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K.J. Young putting school on map

Sooners receiver commit was off radar until senior film was released

Updated: January 21, 2013, 11:19 PM ET
By Bob Przybylo | SoonerNation
All Perris (Calif.) Citrus Hill football coach Eric Zomalt wanted was for somebody to take a second look at his wide receiver K.J. Young.

Zomalt wasn't sure where Young would fit in, but he knew he deserved to fit in somewhere at some top-notch program.

Zomalt has had some former players go on to play at Pac-12 schools. But there was something different about the Sooners. When Young committed to Oklahoma last week, the whole perception of the school has changed.

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Bob Przybylo | email

Reporter, RecruitingNation
  • Covers Midlands and Southeast recruiting
  • Joined ESPN.com in 2011

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