You never know just how good a recruit is going to be until you get him on campus. Or unless his name is Adrian Peterson. Everyone kind of figured he would be pretty good.

     Anyway, the Oklahoma coaching staff is really excited about the commitment from Tom Wort that they received a couple of months ago. Wort is a linebacker from New Braunfels, TX. Now he’s not the biggest at 6-1, 210 pounds. But he’s one of the fastest linebackers you’ll see. He runs a 4.42 40.

     He shunned the likes of Florida, Miami, UCLA. LSU and Nebraska to give the verbal commitment to OU. He will graduate high school in Demcember and head to OU a month later.

     How good do the Sooners think he is?

     “He’s the best linebacker that we’ve seen in 10 years in the state of Texas,” said one insider. “He is a great prospect. He’s going to be big-time.”

     Does that mean the Sooners thinks he’s even better than Derrick Johnson? If you remember Johnson was a prep star in Wacxo, went on to Texas and became an All-American and then a first round NFL selection.”

     “Yes, we think he is a better prospect.”

      There are those asking why the Sooners are taking so many linebackers in the class of 2009. The already have five verbally committed for the upcoming recruiting class.
    The reason is easy to answer. After the 2009 campaign, the Sooners graduate five linebackers–Ryan Reynolds, Lamont Robinson, Keenan Clayton, Mike Balogun and J.R. Bryant. So they had to stock up in the upcoming recruiting class.

     And by the way, the more you hear rumblings, Reynolds may have a huge fight on his hand to keep his starting middle linebacking job. If Travis Lewis solidfies himself on the outside, like the Sooners think he will, Austin Box will be moved to the middle. The Sooners love the athleticism of this former all-stater from Enid. It’s all about getting your best players on the field at the same time.