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Oklahoma Earns Second QB Commit in 2024 Class

Despite already having one quarterback pledge in the upcoming recruiting class, the Sooners earned a commitment from a second 2024 passer on Tuesday.
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Oklahoma Earns Second QB Commit in 2024 Class
Oklahoma Earns Second QB Commit in 2024 Class

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Brendan Zurbrugg, a 3-star quarterback from Alliance, OH, committed to Oklahoma on Tuesday afternoon. 

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Listed at 6-foot-4, Zurbrugg was previously committed to Syracuse before flipping to Northwestern. With the current allegations surrounding the Wildcats' program, Zurbrugg once again flipped his commitment. 

The dual-threat signal caller joins 4-star QB Michael Hawkins Jr. in the Sooners 2024 class, marking the first time since 2006 that Oklahoma has brought in two quarterbacks in the same class. 

Zurbrugg is a talented track athlete who's speed can be seen when he scrambles. The 3-star prospect has clocked a personal best 38.16 in the 300 meter hurdles and 14.60 in the 110 meter hurdles. 

Zurbrugg has been named to the All-Ohio track team twice in his career.

While the Alliance (OH) High School product may not be as highly touted as Hawkins Jr., he provides a different skill set than the Frisco Emerson (TX) QB. 

The Sooners' search for a second quarterback is seemingly due to last season's lack of depth amongst that position group. After Dillon Gabriel went down with a head injury against TCU, Oklahoma was forced to play Davis Beville at quarterback and then turn to skill position players in an embarrassing 49-0 loss to Texas.

Brent Venables goal in recruiting a second quarterback was to increase the depth in Jeff Lebby's room, especially after last year's Red River debacle. As it stands now, OU will have Jackson Arnold, Hawkins Jr. and Zurbrugg at QB once Gabriel leaves after the 2023 season.

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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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