Why Texas Tech mega donor Cody Campbell was at an Oklahoma football camp in the midst of chaos

While most of the talk out of Oklahoma's recent camps is rightfully about the prospects making a great impression in front of Brent Venables and his staff, a familiar face on the sidelines also caught the attention of many this week.

Cody Campbell, Texas Tech's infamous mega donor and Chairman of the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System, attended OU's camp on Tuesday in support of his son, Carson Campbell, who is a 2029 offensive line prospect out of All Saints Episcopal School in Texas and already has an OU offer. Cody himself was an offensive lineman for the Red Raiders under Mike Leach, which ultimately led to his massive fandom and willing to donate whatever it takes for his alma mater to win.

Sooners can get recruiting win over Red Raiders in pursuit of Carson Campbell

Campbell made his wealth as co-founder and co-CEO of Double Eagle Energy Holdings, then he gained his fame, at least in the college sports world, after almost single-handedly making the Red Raiders into consistent College Football Playoff contenders thanks to NIL. He's a man constantly in the news because he's active on social media and loud to the media, whether it's about calling out Texas to schedule the Red Raiders or defending Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby.

He's really been making headlines lately because of those two issues. Just the day before Campbell was in Oklahoma, a judge in Lubbock ruled Sorsby eligible to play this season despite admitting that he bet on college football, including on his own team, multiple times. Campbell and the rest of those at Texas Tech, of course, supported the outcome.

Thanks to Campbell's pockets, the Red Raiders were able to lure Sorsby to Tech as one of the top quarterbacks in the transfer portal this offseason after he transferred from Cincinnati. According to multiple reports, Sorsby's NIL deal, for just one season, was worth over $5 million. Campbell, though, still made the trip to Norman with his son while being right in the middle of dealing with that mess and all of college football turning against his beloved Red Raiders.

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As for Carson, listed at 6-foot-3 and 290 pounds, it's still unknown what kind of prospect he actually is while still being unranked and unrated by major recruiting outlets, which is normal this early in the process. He already has offers from OU, Arizona State, Baylor, Colorado, Duke, Florida State, LSU, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, SMU, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Washington and, to no surprise at all, Texas Tech.

All signs would point to him being a Red Raider no matter how long that list grows, though. However....

It would be ironic, though, if the Sooners land a commitment from Carson considering all the headaches his father has given them on the recruiting trail thanks to the Red Raiders' newfound recruiting success by writing large checks.

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