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Sooners land top two 2027 in-state recruits within moments of each other

Thursday was a good day for Oklahoma offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh before he even finished his coffee.

Just minutes after 2027 five-star offensive tackle Cooper Hackett flipped from Texas Tech to OU, four-star interior offensive lineman Kaeden Penny also announced his commitment to the Sooners before it was even 9 a.m. in Oklahoma on Thursday morning.

Kaeden Penny commits to Oklahoma after Cooper Hackett

Hackett, from Fort Gibson, and Penny, from Bixby, are the No. 1 and No. 2 overall prospects in the state of Oklahoma, respectively, according to the 247Sports Composite. Both were in Norman together for the Sooners' victories over Michigan and Auburn.