Altering one’s thoughts is a scholar’s prerogative, and Peyton Bowen is aware of so greater than most. The five-star defensive again flipped from Notre Dame to Oregon on Nationwide Signing Day, and is now flipping once more. This time, Bowen has stated he’s signing for Oklahoma. Faculty soccer has had a wild final couple of days with commitments, decommitments, and transfers occurring at a speedy tempo. That is simply the most recent drama in one of many craziest recruiting seasons of all time.
South Bend to Oregon to Norman
Oregon head coach Dan Lanning will need to have been overjoyed on Wednesday when he managed to flip five-star security Peyton Bowen from Notre Dame. On Thursday afternoon, that smile would have been wiped off his chops when Bowen determined to flip once more, this time to Oklahoma beneath defensive mastermind Brent Venables.
“Quickly after selecting Oregon yesterday morning, I got here to the conclusion that the choice was not one of the best path for me,” Bowen stated through a Twitter assertion.
“I instantly began to rethink my future. I wish to thank Coach Freeman, Coach Golden, and Coach Powledge. For many of this yr I had really envisioned my future at Notre Dame. That being stated, after deciding to rethink my last vacation spot I got here to understand my coronary heart was someplace else. That leads me to Oklahoma.
“Oklahoma has all the time felt like dwelling to me. Reflecting, it appears as if I used to be all the time searching for a purpose to department out and break free from dwelling. However my relationships with Coach Variables, Coach Bates, Coach Valai, Coach Corridor and Coach Chavis, together with my ties to family and friends domestically finally led me again to the place I belonged.”
Respect my Determination simply need peace for me and my household
Boomer Sooner ⭕️U!! pic.twitter.com/ERfET7lIyG— Peyton Bowen (@PeytonBowen10) December 22, 2022
Bowen additionally took a while to apologize to the fan bases of each Notre Dame and Oregon.
“Oregon and Notre Dame trustworthy, I’m sorry for a way I dealt with this course of,” Bowen stated. “Altering my determination on signing day, the hat pump pretend, all of it may have been dealt with higher. I can’t change what I did however this expertise is one thing I’ll study from.”
Whether or not he learns from it or not, he’ll now be doing so at Norman.