5-Star WR/RB Raleek Brown Decommits From Oklahoma

The multitalented 2022 prospect was just over two weeks away from signing with the Sooners, but now it's projected he'll join Lincoln Riley at USC.

John E. Hoover | Dec 1, 2021

High school recruit, Raleek Brown, a 5-star running back/wide receiver from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, , has decommitted from Oklahoma.

Brown announced his decision Wednesday night on Twitter.

Brown committed to OU on Feb. 5, and thanked outgoing coaches Lincoln Riley, Dennis Simmons and the entire Ou coaching staff "for giving me the opportunity to play at the next level. It is something I have always dreamed of."

However, Brown said he's opening up his recruitment. It is widely projected that he'll pledge to Riley again, this time at USC.

National Signing Day for the 2022 class is Dec. 15.

Published Dec 1, 2021

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.