Oklahoma State’s most recent football commit lives nearly 900 driving miles east of Stillwater where no current Cowboy calls home. Tennessee is hardly prime recruiting territory for Mike Gundy and there was little big-school buzz surrounding the player.
So, how did Devin Harper — a 6-foot-2, 207-pound athlete from Karns High School in Knoxville — receive an OSU scholarship offer June 14? And why did he verbally accept it on Monday?
It all stems from Harper’s relationship with a Karns football alum who played eight seasons in the NFL and has a son, Jalen, who is also committed to the Cowboys’ 2016 class: J.