Oklahoma Recruiting Report (Feb. 8th)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Get 25% off your subscription by entering Knight25 in the coupon code area. Enjoy!</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It might be the offseason in Oklahoma and not much is going on across the state in football. But there's always something to cover and we're starting a new series every single Wednesday for the next few months. Recruiting is in full swing across the state for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 classes. Each week, we'll take a look at some of the top stories happening in recruiting across Oklahoma. In our first post today, we put a spotlight on UNLV and how their new staff that has deep Oklahoma ties is trying to bring more Oklahoma kids to the desert. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two months ago, Oklahoma native Barry Odom was named the next head coach at UNLV. He went to the desert after being the defensive coordinator for Arkansas since 2020. This is Odom's second crack at being a head coach after being the man in charge at Missouri from 2016-2019 and he's returning to his Oklahoma roots to make the most of the opportunity. Odom hired former Tulsa standout Brennan Marion to be his offensive coordinator. Marion came to UNLV from Texas and is believed to be an up and coming coach in the profession. It feels like the next job Marion takes will be to run his own program. He also added Brad Odom to his staff as director of player personnel. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Odom and UNLV is already having success recruiting Oklahoma. They were able to flip Midwest City standout [player_tooltip player_id='51855' first='DeAngelo' last='Irvin Jr'] from Air Force and he would sign on the dotted line with the Rebels. And over the last few weeks, the UNLV staff has been in hot pursuit of more Oklahoma standouts. We might be missing a name or two, but in the last few weeks, the following prospects have reported offers from UNLV. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='350246' first='Blake' last='Cherry'] - 2025 Offensive Lineman - Owasso<br>[player_tooltip player_id='194066' first='Brody' last='Duffel'] - 2024 Offensive Lineman - Bixby<br>[player_tooltip player_id='353410' first='Caden' last='Knighten'] - 2025 Running Back - Wynnewood<br>[player_tooltip player_id='206345' first='Conner' last='Quintero'] - 2026 Quarterback - Stillwater<br>[player_tooltip player_id='154210' first='Cooper' last='Alexander'] - 2024 Tight End - Washington<br>[player_tooltip player_id='633072' first='Corey' last='Rowland'] - 2024 Wide Receiver - Edison<br>[player_tooltip player_id='110742' first='Ezra' last='Ballinger'] - 2024 Offensive Lineman - NOAH<br>[player_tooltip player_id='216585' first='Harrison' last='Utley'] - 2024 Offensive Lineman - Norman North<br>[player_tooltip player_id='211556' first='Jamarian' last='Ficklin'] - 2025 Quarterback - Muskogee<br>[player_tooltip player_id='640582' first='Mykel' last='Patterson-McDonald'] - 2024 Athlete - Westmoore<br>[player_tooltip player_id='350245' first='Ryker' last='Haff'] - 2025 Offensive Lineman - Owasso<br>[player_tooltip player_id='360239' first='Xavier' last='Robinson'] - 2024 Running Back - Carl Albert</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In addition to all of those offers rolling out, UNLV has also hosted at least one other standout prospect from Oklahoma in the last month. Piedmont 2024 two-way star [player_tooltip player_id='215197' first='Cannon' last='Wood'], who was an All State selection in 2022, took an unofficial visit to UNLV just a few weeks ago. It will be very interesting to see how much of an impact UNLV's new staff has in terms of signing Oklahoma prospects moving forward. There have always been a few programs around the country that extend a bunch of offers but they haven't been able to get the signature on the letter of intent. UNLV is off to a good start already and they'll look to keep that momentum going. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Keep it locked into Prep Redzone Oklahoma every Wednesday throughout the next several months as we give updates on recruiting across the state. Next week, we'll take a look at several prospects who have recently picked up their first D1 offers and it could be the first of many as we get closer to the spring and summer months. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->