Oklahoma football: Sooners flip four-star WR from Texas Tech for 2024

Oklahoma football recruiting has picked up its third commitment this week with the addition of four-star wide receiver Ivan Carreon out of Odessa, Texas.

Carreon had been committed to Texas Tech since December 2022 but on Thursday of this week he announced on Twitter that he was decommitting and reopening his recruitment. It’s probably not a coincidence that the timing of this development came just days after the tall pass catcher from West Texas attended OU’s recent ChampU BBQ.

Carreon was also on the OU campus earlier for the Brent Venables Elite Camp, where he had the opportunity to impress Sooner coaches with his route running.

The fact that Carreon was originally recruited at Texas Tech by Emmett Jones, who is now the wide receiver coach at Oklahoma, certainly also was a factor in the wide receiver’s flip to the Sooners.

At 6-foot, 6 inches and 195 pounds, Carreon brings the kind of length to the position which has become an increasing trend in college football but has been lacking in the OU receiving corps. Since Brent Venables and Jeff Lebby came on board prior to the 2022 season, getting more length at wide receiver has been a focus.

It is not certain at this point whether the Sooners will keep Carreon at the wide receiver spot or possibly move him to tight end.

Carreon becomes the 11th Oklahoma commit in the 2024 class. He is ranked No. 31 at his position nationally and the No. 201 prospect overall in the 2024 class, according to 247Sports. He joins fellow WR commits Zion Kearney, KJ Daniels and Dozie Ezukanma. Kearney and Ezukanma are both 6-feet-2, Daniels is 5-foot-9.