Making the Case: Five-star Devon Campbell
Throughout his recruitment, Devon Campbell has been pegged to a number of schools.
There was a time that the five-star offensive guard from Arlington (Texas) Bowie had Alabama or LSU or USC high on his list and it looked like he could be headed out of the region.
But in recent weeks, Texas and Oklahoma have emerged as the two front-runners for Campbell, who was absolutely dominant at the Under Armour All-America Game and proved to be arguably the best overall offensive lineman in the 2022 class.
Like with other programs, Campbell has been looped in with Texas for so long. He has developed a great relationship with the coaching staff there, especially position coach Kyle Flood.
But after expectations that Campbell could commit on numerous occasions, the five-star held off time and again and that has given a limited level of hope that Oklahoma might be able to pull the stunner.
It’s down to those two programs and Campbell’s announcement is only days away.
In today’s Making the Case, experts from around the Rivals network make an argument for a particular school and then National Recruiting Director Adam Gorney issues his verdict as to where he sees Campbell ending up.
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OKLAHOMA
“This is a race where Oklahoma had a chance at one point or another but it felt like once the staff turnover happened, some of the relationships he had, some of the coaches he knew were gone, it was always going to be tough for Oklahoma to overcome that with so many built-in advantages for Texas.” - Josh McCuistion, SoonerScoop.com
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TEXAS
“I think Texas. I felt like Texas was always in a very good spot. They developed relationships with Kyle Flood and Texas recently went by the school for one last visit. That could have sealed it for the Longhorns but you can never discount a school like Oklahoma. It looks like Texas is going to win out for Campbell though.” - Jason Suchomel, Orangebloods.com
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THE VERDICT
After talking to numerous people about this one and trying to figure out any scenario where Campell picks Oklahoma over Texas, I just cannot see it happening. It is a little curious that Texas has been considered the top choice for so long and Campbell hasn’t seemed to be able to pull the trigger - which might give the Sooners a little opening - but this looks like all Longhorns to me. There have been surprises on National Signing Day and this could be one but I doubt it. Campbell to Texas seems like a lock. - Gorney