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Oklahoma lands its quarterback of the future beating out LSU for Bowe Bentley

Oklahoma just took a major step toward solidifying its future at quarterback. The Sooners have landed Bowe Bentley, one of the top signal-callers in the 2026 class, edging out LSU in a heated recruiting battle that could shape the future of both programs.
ByNicholas Rome|
Celina's Bowe Bentley runs the ball during the 4A DI UIL Texas State Football Championship game against Kilgore on Friday, December 20, 2024 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Celina's Bowe Bentley runs the ball during the 4A DI UIL Texas State Football Championship game against Kilgore on Friday, December 20, 2024 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. | Naomi Skinner/Times Record News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

This offseason is arguably the most important offseason in Brent Venables' tenure as Oklahoma's Head Coach. Coming off a disastrous season where the Sooners' offense was abysmal, leading to the team winning just 6 games, Brent Venables' feet are to the fire with the Sooners fanbase. This offseason, Brent Venables found his solution at the quarterback position in the short term landing Washington State transfer John Mateer but, he also needed to find his long term plan at quarterback.

Oklahoma beats out LSU for 4-star quarterback Bowe Bentley

Just one day after seeing 4-star quarterback commit Jaden O'Neal decommit from Oklahoma, the Sooners have quickly answered. On Friday Night, quarterback Bowe Bentley announced his commitment, picking the Oklahoma Sooners over the LSU Tigers.

The Sooners have long appeared to be the front runner for Bowe Bentley, who now becomes the future of the program. The only time Bentley's recruitment started to come into doubt was when the LSU Tigers turned up the heat on Bentley, making it a two-program race. Bentley grew up an Oklahoma fan, so now he'll have a chance to help bring this program back to the promised land.

On3's Industry Recruiting Rankings rank Bowe Bentley as the 76th ranked player in the class, the 7th ranked quarterback, and the 11th ranked player out of Texas. Bentley instantly becomes the Sooners highest ranked recruit and will now look to attract other players to join him in Norman.

Brent Venables gets a massive win by landing Bowe Bentley, and he gets his win over a rival SEC program in Brian Kelly and LSU. The Tigers pushed hard for Bentley, and with an elite receiving class and a track record of developing quarterbacks they had an attractive offer.

As Bowe Bentley is now onboard, the Sooners have a great chance to start building momentum in this class.

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