Recruiting notebook: Oklahoma lands Texas teammates

Vili Leveni of L.D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas, is the teammate of OSU commitment Jesse Robinson, a 6-foot-6, 275-pound offensive lineman.

Leveni, 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, is committed to Utah, but visited OSU on Jan. 25.

The Cowboys are also going strong after defensive tackle Ofa Hautau from Snow College in Ephraim, Utah.

The 6-foot-1, 290-pounder also visited Stillwater last weekend, and made the trip to Hawaii this week. He also has offers from Utah and Oregon State.

WILSON CANCELS OSU VISIT

Oklahoma State apparently lost out on DeSoto, Texas, running back Dontre Wilson, an Oregon commitment who continues to look at other options after coach Chip Kelly left for the NFL.

Wilson was scheduled to visit Stillwater over the weekend, but canceled to go to Texas, according to a report from Scout.com.

Wilson's decision is expected to come down to Oregon, Texas and Ohio State.

The Cowboys landed Houston Cypress Ridge RB Rennie Childs late last month to go with longtime commitment Corion Webster of Atlanta, Texas, giving the class a solid running back presence.

JUCO COACH PRAISES RUSSELL

Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College defensive tackle Quincy Russell already signed a letter of intent with Oklahoma, but likely won't join the team until the summer.

“We had one class we needed to finish up, and he had gone home for Christmas break and there was a mix-up,” said Trinity Valley coach Brad Smiley. “He's finishing up.”

Russell (6-3, 311 pounds) signed with Texas out of high school, but academics forced him to take the junior-college route. He chose OU in December over Nebraska.

The Sooners lost several senior defensive tackles from last season's team, leaving the unit thin and inexperienced entering 2013.

“He was looking at the opportunity to go in and fight for a starting job,” Smiley said. “That's what he wants.

“Plus, him being a former Texas signee, and them kinda deciding to part ways while he was at Trinity Valley, I think that played a big part in it. Oklahoma gets to play Texas, and Nebraska doesn't.”

Trinity Valley offensive tackle Josiah St. John also committed to the Sooners just a few days after Russell did.

“He's a monster ... a complete animal,” St. John said. “He's big, fast, strong.

“I'm pretty sure he's gonna make a big impact.”