One of the more surprising elements late in the month of July was Texas’ ability to get back in the race for five-star edge Omari Abor. The five-star edge prospect seemed to be drifting away from the Longhorns but Steve Sarkisian found a way to get back in the race.
Abor announced his top five schools Friday afternoon, with Texas making the cut. Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, and Texas A&M are the other four schools still involved with the five-star edge prospect. After unofficially announcing his top six via Instagram a couple of weeks ago, Abor decided to cut out USC.
Oklahoma being left off the list is surprising after the momentum they carried going into the summer. Abor visited Norman during the ChampU BBQ event but has fallen off ever since official visits to Alabama and Ohio State. Three 247Sports crystal balls are still inserted for the Sooners.
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LSU and the two Texas schools will battle it out for Abor’s final official visit. He went to Texas A&M twice during the summer but both were unofficial. To win the recruitment, Steve Sarkisian must get Abor back to Austin.
In an interview with On3, Abord discussed what he liked about Texas’ program.
“I started off with Texas first because all of their staff members and coaches are incredible,” Omari Abor said. “Especially, the strength and conditioning coach. Coach (Steve) Sarkisian was definitely a game-changer for Texas.”
On the 247Sports composite, Abor is the No. 18 overall prospect and the No. 2 edge in the country. Within the state of Texas, the Duncanville product is the No. 6 player. He will open his season on Friday night against California powerhouse Mater Dei.
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