Jameel Owens commits to Oklahoma
First came that loss to the Boise State Broncos last season. Oklahoma and their head coach Bob Stoops will probably never live that one down. Then there was this season’s loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers in the bowl game. Not to mention some tough bowl performances before that.
Said another way, Stoops and the Sooners have dealt with some heartache. Well, my friends, the heartache stops here.
Jameel Owens, a 6-foot-3, 210 pound wide receiver from Muskogee, Oklahoma has verbally committed to play for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2008. He is one of two commits—the other being Stacey McGee—to verbalize their pledge to the Sooners on the same day.
Owens runs the 40 yard dash in 4.41 seconds, so he’s fast. He’s also explosive as his 35 inch vertical leap and 285 pound bench press would seem to indicate. However, the best part is that he’s been consistently productive in high school. Along with this, as a freshman he caught 28 passes for 717 yards and nine touchdowns; as a sophomore he pulled in 41 balls for 609 yards and five touchdowns; as a junior he caught only 18 passes for 329 yards and six touchdowns; and finally as a senior he had his best campaign.
We’re talking 53 catches for 937 yards and 10 touchdowns. By the way, as a junior he also managed to pull in two interceptions.
Altogether, these measurables and stats netted Jameel Owens the number 52 spot on the 2008 Rivals 100. He’s also considered the number one player coming out of the state of Oklahoma this season and the seventh best wide receiver in the country.
In the end, Owens chose the Oklahoma Sooners and head coach Bob Stoops over the Oklahoma State Cowboys, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, and Kansas State Wildcats. Did he choose well?
Guess that depends on the future. Still, you certainly can’t fault a guy on committing to an almost every year BCS bowl participant like the Oklahoma Sooners. Especially when he’s got a buddy coming along with him.
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