ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University football coach Keith Barefield along with his coaching staff have signed 52 student athletes to national letters of intent on Wednesday, February 3, the first day of the national signing period. The list consists of five college transfers and 47 incoming freshman.

“We are extremely proud of this recruiting class,” remarked Barefield. “It effectively meets both our immediate as well as long range needs. With the large number of starters returning from this past season, many of these young men will not need to be pressed into service early, but the talent of this class will allow many to push returners for playing time as soon as they arrive on campus.”

“Our primary goal was to bring in quality players that could compete immediately in the secondary, specifically at the corner and free safety positions. We also wanted to solidify our depth at the strong safety positions. 

“Other areas of concern were the offensive line and the defensive end position, both hit hard by graduation. We were successful in attracting talented athletes from both the high school and junior college ranks to shore up these areas.”

“Overall, this is a talent laden class that will leave its mark on Ranger football over the next four to five seasons.  One of best features of this class is the fact that 11 of these young men (seven high school and four junior college players) are currently enrolled for the Spring semester and will get to participate in Spring drills.”

“I would like to extend congratulations to my coaching staff for their tireless effort over the past several months. This recruiting class is a direct reflection on the job they have done. I am extremely proud of them.”

COLLEGE TRANSFERS

Name                        Position       Ht.        Wt.       Hometown/College

Anthony Caffie              DB      ��      5-9        185       Brookhaven, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln Comm. Coll.

Daniel Golden               DB             5-11      195       Clovis, Calif./Fresno City College

Zach Owen                    OL            6-3        295       Eagle, Idaho/Eastern Arizona College

Jamal Pannel                DB             6-3        200       Chatham, Va./College of the Siskiyious

Shawn Pimentel             TE            6-4        245       Tehachapi, Calif./Fresno City College

INCOMING FRESHMAN

Name                            Position    Ht.        Wt.       Hometown/High School

Que’Shaun Bennett         LB             5-11      195       Enid, Okla./Enid

Mason Blake                  OL             6-5        270       Lindsay, Okla./Lindsay

Rhett Blundell                LB             5-10      200       Kingfisher, Okla./Kingfisher

Lonnie Bollinger             OL             6-5        290       Panama City, Fla./Baker

Chris Bush                     RB/WR       6-3        185       Bay Minette, Ala./Baldwin County

Chris Campbell              DE             6-4        225       Enid, Okla./Enid

Taylor Claflin                  WR/P         5-10      190       Harper, Kan./Chaparral

Chris Clark                     FB             5-11      225       Moore, Okla./Moore

Arthola Clarke                TE/WR       6-2        205       Oklahoma City, Okla./John Marshall

Darrell Clarke                 OL             6-3        265       Baytown, Tex./Goose Creek Memorial

Arron Collins                  DB             6-1        185       Fort Smith, Ark./Union Christian Academy

Clayton Cunningham      WR            6-3        190       Ringwood, Okla./Ringwood

Drew Fischer                  WR            6-3        180       Jet, Okla./Timberlake

Blake Fogle                   LB             5-10      190       Ramona, Okla./Caney Valley

Zakk Gipson                  DL             6-2        240       Pryor, Okla./Pryor

Gene Glenn                    OL/LS        6-0        265       Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian

Trey Granados               RB/WR       5-10      170       Shamrock, Tex./Samnorwood

Colby Hager                  TE             6-4        205       Sayre, Okla./Sayre

Haeden Henderson         WR            6-2        185       Amarillo, Tex./Amarillo

Brett Horn                      DB             6-1        180       Waynoka, Okla./Waynoka

Brandon Keplinger         OL             6-3        275       Watonga, Okla./Watonga

Kyle Keplinger               DL             6-4        245       Watonga, Okla./Watonga

Andrew King                  RB/WR       6-2        185       Bay Minette, Ala./Baldwin County

Darius Knox                   DB             5-11      180       Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola

Dalton Mahoney             K               5-10      160       Alva, Okla./Alva

Clayton Marple               TE/DE        6-2        195       Burlingame, Kan./Osage City

Leaton McClelland          DE             6-4        235       Holcomb, Kan./Holcomb

Ryan Merrill                    DL             5-11      265       Cordell, Okla./Cordell

Avery Morris                  WR            5-10      175       Houston, Tex./Wheatley

Delynn New                   OL             6-5        250       Edna, Tex./Edna

Rocky Nino De Guzman K               5-10      170       Cedar Park, Tex./Leander

Cade Oller                     DB             5-10      175       Billings, Okla./Billings

Dustin Parks                  LB             6-2        215       Enid, Okla./Waukomis

Zac Powell                     LB             5-11      195       Garber, Okla./Garber

Cody Pritchard               LB             5-10      190       Stroud, Okla./Stroud

Jacob Rae                     OL             6-3        315       College Station, Tex./A&M Consolidated

Logan Russell                LB             6-0        215       Bulverde, Tex./Smithson Valley

P.J. Stimson                  TE/DE        6-1        225       Pryor, Okla./Pryor

Tyler Stitt                       LB             5-11      210       Mustang, Okla./Mustange

Jake Streck                   QB             6-2        185       Kremlin, Okla./Kremlin-Hillsdale

Ricky Streck                  WR            6-3        175       Hillsdale, Okla./Kremlin-Hillsdale

Spencer Thornton           DL             6-3        280       Wortham, Tex./Wortham

Corey Todd                   OL             6-5        295       Muskogee, Okla./Hilldale

Hayden Vencl                TE             6-6        220       Garber, Okla./Garber

Derek Wood                  TE/DE        6-3        220       Sudan, Tex./Sudan

Jordan Woods               WR            6-4        195       Kingfisher, Okla./Kingfisher