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Sooners Make the Cut for Two 5-Star Prospects

Maason Smith and Domani Jackson both have Oklahoma listed among their latest list of college football choices.

John E. Hoover

Oklahoma made the cut for two 5-star high school football prospects on Saturday afternoon.

Louisiana defensive tackle Maason Smith, a member of the 2021 recruiting class, included the Sooners among his top eight schools, while California defensive back Domani Jackson, who’s in the 2022 class, included OU in his top 10.

The 6-foot-5, 316-pound Smith is also considering Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Oregon and USC. He is widely regarded as the best defensive tackle prospect in the nation.

The 6-1, 185-pound Jackson lists OU along with Texas, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Clemson, LSU, Georgia, USC and Arizona State.

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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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