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OSU Makes Top 9 for Louisiana Safety Israel Mukuamu

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Parkway High School safety Israel Mukuamu cut his list in half on Friday, naming Florida State, Oklahoma State, Florida, Purdue, Indiana, Georgia State, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Louisville among his final nine schools.

Mukuamu made a visit to Stillwater last month where he came away impressed with the town and pitch the coaching staff gave him.

“When I went up there, Coach Gundy sat me in his office and told me he that he thinks I’m the guy for the program and that no matter what they’re going to keep a spot for me,” he told Pistols Firing. “They’re just waiting on me. Coach Hammerschmidt actually compares me to the safety there now, Tre Flowers. He said I could potentially come in early, play early and be the next him because he’s looking for another tall DB like him to play that strong safety position.”

The Bossier City product is a 6-foot-5 ball-hawk at the strong safety who OSU has pitched for months now as the next Tre Flowers. Although he’s been a late-riser in recruiting circles, his size, frame and footwork indicate he’s primed to be a strong contributor at the Division I level—something OSU recognized early in the process.

“One of the first schools to show interest in me when I first moved down here to Louisiana,” he told Scout of OSU. “They want me to come in and play a big-time role in that strong safety spot like their strong safety right now Tre Flowers is doing.”

Late interest from Florida and Florida State along with other major players in the south could be a major factor for the one-time South Carolina native.

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