Oklahoma Lands Commitment from Another Local OL Star

Penny’s verbal commitment came just minutes after OU pulled off a flip and landed a verbal commitment from 5-star offensive lineman Cooper Hackett, one of the top overall prospects in the 2027 class. Hackett, the top player in Oklahoma in the 2027 recruiting class, had given his verbal commitment to Texas Tech on Aug. 30.

At 10:55 p.m. Wednesday, OU’s general manager posted a tweet indicating he had some good news. While many surmised it was related to quarterback John Mateer’s hand surgery Wednesday morning, Nagy’s tweet was a response to Bill Bedenbaugh’s offensive line room getting much better in the future.

At just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, OU director of high school scouting Kale Pearson followed with a tantalizing post. 

Penny is a 6-foot-4, 265-pound junior at Bixby. He chose OU over Ohio State, as well as offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, LSU, Miami, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, SMU, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Texas Tech, among others. 

247Sports rates Penny as the No. 2 interior offensive lineman in the nation and the No. 51 overall player nationally in the 2027 class, as well as the No. 2 overall player in the state of Oklahoma — behind only Hackett.