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 fast 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 below defensive mastermind Brent Venables.
“Quickly after selecting Oregon yesterday morning, I got here to the conclusion that the choice was not the perfect 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 12 months I had really envisioned my future at Notre Dame. That being stated, after deciding to rethink my remaining vacation spot I got here to understand my coronary heart was some place else. That leads me to Oklahoma.
“Oklahoma has all the time felt like residence to me. Reflecting, it appears as if I used to be all the time in search of a motive to department out and break free from residence. However my relationships with Coach Variables, Coach Bates, Coach Valai, Coach Corridor and Coach Chavis, together with my ties to family and friends domestically in the end 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 the way I dealt with this course of,” Bowen stated. “Altering my determination on signing day, the hat pump faux, 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.
