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5-Star safety Peyton Bowen signs with the Oklahoma Sooners

5-star safety Peyton Bowen signs with the Oklahoma Sooners.

Over the last few weeks the Oklahoma Sooners became the trending favorite to land five-star safety[autotag]Peyton Bowen[/autotag]. On the first day of the early signing period, the Sooners watched as Bowen chose between Notre Dame and Oregon, picking the Ducks.

However, his recruitment wouldn’t end there, as the Denton Guyer product received a last ditch effort from the Sooners that would turn the tide. This morning, as word circulated that Bowen had yet to sign his national letter of intent, the Oklahoma Sooners began to gain more traction, ultimately pulling off an incredible comeback to earn the signature of the No. 2 safety in the 2023 recruiting class.

Bowen adds to what’s already been a tremendous recruiting cycle for the Oklahoma Sooners. This makes their third five-star signee, joining Guyer teammate Jackson Arnold and Missouri native Adepoju Adebawore.

Bowen is the 25th commit for the Oklahoma Sooners in the cycle and joins a defensive back group that already includes four-star signees Jacobe Johnson, Jasiah Wagoner, Daeh McCullough, Makari Vickers, Kendel Dolby, and versatile three-star athlete Erik McCarty.

It’s a stacked defensive back group in a league that has some high quality quarterback play.

Peyton Bowen’s recruitment was a tumultuous one. When it seemed like the Sooners were out of it on Wednesday, Brent Venables and his staff rallied to win a big-time recruiting battle in the 2023 recruiting cycle.

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Pair of predictions have 5-star Peyton Bowen flipping from Notre Dame to Oklahoma

With buzz swirling on Peyton Bowen’s recruitment, On3 national recruiting analysts predict the five-star safety will flip to Oklahoma.

Less than a week from the opening of the 2022 early signing period, the Oklahoma Sooners appear to be gaining serious traction in the recruitment of five-star safety Peyton Bowen.

Bowen, who’s been committed to Notre Dame since January 1, 2022 has remained a high priority target for Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners. The athletic safety has been coveted by top schools across the country, and would make a tremendous addition to the Sooners secondary.

After Rivals led the way with a pair of flip predictions a couple of weeks ago, a couple more recruiting analysts have joined them on Thursday. On3’s senior national recruiting director Gerry Hamilton and national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman are predicting Peyton Bowen to flip to the Oklahoma Sooners.

Bowen is the No. 2 safety in the 247Sports composite rankings and is the No. 14 player in the nation. If he indeed flips, he’d come in just behind Jackson Arnold as the Sooners second-highest rated commit for 2023.

Five-star quarterback Jackson Arnold has been relentless in his desire to continue playing with his high school teammate. And it’s looking more and more likely every day.

Flipping Bowen from Notre Dame would be a huge coup for Brent Venables and his staff. The Sooners are trying to create a defense that can compete with those of the SEC and flipping a five-star safety with coverage skills would provide another fantastic building block.

Nothing’s final until pen is put to paper, but this is very encouraging for the Oklahoma Sooners 2023 recruiting class.

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