CB Bennett Okotcha switches to Sooners


Posted January 31, 2011 by Jake Trotter Comment on this article Leave a comment

Various recruiting Web sites are reporting that Coppell, Texas, cornerback Bennett Okotcha has switched his commitment from Notre Dame to OU and will sign with the Sooners on Wednesday.

The 6-foot, 175-pound Okotcha is ranked the No. 98 overall prospect in Texas and the No. 64 cornerback in the country by Rivals.com. ESPNU ranks him the No. 50 cornerback nationally. Okotcha originally was committed to Wisconsin, then later pledged to the Fighting Irish. Among his other offers were Baylor, Minnesota and Wake Forest.

Okotcha’s verbal gives the Sooners 17 commitments for this class.

-JT

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