Jacob Oden Narrows Recruitment, Sets Commitment Date

Athlete Jacob Oden has cut his list down to five schools and set a commitment date, and the Tennessee Volunteers are well-positioned.

The class of 2024 will take shape over the next few months. Many want to end their recruitments before their senior season, an annual trend that causes commits to fly.

Jacob Oden will continue this trend. He cut down his recruitment on Tuesday and set a commitment date. Oden will focus on Tennessee, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, and Iowa.

I’ll be committing February 2nd at 6pm on @CBSSports @AllenTrieu @ChadSimmons_ @adamgorney @SWiltfong247 pic.twitter.com/R971tVe9ws

— Jacob Oden (@JacobOden4) January 31, 2023

He will commit on February 2 during a live show on CBS Sports. The Wolverines are a heavy favorite to land him, as Oden grew up an hour away from The Big House. 

However, anything can happen between now and then. Head coach Josh Heupel and company deserve credit for battling their way into a northern recruitment: they are the only school outside the Big Ten to make his final list.

Heupel has shown that he will venture into unknown territory if he believes a player is worth pursuing. He recruits the southeast well, which is a necessity, but each year elite players in the north and the west coast go unnoticed by SEC programs.

It's clear that won't happen at Tennessee. From now on, the coaching staff will scour the country in search of top-tier talent. 

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