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The class of 2016 commitment drought ended today as the Sooners picked up a a commit from Shreveport, LA defensive back Chanse Sylvie 6-0/186.
Sylvie was one of the earliest Sooner offers and a commitment that many had been hoping would come for a while. However as the process played out, many had thought the the Sooners had slipped with Sylvie, but he put that to rest today with this tweet.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I will like to announce that after many prayers and restless night I have committed to the University of Oklahoma <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OU?src=hash">#OU</a> <a href="http://t.co/0v7x4luhSP">pic.twitter.com/0v7x4luhSP</a></p>— Chanse Sylvie (@ChanseSylvie) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChanseSylvie/status/626814748961583104">July 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Sylvie also had offers from Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, TCU, Tennessee, TTech, Vandy, and Washington.
Sylvie is the 7th commit for the class of 2016 and is a consensus 3 star recruit.
Here is a short highlight clip of Sylvie in action.
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You can follow Chanse Sylvie on twitter here @ChanseSylvie