Recruiting update: Barnett visits Arkansas, Sorenson meets with Gundy
Published: 1/22/2010 6:56 PM
Last Modified: 1/22/2010 6:56 PM
Should Oklahoma State fans be worried about the commitment of Calvin Barnett?
A 6-foot-3, 330-pound defensive tackle from Tulsa's Booker T. Washington High School, Barnett announced his commitment to OSU in August. Last week, he said this to the Tulsa World: "I've been solid since the day I committed."
Barnett, however, made an official visit to Arkansas this weekend. Eric Bennett, Barnett's BTW teammate and friend, has committed to the Razorbacks. Barnett, a U.S. Army All-American who is rated a four-star national prospect by Scout, has said that his four finalists were OSU, Arkansas and Texas Tech.
Barnett says he will make an official visit to OSU next week.
Last week, Cowboy coach Mike Gundy traveled to Texarkana for a meeting with quarterback commitment Nate Sorenson of Texas High School.
Following OSU's hiring of Houston offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen, the 6-foot-4, 205-pound Sorenson – a dual-threat QB who runs the football well and is a track star – expressed concern about the direction of the Cowboy offense. Sorenson says he hopes that OSU will retain the quarterback run game as part of its attack.
When asked in a text message about his conversation with Gundy, Sorenson replied, "Everything went really well. I did hear what I wanted to hear."
Sorenson said he has not wavered from his commitment to OSU.
OSU's list of 27 committed recruits is ranked No. 11 nationally by Scout and No. 21 by Rivals.
-- Bill Haisten
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Bill Haisten
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