Recruiting is the lifeblood of any college football program and the Sooners have scored some big wins in recent years, but not even the best evaluator can predict the future. These five players all came in with hype only to fizzle out and underperform as Sooners.
Jermie Calhoun, running back – Class of 2008
Jermie Calhoun was a guy who came in to Oklahoma with all the talent needed to be successful and then some. Ranked the No. 2 running back in the 2008 class out of Van High School, many around the state of Texas called Calhoun the best running back prospect to come out of the Lone Star State since Adrian Peterson.