4-Star in-state 2024 defensive end and Oklahoma Sooners target sets commitment date

The Oklahoma Sooners have been on fire on the recruiting trail during Brent Venables’ tenure in Norman. That roll continued this past week after the Sooners got the commitment of four-star defensive lineman Nigel Smith II.

Now the Sooners turn to their attention to defensive line and in-state product Danny Okoye. Okoye is a four-star prospect who plays at Tulsa NOAH homeschool.

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For his age, he’s already very physically mature, coming in at 6-foot-4 and 241 pounds. Okoye was someone who took Oklahoma off of his list of possibilities just last year but has since admitted that was a mistake.

He originally wanted to commit in October. However, after visiting Norman last week, he announced his top three and set his commitment date.

The final three for Okoye will be the Tennessee Volunteers, the Texas Longhorns, and of course, the Oklahoma Sooners. As for his commitment date, Okoye will announce on Sept. 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. CT.

Since his visit, the Sooners have taken a heavy lead for Okoye, but after a dominating win over the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Longhorns may have piqued his interest. He tweeted, “May or may not have made an adjustment after last night,” with two crying emojis at the end of it.

Now, how seriously do you take that? I’m not sure. Recruits like to throw people off of where they are committing. Okoye is set to visit the Longhorns on the 16th, but that visit has been in jeopardy, so we’ll see if it actually takes place.

But for now, the Sooners staff continue to push for his commitment.

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