OKLAHOMA SCENE

OC to revive volleyball program for 2019 season

Oklahoma Christian University will add volleyball back to its athletic program after a 36-year absence.

Athletic director David Lynn announced Friday that a coaching search will begin immediately and that person will have one year to build the program.

The Lady Eagles begin competition in 2019 and will play in the Lone Star Conference, Lynn said.

OC fielded a varsity volleyball program from 1976 to 1983. The university dropped the sport in 1983 after four straight losing seasons.

Sooners land 2019 4-star DB

Oklahoma’s recruiting fireworks continued Friday morning as the Sooners landed their second 4-star defensive back in three days.

Woodi Washington,a

2019 defensive back from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, announced his commitment just 10 minutes after OU coach Lincoln Riley signaled a new commitment with his signature eyeball emoji tweet.

Washington, a Rivals 100 player ranked No. 33 in his class, is OU's fifth top-100 commit in the 2019 class. He's also the 15th verbal commitment and second defensive back in the upcoming class.

The Sooners have been on a recruiting hot streak in recent weeks, earning a verbal commitment from 2019 Millwood running back Marcus Major on June 30 and 2020 four-star defensive back Darion GreenWarren on Wednesday.

The recruiting boom isn't likely over yet. Riley tweeted out an eyeball emoji on Tuesday that hasn't had a corresponding commitment.