Oklahoma still pursuing Clemson 5-star WR commit Bryant Wesco

One of Oklahoma‘s top football recruiting targets this cycle came off the board earlier this summer when five-star Midlothian (Texas) wide receiver Bryant Wesco committed to Clemson.

The Sooners had appeared to be the trending program in his recruitment, but Wesco took an official visit to Clemson the first weekend of the month and locked in a commitment with the Tigers.

OU wide receivers coach Emmett Jones hasn’t closed the door on Wesco being a Sooner. And according to SoonerScoop.com recruiting analyst Josh McCuistion, Wesco hasn’t completely closed the door on OU either.

“I will say I have a pretty strong impression that door is not closed,” McCuistion said Monday during On3’s Inside Scoop recruiting show. “I can’t say too much more than that because Bryant is such a quiet kid that I think he’s one of those guys that if he shows up, he’ll just show up. Like, I don’t think anybody’s gonna know about it. I don’t think you’re gonna get a lot of preamble. He’ll just kind of be in Norman one day and everyone’s gonna spot him.

… Oklahoma’s got this off week. They can really get out on the road and go see some guys this coming week. Obviously, the, the team gets to let its body rest, but the coaches will be out recruiting and doing all they can do, and then you head into, you know, that UCF home game. I think obviously coming off the Texas win, the crowd’s gonna be really good, and you’ve got a chance to really do something there and make that a big home environment. So if he showed up for that, it wouldn’t shock me.”

Sooners trending for more commitments soon

Junction City (Kan.) three-star linebacker Michael Boganowski has been a top target for a handful of Midwest programs over the past few months, but one is trending heavily in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM).

After the latest picks from around the recruiting industry, Oklahoma holds a 65.7 percent chance of landing Boganowski’s commitment. Kansas State was previously the slight favorite but the Sooners are now in strong contention to land the top recruit in the state of Kansas this cycle.

“In the case of Boganowski there seems to be a bit of a good wave of feelings for the Sooners but again, it’s one of those things that until it’s across the finish line there will always be trepidation,” SoonerScoop.com recruiting insider Josh McCuistion wrote last week. “We keep coming back, both with you all and in conversations with sources, to the comparison to Sooners freshman Peyton Bowen.

… For months Bowen and Oklahoma seemed headed in the right direction but they never could quite cross the finish line. Then of course Bowen did break his near-year long commitment to Notre Dame. The problem? It was for Oregon. Then some wild National Signing Day shenanigans saw the Sooners land him in the end. Oklahoma will hope for the same for Boganowski, perhaps without some of the teeth-gnashing down the stretch. And according to sources there is reason for that optimism but much like Grant Brix, no one will know until they know.”