Oklahoma Flips Texas WR Zach Farrar from Mississippi State
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
Oklahoma’s 2016 recruiting class is getting closer and closer to completion. The class got a big win and a big possession receiver on Sunday flipping Zach Farrar from Mississippi State.
The Sooners have had their share of ups and downs on the recruiting trail but have started to turn it on during crunch time. Over the weekend they landed former 4-star Michigan offensive line commit Erik Swenson and then did quick work with Farrar luring him away from the Bulldogs.
Farrar (6-3, 210) took an official visit to Starkville on Jan. 15, a big recruiting weekend for the Bulldogs, and then committed on Jan. 21. Three days later, Oklahoma extended an offer, set up a coaches’ visit for Jan. 27, and then persuaded Farrar to head to Norman for an official visit. The Texas native visited the OU campus on Jan. 29, decommitted on Jan. 31 from MSU, and promptly verbally committed to Oklahoma.
College coaches took notice of Farrar in 2015 after he hauled in 56 passes for 1,114 yards with 19 touchdowns for Carroll High School. Farrar had over 20 offers come in from teams like Maryland, BYU, Iowa, Texas Tech, Louisiana Tech, Boston College, and Nebraska.
The Sooners now have 19 verbal commitments with two full days before everything culminates on the Feb. 3 National Signing Day.
Oklahoma Sooners 2016 Verbal Commitment List (19)
ATH/WR Adrian Hardy, 6’3”, 185 lbs, Dekaney HS, Houston, TX
CB Parrish Cobb, 5’11”, 175 lbs, La Vega HS, Waco, TX
CB Jordan Parker, 5’11”, 180 lbs, Pittsburg Senior, Pittsburg, CA
FS Chanse Sylvie, 6’0”, 185 lbs, Calvary Baptist HS, Shreveport, LA
LB Emmanuel Beal, 6’2”, 215 lbs, Lackawanna C.C., Scranton, PA
LB Kapri Doucet, 6’2”, 225 lbs, Lackawanna C.C., Scranton, PA
LB/DE Jon-Michael Terry, 6’2”, 225 lbs, Victory Christian HS, Tulsa, OK
LB Bryce Youngquist, 6’2”, 210 lbs, Los Osos HS, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
DE Amani Bledsoe, 6’5”, 272 lbs, Lawrence HS, Lawrence, KS
OT Ashton Julious, 6’8”, 330 lbs, Lackawanna C.C., Scranton, PA
OT Bennett Powers, 6’5”, 315 lbs, Butler C.C., El Dorado, KS
OT Erik Swenson, 6’7”, 285 lbs, Downers Grove South HS, Downers Grove, IL
OG Logan Roberson, 6’5”, 318 lbs, Harrah HS, Harrah, OK
OG Johncarlo Valentin, 6’5”, 337 lbs, Imhotep Institute, Philadelphia, PA
QB Austin Kendall, 6’2”, 210 lbs, Cuthbertson HS, Waxhaw, NC
RB Abdul Adams, 5’11”, 200 lbs, Hillside HS, Durham, NC
WR Zach Farrar, 6’3”, 210 lbs, Carroll HS, Southlake, TX
WR/DB Parnell Motley, 6’1”, 180 lbs, Woodson H.D., Washington, D.C.
WR Ryan Parker, 6’2”, 180 lbs, Tyler J.C., Tyler, TX
Photo credit: crimsonandcreammachine.com; Farrar with the Oklahoma coaching staff.
Photo credit: pistolsfiringblog.com; No. 12 Farrar pulls in a touchdown pass.