Football Recruiting - Midlands Region: Josiah St. John
New interest for OU juco commit St. John 
January, 23, 2013
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Damon Sayles | ESPN.com
ESPN Junior College 100 offensive tackle Josiah St. John (Athens, Texas/Trinity Valley Community College) committed to Oklahoma on Dec. 19 and is expected to sign with the Sooners next month. In the meantime, schools are still trying relentlessly to sway him -- and rightfully so.
St. John, the No. 6 junior college prospect in the country, said the newest school to show interest has been Florida State. The 6-foot-7, 300-pound tackle said the Seminoles would offer him if he were interested in flipping his commitment, but he doesn’t see that happening.
“I would love to go to school in Florida,” St. John said, “but I like what I’m getting at OU.”
St. John, the No. 6 junior college prospect in the country, said the newest school to show interest has been Florida State. The 6-foot-7, 300-pound tackle said the Seminoles would offer him if he were interested in flipping his commitment, but he doesn’t see that happening.
“I would love to go to school in Florida,” St. John said, “but I like what I’m getting at OU.”
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Recapping Oklahoma's big recruiting week
December, 20, 2012
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Bob Przybylo | ESPN.com
OK, Oklahoma fans, take a deep breath and try to digest the last seven days in OU recruiting. The Sooners have gone from having 14 commits to 18 commits.
And it wasn’t just getting four pledges in seven days, it was where OU picked up the slack. It’s almost as if the coaches heard the cries of the fanbase asking for some tackles. The Sooners have delivered with two offensive tackles and two defensive tackles.
It started last Friday when three-star defensive tackle Kerrick Huggins (Dallas/Skyline) flipped from Texas A&M to OU.
And it wasn’t just getting four pledges in seven days, it was where OU picked up the slack. It’s almost as if the coaches heard the cries of the fanbase asking for some tackles. The Sooners have delivered with two offensive tackles and two defensive tackles.
It started last Friday when three-star defensive tackle Kerrick Huggins (Dallas/Skyline) flipped from Texas A&M to OU.
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Four-star juco OT St. John commits to OU
December, 19, 2012
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Bob Przybylo | ESPN.com
Oklahoma has been in search for offensive tackles all fall, and the Sooners finally got one. Four-star junior college offensive tackle Josiah St. John (Athens, Texas/Trinity Valley) committed to OU on Wednesday, he announced on his Twitter page.
St. John, who was also considering Kansas, is ranked No. 6 in the ESPN JC 100 and is the No. 1 offensive tackle in the nation. St. John has pledged to OU, but he cannot sign with the Sooners until February. He will not be enrolling at OU in January, said Trinity Valley recruiting coordinator Will Reed.
He initially wasn't going to be doing anything Wednesday, but he tweeted in the morning he would make his commitment annoncement at night and came through on his promise.
OU made the offer to St. John in August even if he didn’t find out about it until October. He took an official visit to OU for the Notre Dame game in October, but the Jayhawks made a late push to try to sway him to Lawrence, Kan.
St. John made an official visit to KU two weeks ago, but OU coaches Bob Stoops and Bruce Kittle did what they could to make sure St. John would be a Sooner.
There has been a sense of panic among some OU fans with the Sooners have no pledges at the position. This single signing won’t erase all fears, but it’s a step in the right direction.
OU has hoping to land three offensive tackle commits for the class. Oddly enough, the Sooners had two commits at one point but lost four-star prospect Matt Beyer (San Antonio/Reagan) to an injury and three-star tackle Dalton Rodriguez (Tulsa, Okla./Union) flipped to Tulsa last week.
The Sooners are still in the running for three-star tackle Sean Dowling (Fallbrook, Calif./Union) and four-star prospect Aaron Cochran (Atwater, Calif./Buhach). But the Sooners can relax if they cannot land both of them. Getting St. John is the first step in what OU hopes is a strong close at the position.
St. John is OU's 17th commitment for the 2013 class and third juco player. He'll be joined by teammate defensive tackle Quincy Russell, who signed with OU on Wednesday.
St. John, who was also considering Kansas, is ranked No. 6 in the ESPN JC 100 and is the No. 1 offensive tackle in the nation. St. John has pledged to OU, but he cannot sign with the Sooners until February. He will not be enrolling at OU in January, said Trinity Valley recruiting coordinator Will Reed.
- Josiah St. John
- Offensive tackle (JC)
- 2013
- Uncommitted: List
| Pos Rk | Stars | Grade | Hometown |
| 83 | Athens, TX |
OU made the offer to St. John in August even if he didn’t find out about it until October. He took an official visit to OU for the Notre Dame game in October, but the Jayhawks made a late push to try to sway him to Lawrence, Kan.
St. John made an official visit to KU two weeks ago, but OU coaches Bob Stoops and Bruce Kittle did what they could to make sure St. John would be a Sooner.
There has been a sense of panic among some OU fans with the Sooners have no pledges at the position. This single signing won’t erase all fears, but it’s a step in the right direction.
OU has hoping to land three offensive tackle commits for the class. Oddly enough, the Sooners had two commits at one point but lost four-star prospect Matt Beyer (San Antonio/Reagan) to an injury and three-star tackle Dalton Rodriguez (Tulsa, Okla./Union) flipped to Tulsa last week.
The Sooners are still in the running for three-star tackle Sean Dowling (Fallbrook, Calif./Union) and four-star prospect Aaron Cochran (Atwater, Calif./Buhach). But the Sooners can relax if they cannot land both of them. Getting St. John is the first step in what OU hopes is a strong close at the position.
St. John is OU's 17th commitment for the 2013 class and third juco player. He'll be joined by teammate defensive tackle Quincy Russell, who signed with OU on Wednesday.
Juco Josiah St. John enjoys first trip to OU
October, 29, 2012
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Bob Przybylo | ESPN.com
Junior college offensive tackle Josiah St. John (Athens, Texas/Trinity Valley) has been talking to Oklahoma offensive line coaches James Patton and Bruce Kittle for several months.
This weekend he was finally able to put faces to the voices. St. John was one of several top recruits on official visits for OU’s showdown with Notre Dame.
“It was good to see those guys in person,” St. John said. “It was a chance to have better conversations and meet Bob Stoops. He’s a really cool coach, not as uptight as I expected him to be.”
This weekend he was finally able to put faces to the voices. St. John was one of several top recruits on official visits for OU’s showdown with Notre Dame.
“It was good to see those guys in person,” St. John said. “It was a chance to have better conversations and meet Bob Stoops. He’s a really cool coach, not as uptight as I expected him to be.”
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Juco spotlight: Trinity Valley C.C.
September, 12, 2012
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Damon Sayles | ESPN.com
ATHENS, Texas – The numbers game starts high and ends low for the Trinity Valley Community College football team.
Since first playing football in the 1940s, the Cardinals have won 359 games and have produced 50 All-Americans all time. Twenty-four former Cardinals have made it to the NFL since 1986 and 18 conference championships have been won by the program altogether. Trinity Valley has also claimed two national championships, once in 1994 and again in 1997.
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