'09 OK RB David Oku (Tennessee Verbal)

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5/29

By Wallace...will look at Nebraska, Tennessee, Florida State, Illinois and Michigan and says he wasn't willing to wait on offer from USC or OSU. Talks about his interest in each and says he grew up a fan of FSU.

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6/5

Will visit Nebraska, Florida State, Tennessee, Illinois and Michigan July 17th-24th with Miami commit Bryce Brown. Will eventually also make officials visits to those schools and decide in the winter.

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Detroit News Online | Detnews.com | Thursday, June 19, 2008 | News, sports, features, blogs, photos and forums from Detroit and across Michigan

U-M a candidate to land 'home run' Oklahoma back


Not long after Rich Rodriguez took the helm of the Michigan football program, it became clear that the Wolverines' longtime recruiting map had taken a dramatic shift. The most obvious difference was the strong emphasis placed on blanketing the state of Florida. That overshadowed other more subtle changes, like an increased presence in Oklahoma.
Breaking through the barriers set up by Big 12 powerhouse Oklahoma and in-state rival Oklahoma State is a daunting task for any program. In most instances, attempts to lure elite talent away from the Sooner State are exercises in futility. One of the rare exceptions to that rule will be Midwest City, Okla., running back David Oku

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Oku sets visits: Carl Albert running back David Oku is finalizing his list of official visits for the fall.

The 5-10, 170-pounder plans to visit Florida State when the Seminoles host Clemson on Nov. 8; travel to Tennessee when the Volunteers host Florida on Sept. 20; head to Nebraska when the Cornhuskers host Virginia Tech on Sept. 27; visit Michigan on Oct. 25 when the Wolverines host Michigan State; and travel to Illinois on Nov. 15 when the Illini host Ohio State.

Oku is the No. 82 player in the nation and top-ranked all-purpose back on Rivals.com, the No. 36 player overall on the Scout top 300 and is on the ESPN top 150 watch list

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7/20

From the Nebraska site...visiting Florida State on November 7, Nebraska on September 26, Tennessee on September 19, Illinois on November 14 and Michigan on October 24.

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8/6

By Crabtree...Illinois and Michigan have been cut from his list...and Louisville had been added, who he will visit at the end of the month. Still considering Tennessee, Nebraska and Florida State.

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8/7

David Oku has adjusted his visit list and is planning to make his decision in October. His final four schools are Louisville, Florida State, Tennessee and Nebraska. Here's his official

•Aug. 31 — Louisville hosts Kentucky
•Sept. 6 — Florida State hosts Western Carolina
•Sept. 20 — Tennessee hosts Florida
•Sept. 27 — Nebraska hosts Virginia Tech

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8/17

From the Tennessee site...talks about the type of offense he prefers...has a visits scheduled to Tennessee, Louisville, Florida State and Nebraska as well as a fifth "secret" official planned on 9/13.

USC?

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Carl Albert running back David Oku has dropped Florida State from the list of schools he’s considering. The 5-10, 186-pounder also said Michigan is back into consideration.

“They are playing games,” Oku said of Florida State. “The recruiting game is a business and you have to treat it like a business.

“You can’t fool around when you’re talking about were you’ll spend the next four years of your life.”

Oku felt he was getting the run around from the Seminole coaching staff, thus decided to cut ties with the team which was his childhood favorite.

Michigan joins Tennessee, Nebraska and Louisville in Oku’s top four.

The senior said he is hoping to visit Michigan on Oct. 4 when the Wolverines host Illinois. He changed his mind about the Wolverines after watching Rich Rodriguez’s spread offense against Utah.

It was a busy weekend for Oku, who visited Louisville during the Cardinals 27-2 loss to Kentucky last Sunday.

“It was cool,” Oku said of his visit to Louisville. “The only thing was it seemed a little dead, I think because it was a Sunday game.”

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Carl Albert standout David Oku will announce his college choice live on Newsok.com at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

The Titans' running back initially planned to announce after his senior season but decided to make a decision sooner after the recruiting process began to get tiresome.

Oku will decide between Louisville, Michigan, Nebraska and Tennessee. The senior holds several offers, including Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, but trimmed his list to four schools last week by eliminating Florida State.

"The recruiting game is a business, and you have to treat it like a business,” said Oku, who ran for 100 yards and one touchdown in Carl Albert's 40-7 loss to Tulsa Washington last Friday. "You can't fool around when you're talking about were you'll spend the next four years of your life.”

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ESPN - College Football Recruiting On the Trail 2009

Change of plans for ESPNU 150 RB David Oku
David Oku was schedule to announce his intentions on Wednesday, but after speaking with his father Bo Oku, who is currently serving in Iraq and will be back in October, The Oklahoman reports.
Oku said, "I thought I was ready. But when he said he was coming back, I started thinking about it a little more and figured I'd wait until he got back."
Louisville, Michigan, Nebraska and Tennessee are the finalists for the No. 13-rated ball-carrier.

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ESPN - Southeast Recruiting Blog

Tennessee also will welcome running back David Oku (Midwest City, Okla./Carl Albert). The Vols, who recruit nationally, have had success in Oklahoma in recent years, inking starting wide receiver Gerald Jones out of Milwood High in Oklahoma City in the Class of 2007. Nebraska, Michigan and Louisville are the other players for the speedy Oku.

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Oku says he hasn't committed to UT ... yet : Football Recruiting : GoVolsXtra.com

By Dave Hooker (Contact)
Originally published 06:36 p.m., October 5, 2008
Updated 06:36 p.m., October 5, 2008

David Oku has not publicly committed to play football for Tennessee despite reports in his hometown to the contrary.

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound tailback from Carl Albert High School in Midwest City, Okla., has long said he will make his announcement later this month when his father returns home from serving in Iraq.

Fox 25 television in Oklahoma City reported on its Web site Saturday that Oku had committed.

In a text message to the News Sentinel, Oku said, "They said I did but I didn't."

Oku said the miscommunication could have been from being seen wearing a UT cap.

Oku, one of the top 100 players in the nation by several recruiting services, has long been thought to be leaning heavily towards committing to UT.