Visit our new Front Page Store . New Sign up for MyNews Receive headline news, full articles and breaking news via the Web or wireless device. Rayl, a member of The News ' Top 100 state recruiting list, made an oral commitment to the Sooners while on an official visit this weekend. He said the Sooners will use him at defensive end. They're playing for a national championship.
Oral commitments are non-binding.
The first day a recruit can sign a national letter of intent is Feb. 7. Tulsa Irving offensive lineman Victor Mercado knew which college he wanted to attend. He just needed one more visit to be sure. Hours after returning home from an official visit to LSU, Mercado made an oral commitment to Tulsa. Mercado, a member of The News ' Top 100 state recruiting list, visited the Tulsa campus Dec. 9.