Oklahoma Lands Commitment From Four-Star RB Kalib Hicks

Oklahoma continued its hot stretch on the recruiting trail by adding an elite running back.

Oklahoma Lands Commitment From Four-Star RB Kalib Hicks

Oklahoma received a verbal commitment from highly-touted 2023 running back prospect Kalib Hicks via Twitter Wednesday night.

1000% committed.. pic.twitter.com/hLqi5Xyi3U
— Kalib Hicks (@HicksKalib) June 15, 2022

Hicks, a 4-star talent, picked the Sooners over Alabama, Miami, Arkansas and TCU. According to 247Sports, Hicks is the No. 24 running back in the 2023 class.

His commitment comes off of his recent visit to Norman on June 11. He didn’t receive an offer from OU until May 21, less than a month ago.

The Denton, TX product finished his 2021 season with 1448 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns.

Hicks is a speedster on the field, as he’s a two-sport track athlete as well. At 5-foot-11, 195 pounds, he has some serious burners, placing sixth in the 4x200 relay at the Texas 5A State Championship as a sophomore.

Brent Venables now has seven players committed for the class of 2023, with Kade McIntyre and Hicks coming back-to-back.

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Published Jun 15, 2022

Ross Lovelace

Ross has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners since 2018. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and the Sooners On SI podcast. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross started with Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and worked for Sooners On SI and Thunder On SI. Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross and his wife live in New Orleans, where he is a Marketing and Volunteer Coordinator at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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