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Longhorns Signee Johntay Cook Shades Oklahoma Under Armour Class

We knew Johntay Cook didn't like Oklahoma, but now the Texas Longhorns signee has taken it a step further.

Matt Galatzan

Texas Longhorns wide receiver signee Johntay Cook isn't afraid to speak his mind.

Just last week during the Under Armour All-American practices, Cook expressed his disdain for the Longhorns' arch-rival Oklahoma, telling reporters exactly how he felt about the Sooners.

"I don't want to lose to OU in my college career at all," Cook said. "I freaking don't like OU."

But Cook didn't stop there. 

On Tuesday, Cook threw shade at the Sooners Under Armour All-American players, and publicly noted that he would take his class over Oklahoma's.

"I like my five over dat," Cook tweeted. 

Cook, of course, is participating in the Under Armour All-American game himself, as a member of Team Phantom, alongside his future teammates, Derek Williams, Manny Muhammad, Cedric Baxter, and Sydir Mitchell.

And by all accounts, Cook, as well as the other Horns signees, have been dominating the proceedings in Orlando. 

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian also likes his new future No. 1 wideout. 

"Electric," Sarkisian said on Longhorn Network. "This guy is a pro playing high school football... He's the guy we kind of earmarked as the country. On our board, he was the No. 1 receiver in the country. At the end of the day, I think this guy's going to come in here and have some instant impact in our program."

Cook will take the field at Camping World Stadium on Tuesday evening alongside his future Longhorn teammates, where he hopes to showcase that electricity to the nation. 

And perhaps to his future rivals in Norman as well.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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