One of the best dual-sport athletes in the Bay Area committed to Oklahoma on Tuesday afternoon. 

Alec Blair, a rising senior at De La Salle, announced on a YouTube livestream with 247Sports that he will play basketball and baseball for the Sooners.

The 6-foot-6 wing is ranked as the 38th-best high school basketball player nationally — and fourth-best in California — in the class of 2025, according to 247Sports.

“I like to think I have one of the best midrange games in the nation, that’s what I do with the fadeaway and all that stuff,” Blair said. “I’ve definitely improved as a shooter since the last time you guys have seen me.”

The wing-sized prospect described himself as a “tall point guard” who is adept at running the pick and roll. The lefthander also said he “takes pride in his defense” and expressed a willingness to guard the other team’s best player, which he has done consistently in high school. 

Blair averaged 18 points, six rebounds and four assists per game while shooting 54% from the field as De La Salle’s basketball team reached the NorCal Open Division playoffs. 

He was named to the all-Bay Area News Group basketball team for the third year in a row. 

Blair also had offers from Texas A&M, Cal, Clemson, Oregon and other top programs. The Sooners have enjoyed seven consecutive winning seasons, the last three coming under coach Porter Moser. 

When the season changed from basketball to baseball, Blair excelled as an outfielder for De La Salle’s powerhouse baseball team.

He hit .373, belted three home runs and had 18 RBIs despite playing in only 18 games because of an injury suffered during the basketball playoffs. 

“Baseball-wise, you’re getting a guy who just has a bunch of tools,” Blair said. “I’m tall and lanky, and when I walk on the field, I’m bigger than everyone else. … I hit for average, I hit for power, I play really well in center field, I’m fast and I have a big arm.”

Oklahoma’s baseball team went 40-21 and reached the NCAA regionals this past season. 

After three seasons at Oklahoma State, former Cowboys running back Jaden Nixon has found a new home at Western Michigan.

Nixon appeared on the Broncos’ roster after initially entering the transfer portal in December following a third season in the Pokes running back rotation.

While the Frisco Lone Star (TX) product had a decent year in 2023, tallying 320 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, Nixon would likely be buried on the depth chart once again with Doak Walker Award winner Ollie Gordon II returning to OSU for another season.

Additionally, Kasey Dunn and company added former Arkansas and Tulsa Union (OK) running back AJ Green and former Indiana bruiser Trent Howland over the offseason to help add depth to the position group. While Green is likely going to miss the majority the 2024 season with an undisclosed leg injury, Howland and Gordon could be a solid veteran duo in the new-look Big 12.

For Nixon, the change of scenery gives the Dallas-area product a fresh start and the opportunity to earn more touches than Oklahoma State’s offense would be able to give him this season. In three years with the Cowboys, Nixon racked up 815 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns.

One of the biggest moments of Nixon’s career in Stillwater came with just over three minutes left against BYU last season, when the 5-foot-10, 185-pound tailback caught a swing pass behind the line of scrimmage and ran through a tackle on fourth down to pick up a crucial first down that helped OSU secure a victory and a berth in the conference title game.

Coming out of high school, Nixon was a 3-star prospect, choosing the Pokes over Tulsa, UTSA, North Texas, Nevada and others.

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