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5-Star OL Amarius Mims' Top Six Includes Sooners

Elite prospect also has Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia and Tennessee on his latest list

John E. Hoover

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One of the top high school players in the 2021 recruiting class has narrowed his choice of schools to six, and Oklahoma is still in the mix.

Offensive lineman Amarius Mims, a 5-star prospect from Cochran, GA, revealed his final six Wednesday on a video with Rivals.

The 6-foot-7, 315-pound Mims also has Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida State, Georgia and Tennessee.

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“These are my top schools because of the relationship I have with the coaches, and the location,” Mims said. “I will be picking one of these on Aug. 15.”

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According to Rivals, Mims is the No. 2 overall player in the nation, while 247 Sports ranks him as the No. 2 offensive tackle in the country.

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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