Oklahoma freshman Peyton Bowen does karaoke rendition of "Tennessee Whiskey"
Oklahoma freshman safety Peyton Bowen rocked the stage recently as he showed off his singing skills to his Sooners teammates. Fittingly wearing a Cowboy hat, Bowen confidently belted out a rendition of country artist Chris Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey” at what appeared to be a team event.
Bowen got pretty into it as his teammates cheered him on, at one point even falling back to crowd surf. With the season about to start, it was good to see the camaraderie among the OU players. You can judge for yourself what you thought of the performance below.
Bowen played high school football at Denton (TX) Guyer, where he was teammates with fellow five-star Sooners freshman quarterback Jackson Arnold. He was the No. 15 overall recruit and No. 2 safety in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Rankings, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Bowen is expected to play a big role immediately as a true freshman. He joins a safeties room that returns starter Billy Bowman and regular contributor Key Lawrence. The Sooners also add Wisconsin transfer Reggie Pearson and a pair of four-star freshman in Makari Vickers and Daeh McCullough.
Oklahoma is coming off of one of its worst defensive seasons in recent memory. The Sooners ranked 119th of 131 FBS teams with 273.5 passing yards allowed per game, though they did force 13 interceptions. As they aim to improve, Bowen will hope to be a key piece in getting them back on track.
Bowen will make his Oklahoma debut on Sept. 2 when the Sooners open the season against Arkansas State. As he does, he’ll hope to bring the same confidence we saw him display on stage in front of his teammates.
Peyton Bowen sets personal expectations for freshman season at Oklahoma
With expectations high hopes surrounding him entering his first collegiate season, Bowen doesn’t plan to take things slowly. He recently opened up about what his personal expectations for his freshman season are.
“I just want to get thrown in the fire, see what I have to learn to get better at,” Bowen said via George Stoia of On3’s Sooner Scoop. “That’s the only way you can learn is losing. You’re going to lose some reps as a true freshman against these older guys who’ve gotten all this work.
“We can be playing in the (CFP) and you go against Marvin Harrison. Like, that’s the best receiver in college football right now and that’s when you’re going to learn what your weaknesses are, what your strengths are, and just hone in on that and get better.”