Tennessee Football target Danny Okoye is announcing his decision on Wednesday evening. The prospect that was once trending towards Josh Heupel and the Vols is favored to land elsewhere.
Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports has a crystal ball projecting Okoye to Oklahoma. The Sooners were among his top three schools, along with the Vols.
Okoye, out of NOAH Homeschool in Tulsa, Okla., ranks as the No. 149 prospect nationally. He’s the No. 10 EDGE rusher in his class and the No. 1 prospect from Oklahoma.
After releasing his top schools, Okoye recapped why Tennessee Football made the list.
“Tennessee has always been leading the recruitment for me.,” Okoye told Off The Hook. “While talking to you, I just got a text from one of the coaches asking to talk later. So, that kind of shows they’re really big on communication, on friendship, brotherhood, all that stuff that I can really support. They’ve been the most involved, I guess, out of most schools.
“I guess maybe only the only other school that could really compete with them is OU. I really appreciate that from them. The program that they’re building right now, it’s going to be a powerhouse, especially with the recruitment that they’ve been doing on the defensive and offensive side of the ball. So just seeing all those pieces in motion, it’s definitely given me some good feelings about Tennessee.”
He also recapped why the in-state Sooners made his top schools.
“They didn’t have too good of a year last year, but with all the rebuilding and structuring that they’ve been doing in the off season, summer and spring, they’ve been making leaps and bounds in my recruitment,” Okoye said. “We didn’t talk much after the end of last season, but I’ve been talking to coach (Miguel Chavis) and coach (Todd Bates) and coach (Ted Roof) and all of those guys and they’ve been really, really informative, really helpful, and giving me all the details, all the information that I need.”
Texas also made the cut in for Okoye’s top three schools.
“Texas has always been showing the love, coach (Pete Kwiatkowski), all of them,” Okoye said. “They’ve really been my family for real just throughout the recruitment process, even one of the first teams to offer me. Ever since then, it’s really just been growing in the relationship. But every visit when I went down to visit, it was amazing, getting to connect with the players, getting to connect with the faculty, the staff, some of the student body.
“It was one of the best visits I’ve had by far. Just the vibes, the energy down there is amazing. I could really see myself developing as an athlete there. A lot of the people I’ve looked up to, athletically speaking, have come out of Texas and have spoken well with Texas.”
Should he choose Tennessee Football, Okoye projects as a LEO in the Vols’ system, a hybrid edge rusher. The 6-foot-4 and 241-pounder will be making his announcement at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
