Oct 15, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; The Oklahoma Sooners finish warmups prior to action against the Kansas State Wildcats at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
That’s the way things roll for the country’s elite college programs, and the Sooners are there with the best of them.
Oklahoma’s 2017 recruiting class – 27 strong with 18 rated as four-star prospects – is in place, and Bob Stoops and his coaching staff are already busy working on the season after that and the one after that.
Even the day before National Signing Day last Wednesday, OU coaches were in contact with some 20 prospects for the 2018 and 2019 recruiting classes, according to Oklahoma City Oklahoman Sooner beat writer Brook Pryor.