First time for everything

Eric Ward, the stud receiver switched his commitment from OU to Texas Tech. Here is the best part. He has decided to enroll into Tech this Spring.

I'm sure this has happened before, a recruit switching from OU to Tech, but I just cannot remember....

Rider receiver Eric Ward now headed to Texas Tech instead of OU

Ward said Tech’s academic record helped factor into the decision. The Red Raiders led the Big 12 Conference with a 79-percent graduation rate in the NCAA’s latest report released last fall. Oklahoma was a conference-worst 46 percent.

“I want a degree,” said Ward, who plans on majoring in criminal justice and sociology. “Football is not going to last forever.”