High School Football

Aledo’s Jase McClellan jilted Oklahoma for Alabama. Sooners fans didn’t take it well.

One of the best running backs in the country switched from Oklahoma to Alabama at the last moment Wednesday.

Aledo’s Jase McClellan, who had been committed to the Sooners for two years, announced he’ll be attending Alabama.

The switch set off a firestorm of Internet hand-wringing in Oklahoma and righteous arrogance in Alabama.

The biggest loser? The Lone Star State and its college football programs.

Here are some of the reactions from Sooners and Crimson Tide fans.

This story was originally published December 18, 2019 at 6:30 PM.

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Stefan Stevenson
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.
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