Brent Venables’ Oklahoma is going full throttle in the 2027 recruiting field, sitting at No. 4. With this, the Sooners are starting to look like a serious problem for Texas. That’s because a 2027 safety holding 41 offers continues to hype Venables’ program despite the Longhorns leading the chase.
“The #Sooners will host a 2027 safety with -41 offers- for Future Freaks weekend on March 7th,” reported 247Sports’ analyst Collin Kennedy.
The 3-star safety, Elijajuan Houston, from North Crowley (Fort Worth, TX) received offers from Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, Michigan, Texas Tech, and other blue-blood programs. According to On3’s prediction, Steve Sarkisian’s Longhorns are leading the race with a 33.9% chance to land Houston, followed by SMU at 15.5%. Venables’ Sooners sit quite low in the predictions with 1.0% chance. Among the 41 offers, the safety has trimmed his list to 12 programs…