Oklahoma Flips WR Parnell Motley away from Maryland
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
The Sooners are starting to heat up the recruiting trail after being quiet for long stretches of time during a tremendous 2015 college football season. Oklahoma is in position to recruit from door-to-door across the country being in the college football playoffs and did just that on Monday landing Washington D.C. area 3-star wide receiver Parnell Motley.
Motley, listed at 6’1”, 180 pounds, has been a two-way star for Woodson High School making a name for himself at both wide receiver and cornerback. Motley helped the Warriors to an 8-5 season in 2015 keeping recruiting interest in his skill set rising throughout the year despite a June 27 commitment to Maryland.
The schools extending offers to Motley include Clemson, Georgia, LSU, Rutgers, North Carolina, Michigan State, Miami, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Michigan among others. The Sooners hosted Motley on Dec. 11 with many Maryland fans fearing the worst was about to happen. On Dec. 19, Motley decommitted from the Terrapins committing to the Sooners on Dec. 21.
Motley made his commitment official on Twitter posting, “I would like to announce that I am now committed to the university [sic] of Oklahoma.”
Oklahoma now has 15 verbal commitments to their 2016 recruiting class. The momentum on the recruiting trail looks like it is starting to pick up. On Dec. 18, the Sooners landed 4-star defensive tackle Chris Daniels out of Trinity High School in Euless (TX). Daniels is a highly regarded recruit with offers from Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan, Baylor, Alabama, Texas A&M, USC, Utah, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Michigan State, and Ole Miss.
Oklahoma Sooners 2016 Verbal Commitment List
ATH Adrian Hardy, 6’3”, 185 lbs, Dekaney HS, Houston, TX
DB Maurice Chandler, 6’1”, 190 lbs, NEO A&M C.C., Miami, OK
CB Parrish Cobb, 5’11”, 175 lbs, La Vega HS, Waco, TX
FS Chanse Sylvie, 6’0”, 185 lbs, Calvary Baptist HS, Shreveport, LA
LB Pernell Jefferson, 6’2”, 236 lbs, Warren Easton Senior, New Orleans, LA
LB 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
DT Chris Daniels, 6’3”, 300 lbs, Trinity HS, Euless, TX
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 Logan Roberson, 6’5”, 318 lbs, Harrah HS, Harrah, OK
QB Austin Kendall, 6’2”, 210 lbs, Cuthbertson HS, Waxhaw, NC
RB Abdul Adams, 5’11”, 200 lbs, Hillside HS, Durham, NC
WR/DB Parnell Motley, 6’1”, 180 lbs, H.D. Woodson, Washington, D.C.
WR Ryan Parker, 6’2”, 175 lbs, Tyler C.C., Tyler, TX
Photo credit: washingtonpost.com; No. 4 Parnell Motley.