It’s one of the busiest — and most important — weeks of the year for coach Brent Venables and the OU football program.
After losing at LSU to finish the regular season at 6-6 on Saturday, the Sooners hired a new offensive coordinator two days later in Washington State’s Ben Arbuckle.
Now comes the early signing period, which opens Wednesday and closes Friday.
Here’s what you need to know about the Sooners for the early National Signing Day:
Get to know the 2025 Oklahoma football signing class
RECRUITING CLASS: Check out the bios for players in OU football’s 2025 signing class
TRANSFER PORTAL: See which players are in the transfer portal for the Sooners
OU lost its third wide receiver commit of the week on Wednesday.
Four-star Cortez Mills of Homestead, Florida, who has been committed to the Sooners since July, told On3 he’s flipping to Nebraska. Mills joins fellow 2025 recruits Gracen Harris and Marcus Harris as OU wide receiver decommits.
Mills is the No. 15 receiver nationally per 247Sports’ Composite ratings.
New Sooners offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle is already making waves.
Over 15 hours after announced he’d received an OU offer, 2025 three-star Oklahoma State quarterback commit Jett Niu flipped his commitment and signed with the Sooners. OU now has its 2025 quarterback signee after four-star Kevin Sperry flipped to Florida State on Nov. 21.
“After much thought and reflection, I’ve decided to decommit from Oklahoma State and commit to the University of Oklahoma,” Niu wrote in a post on social media. “I am incredibly grateful for the amazing support and opportunities I received from Oklahoma State and their coaching staff.”
Niu ranks as the No. 91 quarterback and the No. 1,565 player nationally by 247Sports’ Composite ratings.
—Colton Sulley, Staff writer
When is early signing day?
Here are a few important dates in the recruiting calendar:
- Dec. 4-6: Early signing period
- Dec. 9: Transfer portal opens
- Feb. 5: Final signing date
OU football recruiting rankings
According to the 247Sports composite rankings, the Sooners have one five-star signee, 12 four-star recruits and five three-star prospects. The Sooners’ class enters Wednesday ranked 14th nationally.
OU football 2025 recruiting class
Here’s a look at the players who have committed to OU football’s 2025 class:
- Michael Fasusi, OT, 6-foot-5, 295 pounds, Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville HS)
- Ryan Fodje, OT, 6-foot-5, 300 pounds, Cypress, Texas (Bridgeland HS)
- Elijah Thomas, WR, 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, Checotah
- Cortez Mills, WR, 6 feet 165 pounds, Homestead, Florida (Homestead HS)
- CJ Nickson, EDGE, 6-foot-5, 220 pounds, Weatherford
- Trystan Haynes, CB, 6-foot-2, 175 pounds, Midwest City (Carl Albert HS)
- Tory Blaylock, RB, 5-foot-10, 195 pounds, Houston, Texas (Atascocita HS)
- Trent Wilson, DL, 6-foot-3, 270 pounds, Upper Marlboro, Maryland (Dr. Henry Wise HS)
- Omarion Robinson, S, 6 feet, 171 pounds, Little Rock, Arkansas (Parkview Magnet HS)
- Emmanuel Choice, WR, 6-foot-4, 195 pounds, Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS)
- Trynae Washington, TE, 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, Oklahoma City (Carl Albert HS)
- Marcus Harris, WR, 6 feet, 185 pounds, Santa Ana, California (Mater Dei HS)
- Marcus Wimberly, S, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, Bauxite, Arkansas (Bauxite HS)
- Courtland Guillory, CB, 6 feet, 175 pounds, Houston, Texas (Klein Oak HS)
- Gracen Harris, WR, 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, Ennis, Texas (Ennis HS)
- Darius Afalava, IOL, 6-foot-5, 320 pounds, Lehi, Utah (Skyridge HS)
- Marcus James, LB, 6-foot-3, 210 pounds, Oklahoma City (Carl Albert HS)
- Maliek Hawkins, CB, 6 feet, 180 pounds, Allen, Texas (Frisco Emerson HS)
- Alexander Shieldnight, EDGE, 6-foot-3, 235 pounds, Wagoner
- Owen Hollenbeck, IOL, 6-foot-2, 315 pounds, Melissa, Texas (Melissa HS)
