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Oklahoma Sooners land blue chip Texas prospect in pregame commitment video

Nigel Smith, Melissa (Texas) 4-star defensive end, makes announcement during high school football warmups
Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports|
Oklahoma Sooners land blue chip Texas prospect in pregame commitment video
Oklahoma Sooners land blue chip Texas prospect in pregame commitment video

Melissa (Texas) 4-star defensive end Nigel Smith II added some flare to his high school football team's pregame on Friday. 

The 6-foot-5, 260-pound class of 2024 defensive lineman committed to the Oklahoma Sooners in a jumbo-tron announcement video in the school district's shiny new $35 million stadium.

Smith II, a Preseason SBLive Texas All-State selection on the defensive line, was among the top uncommitted prospects in the Lone Star State. 

The video showed Smith II clad in an OU uniform, walking around the program's locker room on its Norman, Oklahoma campus before flashing Jordan Brand and Oklahoma logos next to one another. 

Melissa is facing Royse City in Week 3 of the Texas high school football season. 

The Cardinals (2-0), ranked No. 20 in the SBLive Texas Power 25, are coming off of a lopsided 66-33 win over Texas Class 4A power China Spring.

Follow along with SBLive's Texas high school scoreboard for all the Week 3 action, live as it happens. 

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Lead photo by Robbie Rakestraw

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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