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Sooners 17th in Way-Too-Early Top 25
Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesAlabama, with three of the past four national titles, is No. 1 in the Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2013.There are still seven months before the start of the 2013 season, and the teams and their order figure to change frequently, but it's never too early to take a look at the Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2013.
And with three national championships in the past four years, there's no reason to change the team that's on top. Oklahoma will try to make it back to the top from the No. 17 spot.
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The 6-foot-3, 196-pound outside linebacker from Houston Cypress Falls has already picked up eight verbal offers and is excited to see how his recruitment plays out this spring.
Alaka has been in contact with Manny Diaz and Texas, but several other schools are in the lead at this point. Here’s the latest on his recruiting process.
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UCLA offer a game-changer for Benenoch 
The four-star offensive lineman picked up an offer from UCLA. He has more than 20 offers already, but this one is a big one for Benenoch.
“I’m excited,” he said. “[UCLA is the] No. 25 ranked academic school nationally, and we talked about me starting as a true freshman.”
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Seven schools on Caleb Benenoch’s list
Since reopening his recruitment last month, four-star offensive guard Caleb Benenoch (Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes) has been enjoying the process on all angles. Part of his fun has been hearing from the already-committed players on a regular basis.
“I hear from Jake Raulerson a lot,” Benenoch said of the Celina, Texas, offensive lineman who has committed to Texas. “We’re pretty good friends and very good competitors. It’d be fun to be teammates with him. I’m probably going to let him know which school I’ll commit to before I announce it.
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DT Hardreck Walker announcing on July 1
Walker, who is a three-star recruit, originally planned to verbally commit to Texas A&M in April.
But he waited. Other schools entered the race. And not just any random schools. Michigan offered. Texas, his childhood favorite, started pursuing him. Oklahoma, a program on Walker’s radar since the winter, finally offered, even if it was a little later than what Walker was hoping for.
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Walker 'so happy' to receive Sooners offer
Then Michigan offered. And then he impressed at Texas’ camp last weekend.
And on Monday night, a new wrinkle was added as Oklahoma has officially joined the Walker sweepstakes.
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