Bob Stoops flips Mississippi State commit, offers Alabama decommit

Long-time Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is not exactly an SEC favorite based on some of his comments over the years.

He’s probably not making any new fans down South with his recent recruiting moves.

Stoops had a clear message to recruits on Sunday afternoon:

Need more great players to help win more of these…….. #OUDNA #ChampU pic.twitter.com/mvkWLySSPQ

— Bob Stoops (@CoachBobStoops) January 31, 2016

On Sunday evening, he and the Sooners staff successfully flipped three-star WR Zach Farrar from his Mississippi State commitment.

Here’s a look at the message Farrar posted to Twitter:

https://twitter.com/ZachFarrar3/status/693972055545360384

Farrar was on an official visit with the Sooners over the weekend, and had just been committed to the Bulldogs for a little over a week following his visit to Starkville. He did have very nice parting words for the community in his Twitter message.

Stoops also took advantage of a little bit of Alabama drama from Sunday as well.

Three-star LB Riley Cole decommitted from the Crimson Tide with a critical letter that he posted to Twitter on Sunday afternoon.

https://twitter.com/Rileyc44/status/693869705275248640

It appears that less than eight hours later, Stoops had swooped in with a new offer extended to Cole:

https://twitter.com/AndrewJBone/status/694018018142195713

While it is easy to dislike Stoops for the things he says about the SEC, this is all part of the cutthroat recruiting business as signing day approaches.

These final days of decisions for the 2016 recruiting class won’t be for the faint of heart.

Nick Cole

Nick Cole is a former print journalist with several years of experience covering the SEC. Born and raised in SEC country, he has taken in the game-day experience at all 14 stadiums.