The Oklahoma Sooners once again have California recruits Norman dreamin'.
DJ Tubbs, a three-star wide receiver from California, announced via X on Tuesday that the Sooners offered him as they have shifted focus on assembling their 2028 class. After recruiting California heavily for their 2026 and 2027 groups, the Sooners are obviously continuing that trend with 2028, as Tubbs is already the fourth Californian that OU has offered from the class.
DJ Tubbs offer further proof of Oklahoma's newfound California pipeline
According to the 247Sports Composite, Tubbs is the No. 28 player in state of California out of St. John Bosco High School, where OU incoming freshman receiver Daniel Odom also came from. Tubbs, listed at 5-foot-10, is also the No. 37 wide receiver in the 2028 class.
Tubbs has other offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Miami, Michigan State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Oregon, UCLA, Washington and more. OU, Miami and Notre Dame all just entered the mix this month as Tubbs' recruitment takes off.
The Sooners have also offered 2028 three-star cornerbacks Jordan Slye Jr. and Ca'ron Williams, and three-star safety Ace Leutele, from California. OU's top 2027 class features four commits from the Golden State so far, including three-star defensive lineman Sione Felila, who committed just this week after running back and fellow Californian Jaxsen Stokes flipped to in-state Cal.
OU also had three 2026 signees from California to give the Sooners five Californians on their 2026 roster. However, every prospect from Cali on the roster is a newcomer as proof of this new trend for the Sooners that doesn't seem to be going away as conference realignment has essentially shifted and somewhat even erased some borders.
The Sooners have no real advantage over the rest of the SEC in recruiting talent hotbeds like Texas or Florida or anywhere in the south. However, only Texas, which makes local talent a priority, can claim to be closer to all that talent out west, and just barely. For most prospects on the West Coast, Oklahoma is their best option to play SEC football, which is why the Sooners have also been attracting players from Arizona, Colorado, Utah and more.
It also helps the Pac-12 is no longer considered a Power Four conference as major in-state programs USC, UCLA and Cal struggle in conferences that send them across the country. Those programs are a lot easier to pry recruits from home compared to the Longhorns, Aggies, Gators, Hurricanes and more.
The talent from down the road in Oklahoma and Texas will continue to call Norman home, but the Sooners' pipeline from California will only continue to grow.
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