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Oklahoma Lands Commitment from 2023 OL

C.J. Compton is a versatile offensive lineman from nearby Bethel who has been rated as a 3-star prospect and one of the top players in Oklahoma.

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Another local talent has chosen Oklahoma.

The Sooners received a verbal commitment Tuesday from C.J. Compton, an offensive lineman from nearby Bethel. Compton made the announcement on Twitter.

Compton is 6-foot-6 and 290 pounds in the 2023 recruiting class. It is believed he will be a preferred walk-on at OU. 

On3 rates him as a 3-star prospect, the No. 85 interior offensive lineman in the nation and the No. 13 prospect in the state who had been “receiving interest” from Oklahoma State. 

His On3 profile also reflects he had been previously committed to the Cowboys.

He went into his senior year with offers from Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State and Arkansas Tech, among others.

According to his Hudl profile, Compton started 11 games at center, three at left guard and 17 at left tackle. He also has a background in powerlifting and previously played basketball at Bethel. 

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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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