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Oklahoma makes Top 10 for 2025 four-star DL Isaiah Campbell

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12 months ago

July 17, 2023

Oklahoma makes Top 10 for 2025 four-star DL Isaiah Campbell

In the 2024 recruiting cycle, the Sooners are going for some monumental stuff on the defensive line. Oklahoma is pushing for multiple four and five-star defensive line prospects. And as things currently stand, Brent Venables and his staff should feel good about their chances to earn commitments from most, if not all, of them.

Recently, they earned a commitment from four-star DT Jayden Jackson, who joins four-star DE Wyatt Gilmore in the 2024 recruiting cycle.

For the class of 2025, it’s hard to imagine the Sooners will take nearly as many defensive linemen as it looks like they will in 2024. However, that won’t and should not discourage Oklahoma from looking for talented defenders like four-star prospect Isaiah Campbell. Campbell hails from North Carolina, where he plans to play his junior season at Southern Durham High School in Durham, N.C.

North Carolina has been a great recruiting spot for Brent Venables and these defensive coaches dating back to their time at Clemson. Campbell is rated as the No. 78 prospect in 247Sports’ rankings and the fourth-best prospect in the state.

Campbell figures to be someone that can slide outside to play end in a three-man front and also someone with the quickness and power to slide inside in pass-rushing situations in four-man fronts. This summer has seen Campbell’s recruitment take off and he’s dropped his early top 10 list, which included Oklahoma, Clemson, Alabama, Penn State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, LSU, Miami, N.C. State, and Duke.

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— Isaiah Campbell (@cioc1126) July 14, 2023

Since some non-regional schools just got into the mix, this recruitment looks far from over. It’ll be interesting to see how Oklahoma positions itself from here.

Isaiah Campbell’s Recruiting Profile

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Ratings

	Stars	Overall	Position	State
ESPN	4	91	5	3
Rivals	4	207	9	4
247Sports	4	78	8	4
247 Composite	4	121	11	4
On3 Recruiting	4	174	18	5
On3 Industry	4	127	12	4

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Hometown	Durham, NC
Projected Position	DL
Height	6-4
Weight	265

Recruitment

Offered on July 3, 2023
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Oklahoma State men’s basketball adds former Putnam City North standout C.J. Smith

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3 hours ago

June 30, 2024

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Oklahoma State men’s basketball adds former Putnam City North standout C.J. Smith

The first non-transfer portal addition for new Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach Steve Lutz came with in-state ties.

OSU added junior-college transfer C.J. Smith, a 6-foot-7, 195-pound swingman from Coffeyville (Kansas) Community College on Saturday.

Smith is originally from Oklahoma City and concluded his high school career at Putnam City North, where he led the Panthers to a 24-3 record averaging 17.2 points and 6.0 rebounds in 2022-23. He was a first-team selection on The Oklahoman’s Big All-City squad.

In his lone season at Coffeyville, Smith played 23.4 minutes per game, averaging 8.3 points and 4.6 rebounds.

He will be a sophomore next season, as he joins a veteran-heavy Cowboy roster thanks to the depth of veteran additions Lutz made through the transfer portal.

More: Oklahoma State basketball schedule: 2024-25 Big 12 opponents set for Cowboys, Cowgirls

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Thunder Unveil 2024 Draft Class

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10 hours ago

June 29, 2024

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Oklahoma City, OK – A new era of Thunder basketball was officially introduced Saturday. Nikola Topić, Dillon Jones, and Ajay Mitchell all met the media to discuss making it to the next level and being members of the Thunder.

Topić will miss the upcoming season with a knee injury. Many draft boards had him listed as a top four talent in the draft, but the knee injury did scare some teams off.

As for Jones, he said his time at Weber State as “the guy” prepared him for what he needs to do to help OKC win with their current talent.

Ajay Mitchell joins the fold as a second round choice and knows his role could be impromptu and less consistent than usual, but that’s something he says he’s prepared for.

Hear from all three Thunder rookies in the video above.

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Report: Oklahoma Baseball Coach Skip Johnson to Leave for Texas A&M

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17 hours ago

June 29, 2024

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Report: Oklahoma Baseball Coach Skip Johnson to Leave for Texas A&M

Oklahoma baseball fans can breathe a sigh of relief.

OU head coach Skip Johnson is set to stay in Norman despite interest from Texas A&M, D1Baseball managing editor Kendall Rogers reported on Saturday.

SCOOP: Texas A&M is narrowing down its candidates, and @OU_Baseball head coach Skip Johnson will stay put in Norman as he is expected to sign a new deal with the #Sooners sometime today. Skip was most definitely in the mix, but #Aggies appear to be zeroing in on three guys.
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) June 29, 2024

Johnson had a pair of high-level meetings yesterday with Oklahoma’s administration, a source close to the situation confirmed with Sooners on SI, helping both sides reach the conclusion that Johnson will continue to lead the program into the Southeastern Conference.

Rogers also reported Johnson is expected to ink a new contract with the Sooners.

Keeping Johnson in place is crucial as Oklahoma takes on the rigor of the SEC, as his last season in the Big 12 went as well as anyone could have hoped for.

The Sooners won the Big 12 Regular Season Title for the first time in program history, and hosted an NCAA Regional at L. Dale Mitchell Park for the first time in over a decade.

Though the Sooners were ousted by UConn in the regional final, OU finished the year 40-21 overall.

In seven seasons at Oklahoma, Johnson is now 229-153 overall including four trips to the NCAA Tournament which is headlined by the Sooners’ magical run to the College World Series Championship Series in 2022.

Johnson also had his team 14-4 in 2020 before the season was canceled due to the pandemic, which would have likely resulted in another trip to the postseason.

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