Now that the academics are in order, the son of Oklahoma State’s greatest all-time football player is ready to blaze his own path.

Heritage Hall senior Barry J. Sanders, the eighth-best running back prospect in the country, according to Rivals, is expected to commit to Stanford over OSU at Saturday’s U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

A source close to Sanders told The Oklahoman on Thursday they are “confident he will announce Stanford” as his college choice at the game.

In December, Heritage Hall coach Andy Bogert said Stanford and OSU were Sanders’ top two choices, and in that order.