Oklahoma Adds to 2022 Class With New Jersey DB Prospect

Peter Schuh, who had severe FCS offers and interest from Clemson and Michigan State, will be a preferred walk-on for Brent Venables and the Sooners.

Oklahoma has added depth to its 2022 recruiting class.

The Sooners added Pete Schuh, preferred walk-on who played running back and defensive back in high school.

The 5-foot-11, 186-pound Schuh hails from Wyckoff, NJ, and played high school football at St. Joseph Regional in Montvale, NJ.

He held FCS scholarship offers from Bryant, Fordham, Sacred Heart and Wagner. Schuh recently received a PWO offer from Michigan State.

Schuh also had a preferred walk-on offer from Clemson. He had interest in Clemson dating back to last year, reportedly visiting the Tigers twice in 2021, and had built a relationship with Dabo Swinney and his defensive staff.

Schuh visited Oklahoma on Feb. 13, received his PWO offer last week and gave his verbal commitment on Sunday.

The MaxPreps database reports that Schuh made 50 tackles and one interception as a junior and 62 tackles and two interceptions as a senior.

According to Schuh’s NCSA recruiting profile, he runs a 4.56 40-yard dash, a 33-inch vertical and a 112-inch broad jump.

Schuh has battled major health issues and dietary challenges and openly describes how he's overcome them.

"What sets me apart from other athletes is my drive to succeed despite the medical challenges I have faced, and the fact that I don't take a day being healthy for granted," according to his NCSA profile. "I have Celiac Disease, Reactive Hypoglycemia, Eosinophilic Esophagitus, Multiple Major Food Allergies with Epi Pen, Minor Heart Issue , Asthma and other medical issues that stem from my diseases. I take a lot of medications each day to stay healthy and allow me to eat normal food. Most kids with my diseases are on feeding tubes. I travel with all my food and can not eat out at most restaurants. I am allergic to common foods like corn and potato along with many other foods."

In 2018, In The Zone documented how Schuh overcame a serious illness as a child.

"My message to (younger kids) is never stopping and other opportunities will present themselves to you," he told In The Zone. "I would push them to play sports because that is where you build relationships that you have for life. I say a disease is a blessing because I do believe my work ethic, hard work, focus and discipline comes from the diseases. Go aim higher and work harder until you can’t breathe any more."


 CLARIFICATION: Schuh has overcome his childhood health issues and is currently "super healthy," his mother tells SI Sooners. He is able to play without issue, his heart issue was resolved, she said, and he no longer requires medication and manages his health through his diet.


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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.