Oklahoma Sooners: Joe Mathis
Sooner Intel: Recruiting news and notes 
• Why Oklahoma's newest commitment chose the Sooners over a regional school
• Will OU now look at interior offensive lineman for the class of 2013?
• Tim Kish has already made an impact on a top 2014 linebacker
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Jack in Oklahoma City asks: We now have two defensive end commits, but we’ve offered so many more. Are we done at this spot for this class?
Bob Przybylo: Most likely not. It believe Oklahoma's target has been to get three defensive ends for the class of 2013. D.J. Ward (Lawton, Okla./Lawton) and Matt Dimon (Katy, Texas/Katy) are a great start and OU is in good position with a number of quality ends.
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Video: Four OU offers get ‘Opening’ invites
Upland's (Upland, Calif.) Joe Mathis, Marcos de Niza's (Tempe, Ariz.) Priest Willis, and Rancho Cucamonga's (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) Tahaan Goodman and Chris Hawkins receive invitations to "The Opening" following the Los Angeles NFTC.
Los Angeles Nike camp full of OU targets
Sunday marks the second NFTC event, this time at Cerritos College in Los Angeles. And though it is 1,350 miles to go from Norman, Okla., to Los Angeles, this weekend arguably brings more impact when it comes to the OU recruiting scene.
Here are some prospects to watch:
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Chat leftovers: Recruiting battles with USC
SoonerNation recruiting writer Bob Przybylo chatted with readers Monday. Here's the full transcript. If you didn't get your question answered, send it his mailbag at bprzybyloespn@gmail.com.
Here are a few highlights from the chat:
Derrin (Plano, TX): Now that OU and Justin Manning are now "on the same page". Will the defensive tackle make his commitment sooner rather than later?
Bob Przybylo: No, not at this time. Manning just came back from LSU's junior day, and he seems pretty content to wait. He has mentioned waiting until December. I have no idea if he can last that long, but the Sooners need to show constant interest in Manning. Do not want him to be one that gets away.
Tony (Richmond, CA): The Sooners appear to be in a battle with USC for both Max Browne and Joe Mathis. How do you rate OU's chances of landing these two top recruits?
Bob Przybylo: Pretty good on both fronts and actually better with Browne than for Mathis. Nebraska is a big-time player, too, for Mathis and his cousin, Su'a Cravens. Mathis does want to visit OU in the summer so don't rule him out. Browne's relationship with Josh Heupel is really good and only got better from the visit.
Jose (El Paso, TX): Who do you feel will be stepping up for the wide receivers this year?
Bob Przybylo: I'm one of the frontrunners for the Kameel Jackson bandwagon. Loved what I saw late last year, and simply got that feeling he's gonna be a name to remember. As for the 2012 stellar group, I don't think there's a thing Durron Neal cannot do on a football field.
Lon Kruger (Norman, OK): Who's the biggest sleeper recruit in the state this year and can I sign him?
Bob Przybylo: A couple of weeks ago would have said the 2012 in-state class is done. However, it will be interesting to see what happens at Tulsa and the coaching change there. PF Dre Wright (Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower) would be a huge 'get' if he were to leave Tulsa. Wright improved immensely in his senior season.
Joe Mathis planning summer visit to OU
Wrong. Even though Joe Mathis (Upland, Calif./Upland) will not be at OU on April 14, that doesn’t mean the Oklahoma coaches are done pursuing Mathis or that Mathis is no longer considering the Sooners.
Mathis, 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds and on the ESPNU Watch List, had been contemplating for the last month between seeing OU’s spring game or Nebraska’s spring game. Since they’re on the same date, he could only pick one and said last week he will visit the Cornhuskers.
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Offer update: OU looking out west for help
• Former Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables let it be known that he loved to get his cornerbacks from the Dallas Metroplex area.
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DE Joe Mathis hopes to visit OU in spring
Mathis, 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds, has seen his offer total increase dramatically in the last week as powerhouse schools like Oklahoma, USC and Nebraska have been added to his list.
Last week, OU assistant coaches Tim Kish and Bobby Jack Wright called Upland High to let Mathis know he was being offered. A couple of hours later, the process was repeated with the Nebraska coaching staff.
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Jake Trotter joined ESPN.com in 2011 after four years with The (Oklahoma City) Oklahoman, covering OU and Big 12 football. He's a graduate of Washington and Lee (Va.) University and lives in Oklahoma City with his wife. Email him at trotterjake@gmail.com.
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Bob Przybylo joined ESPN.com in 2011 after spending four years with The Oklahoman, covering high schools and recruiting. Przybylo lives in Oklahoma City. Email him at bprzybyloespn@gmail.com.