The Cowboys came up short in the recruiting race for junior college defensive end LaRon Stokes, who Sunday evening committed to Oklahoma.
Stokes picked the Sooners over offers from OSU, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Houston and others. He visited both OSU and OU this past week, first with an official to OSU beginning on Thursday then wrapping things up with an official to Norman. OU left the lasting impression, it appears, and generally speaking the last school is considered the front-runner.
And so ends what was a whirlwind of a recruiting process that many considered to be a two-man race from the jump between OU and OSU for the 6-4, 245 pound defensive end out of NEO A&M.