If you’ve heard it once you’ve heard it a million times around recruiting circles, but it doesn’t make the saying any less true.
In-state recruiting really is the lifeblood of any upper-echelon college football program. Getting the top recruits in your own backyard to stay within the state lines (and away from your in-state rivals) is a massive leg-up on the recruiting trail.
As such, Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables and his staff have to be extremely excited about their latest recruiting win. Trystan Haynes, a four-star cornerback out of Oklahoma City, has committed to the Sooners.
“I ended up choosing Oklahoma at the end of my process,” Haynes told On3. “It was the atmosphere and the fans. Every time I went up there they showed tons of love.