At one time the SEC prided itself on mining talent from their home states, but as recruiting continues to change, the Sooners have been able to sell their brand to high school athletes in talent-rich Florida, Georgia and Louisiana.
The Sooners picked up a pair of pledges from two athletes who reside in SEC states this past week – five-star quarterback and No. 1 overall recruit for the 2021 class Brock Vandagriff from Bogart Georgia and three-star 2020 linebacker Edgerrin Cooper out of Covington Louisiana. Both players held offers from major SEC power players.
The two commitments continue a recent trend of success for the Sooners recruiting the deep south.