After flip from ND to Oregon, 5-star signs with Oklahoma

Peyton Bowen, the extremely rated defensive again who backed off a verbal dedication to Notre Dame and stated he was going to attend Oregon, ended up signing with Oklahoma on Thursday.

Bowen’s flip from the Combating Irish to the Geese throughout a ceremony at his highschool in Denton, Texas, was one of many largest tales Wednesday as faculty soccer’s three-day early signing interval started. He was one in every of a number of high-profile recruits to make a last-minute pivot to Oregon.

However the five-star security was by no means formally introduced as a part of Oregon’s top-10 class.

Bowen posted an announcement on social media Thursday, saying he regretted a few of his actions and apologizing to the followers of the faculties he jilted.

”Navigating this course of has been a rollercoaster. … Oregon and Notre Dame trustworthy, I’m sorry for a way I dealt with this course of. Altering my choice on signing day, the hat pump faux, all of it might have been dealt with higher. I am unable to change what I did however this expertise is one thing I’ll be taught from,” Bowen posted.

Bowen thanked the teaching staffs at Notre Dame and Oregon.

”Oklahoma household, I’m excited to hitch this glorious program and symbolize this college going ahead!” Bowen stated.

Oklahoma later introduced Bowen had signed with the college.

The opposite notable signing of the second day of the early interval was by Alabama.

The Crimson Tide, which has already locked up the No. 1 class within the nation, acquired a dedication from a seventh recruit with a five-star ranking, in line with 247 Sports activities’ composite rankings.

Cornerback Desmond Rick, who’s from Virginia however performed at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, was initially set to be a member of the 2024 recruiting class however reclassified to 2023.

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