2023 National Signing Day: What to expect for Tulsa

Tulsa signed seven high school prospects during the December signing period and added Oklahoma State transfer Braylin Presley. The Hurricane then added several players from the transfer portal and currently has nine additional high school commits that plan to sign on Wednesday.

Two of Tulsa's current commitments -- Allen (TX) lineman Kasen Carpenter and Duncanville (TX) linebacker Elijah Wilson -- had committed to TU's previous coaching staff and elected not to sign during the early period. But after taking official visits to Tulsa on January 13, the pair seems solid with the Golden Hurricane.

"It was great. We had an awesome weekend," Carpenter told Inside Tulsa Sports. "Coach Wilson hired an amazing staff."

"I had a great time, and I think Tulsa is gonna be a great place for me," said Wilson. "The new coaches were great. Their energy was just crazy."

Tulsa's other seven commitments came within the last 10 days and include five in-state prospects.

While Kevin Wilson and his assistants put together a solid recruiting class in a short amount of time, they likely aren't finished, as a handful of prospects with recent TU offers are yet to make a decision.

The first of four recruits to keep an eye on is Star City (AR) athlete CJ Turner. The 3-star prospect was committed to Colorado from April to December of 2022, until new Buffs coach Deion Sanders pulled numerous scholarship offers off the table. Coach Wilson offered Turner on December 20, and Turner visited TU on January 13.

"Everything went great," he told Inside Tulsa Sports. "All the new coaches are great - a lot of energy."

Turner also has offers from Tulane, Memphis, Kansas and Arkansas State, and he plans to make his college decision on February 1. Ranked as high as No. 19 nationally in Rivals' athlete rankings, the 6-foot-2 and 205-pounder was previously a 4-star prospect, rated as the No. 3 recruit from the state of Arkansas for the class of 2023.