Oklahoma DE Goal Jake Kreul Units Dedication Date

Determination day has been set for elite edge rusher Jake Kreul. 

The IMG Academy prospect will choose between Oklahoma, Texas and Ole Miss on Aug. 12, he instructed ESPN’s Eli Lederman.

Kreul’s dedication might be broadcast on School Soccer Reside. 

Clearly, the Sooners don’t need to lose a highly-touted prospect to an SEC rival, and Brent Venables actually doesn’t need to coach in opposition to Kreul within the Cotton Bowl.

The 6-foot-3, 230-pounder is rated a 4-star recruit by each 247Sports’ Composite Rating and Rivals’ Trade Rating. 

He’s at present rated because the No. 63-overall participant within the 2026 class by 247Sports’ Composite Rating, and he’s the ninth-ranked edge rusher. 

Kreul formally visited Florida, Ole Miss, Texas and Oklahoma in June, and he narrowed his recruitment down to a few colleges early in July. 

The Longhorns at present have the sixth-rated class within the 247Sports Workforce Rankings for the 2026 class. Mississippi sits at twenty first, and Oklahoma’s class checks in at No. 41.

Venables and the OU teaching workers are combating a significant notion battle proper now. 

On the heels of a 6-7 end, Venables’ second in three years, the Sooners aren’t battling from a place of energy on the recruiting path. 

One other poor season will probably result in widespread adjustments in Norman, a possible final result that doesn’t play nicely with recruits. 

But when the Sooners beat Michigan —  who debuted at No. 14 within the preliminary Coaches Ballot on Monday — in addition to Auburn, OU will probably roll into the Purple River Shootout 5-0 and the noise round Venabels will die down. 

From there, Oklahoma can try to rally in recruiting. 

Venables at present has 15 verbal commitments led by quarterback Bowe Bentley. 

Including Kreul to the fold subsequent Tuesday could be a jolt within the arm to OU’s efforts, and would give the Sooners a marquee dedication on each offense and protection to assist recruit different gamers within the class all through the season and into December. 

It might additionally function the second large win in highschool recruiting for common supervisor Jim Nagy, who took over the entrance workplace operations at Oklahoma on the finish of February. 

OU picked up a pair of commitments from edge rushers — Matthew Nelson and Daniel Norman — in June, however Kreul would give the Sooners a centerpiece for his or her defensive position class.