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Oklahoma Sooners class of 2026 quarterback commit Jaden O’Neal has been pledged to OU since June of 2024. However, it looks as though the Sooners could be losing their grip on the four-star prospect.
Steve Wiltfong, who covers college football recruiting and the transfer portal for On3 Sports, reported that O’Neal is visiting two other programs this week. Wiltfong’s report states that O’Neal is visiting the Florida State Seminoles on Thursday and the Auburn Tigers on Saturday.
FSU, which recently flipped OU’s original 2025 commit at QB, Kevin Sperry, has a new offensive coordinator this season in Gus Malzahn. The veteran coach left UCF this winter to call the plays in Tallahassee for Mike Norvell. Malzahn was the offensive coordinator at Auburn when they won the national title in 2010, and the head coach when they played for the national championship in 2013.
The Tigers will start Jackson Arnold, OU’s most recent full-time quarterback starter, this season. The former Sooner entered the transfer portal after the 2024 regular season and committed to Hugh Freeze and Auburn.
O’Neal originally committed to offensive coordinator Seth Littrell but has stayed with the Sooners throughout Littrell’s firing and the hiring of Ben Arbuckle to replace him. Florida State and Auburn aren’t the only programs interested in O’Neal, as he has also taken unofficial visits to Colorado and Georgia.
O’Neal is one of just four current commits in OU’s 2026 class. He moved from Narbonne High School in California to Mustang High School in Oklahoma earlier this month. He is 247Sports Composite’s No. 11 quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class.
Since taking command of the offense and the quarterback position, Arbuckle has shown plenty of interest in another four-star QB in the ’26 class, Bowe Bentley out of Celina (Texas) High School. Bentley has an…
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Publish date : 2025-04-04 02:25:00
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