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Highly Touted Oklahoma Target Commits to LSU

One of the nation's top running backs is taking his talents to Baton Rouge, choosing the Tigers over the Sooners.
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Highly Touted Oklahoma Target Commits to LSU
Highly Touted Oklahoma Target Commits to LSU

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Caden Durham, a 4-star running back in the 2024 recruiting class, announced on Thursday that he is committing to LSU

After a long recruiting battle that seemingly went back and forth between the Tigers and the Sooners, Durham announced his decision on the 247Sports YouTube channel alongside his high school teammate, Colin Simmons.

Durham is one of the top 70 players and top seven running backs in the nation, according to Rivals. Listed at 5-foot-9 and 195 pounds, the Duncanville (TX) star has blazing speed, reportedly clocking a wind-aided 10.25 in the 100-meter dash.

Originally from Moore, OK, Durham's mother ran track at OU. With two talented tailbacks already pledged to the Sooners in the 2024 class, however, it is easy to see why Durham chose the Tigers. 

The 4-star running back was originally set to announce his commitment on Aug. 25, but changed the scheduled date after returning home from a visit to Baton Rouge.

At one point, Oklahoma appeared to be in the lead for the Panthers' standout. 

After Taylor Tatum, the nation's No. 1 running back, and talented local halfback Xavier Robinson committed to DeMarco Murray and company, however, OU's running back room in the upcoming recruiting class seemingly was too congested for Durham to add himself to the mix.

Still, Murray and company never gave up in the race for Durham, reportedly trying until the final moments to earn a pledge from the former Southmoore (OK) running back. 

With Durham now committed to LSU, the Sooners will likely focus their energy on Heritage Hall (OK) athlete Andy Bass. Bass is set to make his decision on Aug. 24, and will choose between Oklahoma, Syracuse and Kansas State. 

A quarterback at Heritage Hall, Bass is being recruited by Murray and company as a utility player who will primarily train with running backs, but has the versatility to play a variety of roles.

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RANDALL SWEET

Randall is a recruiting analyst and staff writer at AllSooners focusing primarily on OU Football and the recruiting trail. Working as a journalist, Randall has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and high school sports across the state. A 2022 University of Oklahoma graduate, Randall hails from Lubbock, TX. While in college, Sweet wrote for the OU Daily in addition to working with Sooner Sports Pad and OU Nightly. Following his time at OU, Sweet served as the Communications Coordinator at Visit Oklahoma City before leaving to join the team at AllSooners. The West Texas native has bylines in the Norman Transcript and is a Staff Writer for Inside the Thunder. Randall holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. 

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