2024 quarterback prospect Michael Hawkins plans to announce his college decision.
The choices are between Oklahoma and the TCU Horned Frogs. Oklahoma has been in a very favorable spot in this recruitment for a long time and they can seal the deal and land the dual-threat quarterback.
Elsewhere, another 2024 quarterback is similarly high on the Sooners as 247Sports composite four-star QB Samaj Jones listed Oklahoma among his top four schools.
Philadelphia QB Samaj Jones just named a top 4 of Penn State, Cincinnati, West Virginia, and Oklahoma and has two visits coming up.
He breaks it all down here: https://t.co/9klhYpqqoD pic.twitter.com/0FyfYPLxbT
— Adam Friedman (@RivalsFriedman) March 30, 2023
Penn State looks like the leader in Jones’ recruitment. Being the in-state school for the Pennsylvania native will make it much harder for Oklahoma to pull a recruiting win. West Virginia also seems like a real threat to land Jones as well.
Oklahoma offered Samaj Jones on March 1st and promptly received Jones’s visit over Future Freaks weekend. Despite Oklahoma’s standing with Hawkins, Jones could easily join the class, considering the Sooners could lose Dillon Gabriel and Davis Beville after this upcoming season.
Though unlikely, it’s possible Jones and Hawkins could both join the Sooners in 2024, similarly to Alabama’s signing of two four-star QB prospects in the 2023 class. Both would be in contention QB to back up Jackson Arnold in Oklahoma’s first season in the SEC.
“I am not committing until maybe the first week of July,” Jones said to 247Sports(Subscription required). “That is my time, and I will stamp it now.”
Here’s what Jones had to say about Oklahoma:
Has been my dream school since I can remember. I was growing up and watching all the quarterbacks come out of there — Sam Bradford, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts is my favorite player. It’s a quarterback academy.
To play in that environment, and especially with them, moving to the SEC, and just being in that town with the people, I think that is something I am prepared for. A lot of guys don’t get to experience their specific dream school, and that is my dream school. The best thing about it is, it is a great fit. – Samaj Jones to 247Sports
Jones’ thoughts on the Sooners show that Oklahoma is very much a player in his recruitment. He also plans to visit Oklahoma in the summer before his anticipated commitment date.
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