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OU Football: Sooners strike gold in developing IMG Academy pipeline (and how Bob Stoops set that foundation in 2006)

Oklahoma made huge gains in developing a pipeline with prestigious IMG Academy during this recruiting cycle.

The Sooners picked up two valuable prospects in their 2018 class with running back T.J. Pledger (who signed during the early period) and cornerback Brendan Radley-Hiles, a five-star recruit who announced his pledge while playing in Saturday’s U.S. Army All-American Game.

Kevin Wright, IMG’s head football coach, has been impressed with OU’s recruiting prowess.

“I thought they did an extremely good job of coming in and evaluating our kids,” Wright said. “There was a huge presence. They sent multiple coaches on campus at different times during the evaluation period.