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Jordan Mukes commits to Sooners

Third time is the charm. Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley has tweeted emoji eyes three times in the month of March, and now, finally in the eyes of some OU fans, one of them is known.

Choctaw (Okla.) High safety Jordan Mukes becomes the fourth member of OU’s 2021 class, announcing his pledge to the Sooners on Monday.

Mukes, a three-star prospect, is OU’s second in-state commit, and the Sooners will definitely be searching for more.

Unlike some other names, Mukes wasn’t a name high on anybody’s radar when the calendar year changed. It took the month of January for him to bust out and be a name worth keeping tabs on.

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It didn’t happen overnight with the Sooners, though. Mukes attended OU’s junior day in January, but there was no offer. The plan, Mukes said, was going to be for OU to watch him during the spring before making a decision.

But moves like these, well, it helped OU see exactly what it needed to see.

As it became clear the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was going to put a halt to all things college football and face-face recruiting, a lot of things have changed.

Included in that was OU’s tune with Mukes. The Sooners officially offered the Choctaw star last week, and it definitely felt like it would be a countdown to when Mukes would join the 2021 group.

That countdown has reached zero, and the Sooners continue to get the type of pieces that are going to fit in perfectly with defensive coordinator Alex Grinch.

Mukes is long and athletic, and his offer sheet took off in recent months. The Power 5 conference offers started before OU, but have now kicked into overdrive after the Sooners reached out.

As OU fans wait for the other two emoji eyes to become public, they can cross off this one and know OU got one of its top targets in Mukes.

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