Venables gives the prospects a poker chip and, when they're ready to commit to Oklahoma, they give it back as a symbol that they are "All in," which is a mantra for Venables and his staff. Oklahoma branded cards and letters were scattered throughout the hotel room along with treats, cookies and a cake with "OU" written on it to resemble a poker chip that coach Brent Venables gives to recruits. When they got to the hotel room, Akinkunmi and his mother were amazed at what was waiting for them. My mom was absolutely tired, as soon as we got there she went to bed." "We left Thursday morning our time and got there Thursday night around 9 p.m. Then we had a car pick us up and it was another 20 to 25-minute drive to the hotel in Norman," Akinkunmi said. "From Atlanta, we had to wait three hours, then Atlanta to Oklahoma City was about an hour and a half. Akinkunmi is 18-years-old and now looking for a new place to play football.įor his visit to see the Sooners, his day started by driving with his mother three hours to the airport to make their 11:45 a.m. The Academy has European teens from the age of 16 to 19 attend their school and program, where they have three years to learn football. They played against IMG Academy varsity white team on June 10 in Loughborough, and on August 25, they played Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast in Dublin. This season, they also had three games they play against American teams. The annual trips that typically take place in the spring. Then we go to multiple camp circuits and multiple unofficial visits." "The NFL plans a week or two-week long trip, they select a few people from the NFL Academy that they think have that talent. "The NFL Academy takes us on trips to the states each year," Akinkunmi said. His trip to Oklahoma was his second official visit, with the first going to Baylor, but his seventh time in the United States overall. Because of where he lives, his recruitment has had some unique twists, like spending 20 hours just to take an official visit. I won't be jet lagged."Īkinkunmi, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound lineman from the NFL Academy in England, is a three-star prospect in 2024 and has garnered scholarship offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Duke, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, Clemson, Miami, North Carolina, Ole Miss and a handful of other major programs. That helps me out so when I come to the U.S. "I stay up until my flight, then sleep a couple hours on my flight and try to stay awake to get used to the time change. The night before, I don't sleep," Akinkunmi told ESPN. "I have a method any time I travel to the states. Akinkunmi was traveling from Loughborough, England, to Oklahoma in what would amount to 20 hours of travel time and 4,562 miles logged in one day to see the Sooners in person. It wasn't because he couldn't sleep from anticipation or excitement, though. Offensive lineman recruit Daniel Akinkunmi stayed up all night before his official visit to see the Oklahoma Sooners this past weekend. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĭaniel Akinkunmi's 5,000-mile Oklahoma official visitĬollege Football, Football Recruiting, Oklahoma Sooners
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