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The Oklahoma Sooners have just four commitments in the 2026 recruiting class, all on the offensive side of the ball. But, according to one industry expert, the biggest name of those four could end up signing somewhere else come December.
That would be four-star quarterback prospect Jaden O’Neal, who has been committed to OU since June of 2024. The 6-3, 200-pound signal-caller moved from Narbonne High School in California to Mustang High School in Oklahoma for his senior season to be closer to OU.
However, O’Neal committed to former Oklahoma offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Seth Littrell. He has stayed committed to the Sooners throughout Littrell’s firing and the hiring of Ben Arbuckle.
However, Arbuckle has also pursued and offered another 2026 quarterback, Bowe Bentley, out of Celina High School in Texas. Though the 6-2, 200-pound prospect is still uncommitted. He is a fellow four-star passer who has an interest in the Sooners.
That development has led O’Neal to take a look at some other schools. Programs such as Colorado, Georgia, and, more recently, Auburn. But the biggest threat to flipping O’Neal away from Oklahoma is Florida State. O’Neal has already visited Tallahassee once and plans to do so again this summer. Head coach Mike Norvell and new offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn have experience flipping longtime OU commits, as they swiped Kevin Sperry in the 2025 class.
Steve Wiltfong, who covers college football recruiting for On3 Sports, believes that O’Neal could flip to the Seminoles, stating on “The Wiltfong Whiparound” that the Sooners could lose a commitment they’ve had for almost 11 months.
“He continues to have dialogue with the Sooners staff, and obviously has a lot of love for the school, the program, and Brent Venables as a whole,” Wiltfong said. “And that was a big recruiting win for them when…
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Publish date : 2025-05-13 11:52:00
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