Oklahoma’s season-defining win at Alabama is already paying off in the polls. After the 23-21 upset in Tuscaloosa, the Sooners jumped back into the AP top 10 at No. 8, leapfrogging the Crimson Tide, who slid to 10th.

It’s a sharp reversal from midseason, when OU tumbled out of the top six after losses to Texas and Ole Miss and seemed to be fading from the College Football Playoff conversation.

That momentum just spilled into recruiting. Class of 2027 cornerback Mikyal Davis has committed to Oklahoma, he told Hayes Fawcett of Rivals. Expand Tweet

The 5-foot-11, 165-pound Phoenix product chose the Sooners over Texas, Alabama, and Ohio State, turning his pledge into an instant talking point in the Red River rivalry as Oklahoma snatched a blue-chip defensive back away from multiple nati

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