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Jacob Henry, son of WWE legend, commits to Oklahoma wrestling

Sooners wrestling commit is son of former WWE/WWF wrestling star Mark Henry

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Austin Vandegrift (Texas) standout senior football player and wrester Jacob Henry announced his commitment to Oklahoma's wrestling program on Sunday. 

Henry, who won a UIL district 25 championship as a heavyweight on Thursday, will join the Sooners wrestling program after establishing himself among the top wrestlers and football players in the Lone Star State.

A three-star football prospect, Henry's lone rating comes from 247 Sports, which labels him the No. 84 ranked football recruit in Texas in 2024.

Jacob Henry transferred from Lake Travis and was a first team 6A District 25 selection for the Vipers, which went 10-1, won a district title and finished the season as the No. 16 team in Texas.

Mark Henry, now a WWF/WWE star, is from Silsbee, Tex. set national records in all four powerlifting categories (squat, bench, deadlift and total) and was named the world's strongest teenager by the LA Times after a record-setting National High School Powerlifting Championship. 

After playing football at Silsbee High School, Mark Henry won a world powerlifting championship in 1995, the Arnold Strongman Classic in 2002 and worked alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in pro wrestling in the 1990s.

Mark Henry poses with his wife, Jana Perry-Henry, and their son, Jacob Henry, 20 months, in 2007. Jacob committed to wrestle at University of Oklahoma on Sunday.
Mark Henry poses with his wife, Jana Perry-Henry, and their son, Jacob Henry, 20 months, in 2007. Jacob committed to wrestle at University of Oklahoma on Sunday / Photo by Austin American-Statesman-USA TODAY NETWORK

Oklahoma is the No. 22 ranked team in the nation in the NWCA coaches poll.

-- Andy Buhler | Andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

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ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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