Justin Chaisson, the No. 27-rated recruit in the nation according to Rivals.com, said he expects OU to be among his final five schools.
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The defensive end from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas visited OU over the weekend and left after Saturday's scrimmage. He said he and his family enjoyed the trip.
"I'm not sure yet, but it will probably be Oklahoma, Florida, LSU, UCLA and Cal,” Chaisson said. "That's probably going to be the five.”
Chaisson hasn't set a timetable for making a commitment.
Current Sooners Ryan Reynolds and DeMarco Murray attended the same high school as Chaisson. David White, who was Bishop Gorman's head coach two years ago, is now a graduate assistant with OU.
•No ‘Prime Time' dance: For years, the favorite player of OU cornerback Brian Jackson has been former NFL cornerback great Deion Sanders.
"I've always been a Deion Sanders fan,” Jackson said. "I'm not close to him in speed, but I'm like him in that my length and arms give me that extra step. He's always been someone I've looked up to and someone I've tried to emulate.”
But Jackson vowed not to completely emulate Sanders, famous for his patented high-stepping into the end zone on interception returns.
"I'm not going to do anything in the end zone,” Jackson said. "I've seen the way coach (Bob) Stoops got on Adrian Peterson for sticking the ball over the pylon.
"I'm walking in the end zone and handing the ball to the ref. That's it.”
Jackson missed Saturday's scrimmage with a hip pointer, but is expected to be back on the field for Saturday's Red-White game.
•Chaotic chicanery: In last Saturday's scrimmage, OU tried three trick plays: a tight end reverse, a wide receiver reverse pass and a flea-flicker.
The defense blitzed perfectly to shut down the flea-flicker. The reverse pass proved to be futile as well.
"I don't really remember what exactly happened, but I'm pretty sure we didn't have a receiver running a route,” quarterback Sam Bradford said. "We had no one to throw it to, which kind of hurts the play. Then, I'm out there blocking. We don't have a lot of time to throw when that's the case.
"I don't think (the trick plays) quite worked like we hoped. We'll clean that up and hopefully (those trick plays) will work for us during the season.”
•OU resumes practice today: The Sooners will resume practice today and will also work out on Thursday and Friday before the Red-White spring game at 1 p.m. Saturday.
OU, which postponed two practices last week because of injuries, has rescheduled a practice for next Tuesday to conclude spring drills.
•Red-White tickets for sale: Tickets for the spring game are on sale. Tickets are $5 in advance or $10 the day of the game. For more information, call the OU ticket office at (405) 325-2424.
By Jake Trotter, Blake Jackson and Scott Wright
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Do any of you think Stoops could leave for Youngstown State of T-Bone paid him enough. Everyone has a price right? Sorry Cowboys only in Payne County. How fitting with the sore losers supporting their university their.
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