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Where do the Oklahoma Sooners rank in team recruiting for the 2023 cycle?
The 2023 recruiting cycle is lower than two months away from the early signing interval. Faculty soccer groups and fanbases are holding their breath, hoping that the gamers they’ve dedicated to their subsequent recruiting class will signal their nationwide letters of intent simply earlier than Christmas.
As Oklahoma came upon final week with the flip of linebacker Kaleb Spencer to Miami, nothing’s last till a participant indicators their NLI.
So with early signing interval coming simply earlier than Christmas this yr, how does the highest 25 look in 247Sports staff recruiting rankings? With the lack of Spencer, the place do the Sooners rank heading into the ultimate stretch of the 2023 cycle? Let’s have a look.
We’ve additionally included On3 Recruiting’s staff rankings for comparability.
Alabama Crimson Tide
Prime Rated Commit: 5-star Security Caleb Downs, Hoschton, Ga.
247Sports Group Rating: 1
On3 Group Rating: 1
For extra protection on Alabama, try Roll Tide Wire.
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Georgia Bulldogs
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star CB A.J. Harris, Phenix Metropolis, Ala.
247Sports Group Rating: 2
On3 Group Rating: 2
For extra on the Georgia Bulldogs, try UGA Wire.
Notre Dame Preventing Irish
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star Security Peyton Bowen, Denton, Texas
247Sports Group Rating: 3
On3 Group Rating: 3
For extra protection of Notre Dame, go to Preventing Irish Wire.
Ohio State Buckeyes
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star WR Brandon Inniss, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
247Sports Group Rating: 4
On3 Group Rating: 4
For extra on Ohio State, try Buckeyes Wire.
Texas Longhorns
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star QB Arch Manning, New Orleans, La.
247Sports Group Rating: 5
On3 Group Rating: 7
Try Longhorns Wire for extra protection of the Texas Longhorns
Oklahoma Sooners
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star QB Jackson Arnold, Denton, Texas
247Sports Group Rating: 6
On3 Group Rating: 6
LSU Tigers
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Prime Rated Commit: 4-star WR Shelton Sampson Jr., Baton Rouge, La.
247Sports Group Rating: 7
On3 Group Rating: 5
Try LSU Wire for extra protection of the Tigers
Miami Hurricanes
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star cornerback Cormani McClain, Lakeland, Fla.
247Sports Group Rating: 8
On3 Group Rating: 8
Florida Gators
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Prime Rated Commit: 4-star DL Kelby Collins, Gardendale, Ala.
247Sports Group Rating: 9
On3 Group Rating: 9
For extra protection on the Florida Gators, try Gators Wire.
Clemson Tigers
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star QB Christopher Vizzina, Birmingham, Ala.
247Sports Group Rating: 10
On3 Group Rating: 10
For extra Clemson protection, try Clemson Wire.
Oregon Geese
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star QB Dante Moore, Detroit, Mich.
247Sports Group Rating: 11
On3 Group Rating: 11
For extra on Oregon, try Geese Wire.
Tennessee Volunteers
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star QB Nicholaus Iamaleava, Downey, Calif.
247Sports Group Rating: 12
On3 Group Rating: 14
For extra on Tennessee, try Vols Wire.
USC Trojans
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star QB Malachi Nelson, Los Alamitos, Cali.
247Sports Group Rating: 13
On3 Group Rating: 13
For extra on USC, try Trojans Wire.
Penn State Nittany Lions
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Prime Rated Commit: 4-star IOL Alex Birchmeier, Ashburn, Va.
247Sports Group Rating: 14
On3 Group Rating: 12
For extra Penn State protection, try Nittany Lions Wire.
South Carolina Gamecocks
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Prime Rated Commit: 4-star IOL Markee Anderson, Roebuck S.C.
247Sports Group Rating: 15
On3 Group Rating: 16
Arkansas Razorbacks
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Prime Rated Commit: 4-star TE Shamar Easter, Ashdown, Ark.
247Sports Group Rating: 16
On3 Group Rating: 18
For extra protection on the Arkansas Razorbacks, try Razorbacks Wire.
Texas A&M Aggies
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star DL David Hicks, Katy, Texas
247Sports Group Rating: 17
On3 Group Rating: 15
For extra protection on Texas A&M, try Aggies Wire.
Louisville Cardinals
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star RB Reuben Owens, El Campo, Texas
247Sports Group Rating: 18
On3 Group Rating: 19
Florida State Seminoles
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Prime Rated Commit: 5-star WR Hykeem Williams, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
247Sports Group Rating: 20
On3 Group Rating: 17
North Carolina Tar Heels
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Prime Rated Commit: 4-star EDGE Jaybron Harvey, Durham, N.C.
247Sports Group Rating: 21
On3 Group Rating: 22
For extra North Carolina protection, try Tar Heels Wire.
Baylor Bears
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Prime Rated Commit: 4-star QB Austin Novostad, Dripping Springs, Texas
247Sports Group Rating: 21
On3 Group Rating: 24
Texas Tech Crimson Raiders
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Prime Rated Commit: 4-star EDGE Isaiah Crawford, Publish, Texas
247Sports Group Rating: 22
On3 Group Rating: 26
Michigan Wolverines
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Prime Rated Commit: 4-star EDGE Enow Etta, Colleyville, Texas
247Sports Group Rating: 23
On3 Group Rating: 25
For extra Michigan protection, try Wolverines Wire.
Cincinnati Bearcats
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Prime Rated Commit: 4-star S Daeh McCullough, South Bend, Ind.
247Sports Group Rating: 24
On3 Group Rating: 28
TCU Horned Frogs
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Prime Rated Commit: 4-star WR Cordale Russell, Mesquite, Texas
247Sports Group Rating: 25
On3 Group Rating: 27
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The Thunder didn’t exactly coast through the 2025 playoffs, having had to pull out a pair of Game 7 victories (over Denver and Indiana) in order to win their first NBA championship since the franchise moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City.
Still, the history books will show that this year’s Thunder were one of the NBA’s most dominant teams ever. Only four clubs have compiled more wins in a single regular season than the 68 victories Oklahoma City racked up in 2024/25, and the Thunder’s +12.7 regular season net rating ranked second all-time, behind only the 1995/96 Bulls.
OKC’s remarkable season is a testament to a rebuild that was executed nearly perfectly. Of course, Sam Presti and the Thunder got a nice head-start on that rebuilding process in 2019 when they were able to acquire future MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, five first-round picks (four unprotected), and two pick swaps from a Clippers team willing to overpay for Paul George in order to secure Kawhi Leonard‘s free agency commitment.
Even though that move was the catalyst for this year’s championship run, many of the decisions Presti has made in the years since then have paid major dividends as well. That was especially true on draft day in 2022, when the team used its own first-round pick and one from the Clippers in order to select Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams, who have since become franchise pillars and were the team’s second- and third-leading scorers behind Gilgeous-Alexander this year.
After bottoming out with a 22-60 record in 2020/21 and a 24-58 mark in ’21/22, the Thunder hit the fast-forward button on their rebuild when they added Holmgren and Williams to their roster, increasing their win total by double-digits in each of the next three seasons. They went from 24 victories to 40 to 57 to 68, earning the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference in both 2024 and 2025.
We’ve heard repeatedly over the last year or two that the NBA has entered its parity era. The league has had seven different champions over the last seven seasons, with no team repeating as champs since the Warriors in 2017 and 2018.
A 2016 salary-cap spike allowed Golden State to sign Kevin Durant away from Oklahoma City, adding him to a team coming off a 73-win season. But a move like that would be virtually impossible to pull off under the current system, which has eliminated the possibility of a huge single-year cap jump (annual increases are capped at 10%) and has implemented more punitive roster-building and financial penalties for teams with top-heavy rosters.
Given those new restrictions, it has become more difficult than ever for an NBA front office to build and maintain a dynasty, but if any recent champion has the makings of a dynasty, it’s these Thunder. Oklahoma City is the second-youngest team in league history to win a title, shouldn’t face any serious salary-cap or financial obstacles anytime soon, and is armed with enough future draft picks to continue adding affordable talent to its roster for years to come.
It’s a good time to be a Thunder fan.
The Thunder’s Offseason Plan
No NBA team enters the 2025 offseason with fewer short-term question marks than the Thunder, who have 13 players from their championship roster on guaranteed contracts for next season and hold team-friendly options on the other two. If they want to, they could bring back literally the exact same roster in 2025/26 while remaining well below the luxury tax line.
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A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized on Saturday after an explosion at a children’s museum outside of Oklahoma City, according to NBC affiliate KFOR.
The boy was rushed to an Oklahoma City hospital after being injured at the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum in Seminole, Oklahoma, KFOR reported.
The museum confirmed the “unfortunate incident” in a statement on Saturday, writing that “during a hands-on activity,” the boy suffered from a “burn injury.”
It added that a guardian accompanied Corona, and that first aid was administered immediately before emergency services arrived.
“The safety and well-being of every child and family who visits our museum is our highest priority,” the museum said. “We are conducting a thorough review of the incident, and the activity in question has been suspended while we evaluate and revise safety protocols to prevent any future occurrences.”
The museum added that it is “committed to learning from this situation and continuing to provide a safe, fun, and enriching environment for all children.”
Local officials did not immediately return a request for comment on the incident.
Consumer advocates worry the changes endanger shareholder and investor protections by giving owners and directors more protection against lawsuits that could hold them accountable if they violate their fiduciary duty.
For businesses, the changes mean potentially saving millions of dollars in shareholder lawsuit settlements and legal fees by mitigating the likelihood of those costly cases reaching court. For the states, attracting the companies means millions in business activity and revenue from regulatory filing and court case fees and taxes.
Eyeing a piece of that, Oklahoma is on pace to establish its recently approved business courts in 2026.
”I’m trying to take down Delaware,” said Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican. “We want to be the most business-friendly state.”
Nevada wants to compete, too. It has run business dockets in Washoe and Clark counties since 2001, and it’s in the state’s interest to expand operations considering its fast-growing economy and population, said Benjamin Edwards, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas law professor who studies business and securities law.
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