Daniel Akinkunmi's 5,000-mile Oklahoma official visit

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Editor's note: This story originally ran in September. On Thursday, Akinkunmi committed to Oklahoma.

Offensive lineman recruit Daniel Akinkunmi stayed up all night before his official visit to see the Oklahoma Sooners this past weekend.

It wasn't because he couldn't sleep from anticipation or excitement, though. It was out of necessity. Akinkunmi was traveling from Loughborough, England, to Oklahoma in what would amount to 20 hours of travel time and 4,562 miles logged in one day to see the Sooners in person.

"I have a method any time I travel to the states. The night before, I don't sleep," Akinkunmi told ESPN. "I stay up until my flight, then sleep a couple hours…