Some good news, some bad news…
First, the medicine: Lynn Katoa got a bunch of in home visits from OU coaches after his verbal commitment to CU (honor and integrity in the NCAA!). I know this is common these days, but they visited TWICE in the week since his commitment. Stoops must have been pissed! Anyways, Katoa now says that OU is “back in the running”. I think we can put his verbal as “soft” at best. I will keep you all updated on what Hawk and boys can do to keep this guy committed.
Sometimes life throws you a bone. In this case, even though we no longer have Katoa, we got Shaun Mohler instead. Mohler was committed to Nebraska, but changed his ways when it became clear that Callahan would not be back. Talk about coming into the light!
Katoa was ranked the #2 MLB, and Mohler is ranked the #2 JUCO LB. They even have similar 40 stats and weight, etc. Mohler will bring some experience to the line backing corps that even with all these high level commitments was going to be very young next year. Even though he is a JUCO and won’t be at CU for long, he is a welcome addition.He committed after Cabral gave a speech during his recruitment. Welcome to the Stampede, Mr. Mohler!
Cabral is one heck of a coach on the field and on the recruiting trail. Buff fans everywhere should be thankful for this guy.
UPDATE: The OU Linebackers Coach, Brent Venables (the guy who visited Katoa), is being reported by Rivals to be a frontrunner for the Arkansas coaching vacancy. As in, top 2. Be careful who you listen to Mr. Katoa, those OU coaches have a reputation for promising more then they deliver to recruits…

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