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Consensus 2025 five-star OT Michael Fasusi picks Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma earns a commitment from 2025 five-star offensive tackle Michael Fasusi.

Oklahoma has its big fish for the [autotag]2025 recruiting class[/autotag].

Since Brent Venables took over, five-star prospects [autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag], [autotag]Adepoju Adebawore[/autotag], Peyton Bowen and David Stone highlighted their recruiting classes. For 2025, it’s [autotag]Michael Fasusi[/autotag].

Fasusi is a five-star offensive tackle prospect from Texas who hails from the same high school that produced Sooners four-star defensive back Jaydan Hardy last year. Lewisville High School, located just under 45 minutes from Dallas, has been kind to the Sooners in recent years, and on Tuesday, the Sooners reaped the benefits again.

Fasusi’s recruitment has been national since he was a sophomore when it was apparent he was heading for five-star status. The Sooners offered Fasusi in January 2023, and offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh has been relentless in his efforts to land Fasusi. Even with the rise of other highly sought offensive tackle prospects in this class, Bedenbuagh and OU remained in hot pursuit.

Their relationship was an integral part of the Sooners winning out.  Bedenbaugh’s track record is second to none in developing talent along the offensive line.

 

Fasusi is an incredible asset to the Sooners, and beating out Texas and Texas A&M is nothing to scoff at. Texas has been a major player in this recruitment, and at times this year, it felt as if the Sooners were in second place. Oklahoma weathered the highs and lows of the recruitment and advances from other challengers.

In April, predictions heavily favored the Texas Longhorns, but over the last week, insiders that cover the Longhorns began to flip their predictions to the Sooners. National recruiting figures such as Tom Loy, Matt Zenitz and Steve Wiltfong reinforced the shift.

Kyle Flood is a well-respected name in offensive line recruiting, so beating him and Texas, especially with Texas’ recruiting ability on the offensive line of late, is worthy of even more praise for Bedenbaugh and the Sooners as the dust settles.

On the field, Fasusi is a dynamic prospect. Gabe Brooks, a scouting analyst for 247Sports, compared Fasusi to a former Sooner.

Gifted O-lineman with true book-end tackle potential. Possesses excellent physical tools and promising athletic context in track and field and combine testing categories. Legitimately 6-foot-5 with long arms and a big reach. Wears mass well and owns space to add more bulk. Multi-sport athlete with 50+ shot put and 150+ discus prowess. Grew up playing soccer and is young for the 2025 cycle. Similarly explosive metrics in vertical and broad jump relative to OT projection. Shows foot quickness and agility to live on an island in pass protection. Nimbleness translates to movement ability in the run game. Flashes some punch power that should become more consistent with continued development. Improved phone-booth strength from sophomore to junior year. Length and athleticism help in recovery vs. twitchy edge speed, but will need to continue technical development to match P4-caliber foes at point of attack. Somewhat high-cut build and plays upright at times. Getting more comfortable as a convicted block-finishing presence, but can still unleash more mean streak. Entering senior year, looks like one of the nation’s top 2025 offensive tackle prospects. Projects as a high-major multi-year starter with physical and athletic specs that suggest early-round NFL Draft upside. – Brooks, 247Sports

As for the Sooner, Brooks had in mind as a comparison for Fasusi? Wanya Morris. Morris transferred to Oklahoma and spent two years as a Sooner before being drafted last year by the Kansas City Chiefs, where he is a starter on the back-to-back defending Super Bowl champs alongside another Bedenbaugh product, All-Pro center Creed Humphrey.

Oklahoma had to land Fasusi after missing on [autotag]Lamont Rogers[/autotag] and [autotag]Ty Haywood[/autotag] and trailing in the race for [autotag]Andrew Babalola[/autotag]. It was a non-negotiable as all four prospects were top 100 players.

Fortunately, the Sooners have their left tackle for the future. Pairing him with the fast-rising Ryan Fodje, an ascending player over the last year, as well as interior offensive linemen [autotag]Darius Afalava[/autotag] and [autotag]Owen Hollenbeck[/autotag] makes for an even stronger offensive line recruiting class. The Sooners are well positioned to keep [autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag], [autotag]Michael Hawkins[/autotag], [autotag]Kevin Sperry[/autotag] and [autotag]Jaden O’Neal[/autotag] upright as the Sooners settle in as SEC members in the coming years.

With Fasusi on board, the Sooners vaulted from 11th in 247Sports team recruiting rankings to eighth, right behind Texas A&M. Fasusi becomes the first five-star offensive lineman in Norman since [autotag]Brey Walker[/autotag].

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Texas A&M loses out on two 2025 recruiting class propsects

For the last two years, some of the top Texas high school talent have committed outside the state, which continued on Saturday

Under first-year head coach Mike Elko, Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class has continued to grow. It is 18 commitments deep with more to come over the next two months. Sporting 12 Texas-based commits among the 18, Elko and his staff have continued to focus on the Lone Star State, but they know outside competition remains an issue.

Texas A&M’s recruiting success in California, it landed three of the top five prospects in the state, has posed problems for in-state programs like USC. However, as Good Bull Hunting’s Robert Behrens pointed out, seven of the top 10 prospects from Texas have either committed or are predicted to land with a school outside the state.

On Saturday, this trend continued. 2025 four-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn, who was predicted to land with Texas while the Aggies were still in the mix late, committed to Ohio State. Also, the ninth-ranked offensive prospect in the 2025 cycle out of Mesquite, Texas, four-star offensive tackle Lamont Rogers, committed to SEC foe Missouri.

Pettijohn’s decision could be based on name, image and likeness licensing money, but it mostly likely stems from the program’s linebacker development track to NFL longevity, which is completely understandable.

For Rogers, the prospect of immediate playing time at Missouri, a program in need of future offensive line talent, is a significant opportunity. This decision could see him on the field as early as the 2025 season.

Texas A&M is still in a good position to land a commitment from five-star Jonah Williams, the top safety prospect in Texas. Still, after whiffing on nearly every previously favored 2025 and 2026 prospect the last two weeks, Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has his work cut out for him. That is especially true against NIL-rich Oregon, which earned the most significant commit of the weekend, five-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore, who is the most talented receiver in the 2025 class.

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Sooners 4-star OT target Lamont Rogers chooses Missouri over Oklahoma, Texas

Oklahoma just misses on four-star OT Lamont Rogers, who committed to the Missouri Tigers.

The [autotag]2025 recruiting class[/autotag] is deep at several positions, particularly at offensive tackle. For Oklahoma, quite a few of the better offensive tackles in this class are close geographically, and the Sooners have made them a priority.

As the summer dwindles, recruits have narrowed or closed their recruitments. On Saturday, one of Oklahoma’s top targets announced his college commitment.

Four-star offensive tackle [autotag]Lamont Rogers[/autotag] picked the Missouri Tigers over Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M offers.

Oklahoma offered Rogers in January 2023. Bill Bedenbaugh, Brent Venables and the Oklahoma staff spent considerable time building a relationship with Rogers. The Sooners hosted him and his family on multiple unofficial visits as well.

When it came down to it, Rogers chose the Tigers instead.

Standing at 6 feet, 6 1/2 inches and 311 pounds, Rogers is the No. 9 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 17 overall prospect in Texas on 247Sports.

The Sooners are still in a good position to land another highly rated offensive tackle prospect. They remain a finalist for five-star offensive tackles [autotag]Michael Fasusi[/autotag] and Andrew Babalola. There is no timetable for Fasusi’s decision, but prospects are looking good for the Sooners right now. As for Babaloloa, the Sooners will have to contend with Stanford and Michigan for the five-star offensive tackle prospect out of Kansas.

The Sooners have offensive line commitments from Darius Afalava, Ryan Fodje, and Owen Hollenbeck. Oklahoma is eighth in the 247Sports team recruiting rankings.

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2025 4-star OT Lamont Rogers has announced his commmitment date

2025 4-star offenisve tackle Lamont Rogers will announce his commitment this weekend

With 18 commitments so far, Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class is already contending for the No. 1 spot in the overall rankings if several prospects fall the Aggie’s way this month. One of A&M’s 2025 offensive tackle targets this weekend will reportedly announce his commitment on Saturday.

Heading into his senior season at Horn HS in Mesquite (TX), four-star offensive tackle Lamont Rogers has been on head coach Mike Elko, and offensive line coach Adam Cushing has been doing everything in their power to sway Rogers towards making College Station his collegiate home.

Standing at close to 6’7″ and 315 pounds, Rogers is dripping with potential. He has played like a man amongst boys during his career at Horn. He mauls defenders in the run game, possessing adequate footwork. His hand placement will continue to improve in pass protection.

Rogers recently unveiled his Top 8 program list, a carefully considered selection that includes SMU, Missouri, Texas, Florida State, LSU, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and, of course, Texas A&M.

He set to commit on Saturday, July 6. It’s hard to see what program sticks out the most, but the Missouri Tigers are the leaders after his official visit to Columbia on May 31. For the Aggies, no matter where he commits on Saturday, nothing is set in stone until national signing day, so his June 13 official visit to College Station is still meaningful.

According to 247Sports Composite, Rogers is currently positioned as the 55th-ranked prospect in the class, the 7th-ranked offensive tackle, and the 13th-ranked prospect in Texas.

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Oklahoma Sooners favored to land 2025 LB Christian Jones

OUInsider’s Parker Thune issued a Rivals FutureCast favoring the Sooners in the recruitment of 2025 four-star linebacker Christian Jones.

The Oklahoma Sooners [autotag]2025 recruiting class[/autotag] is looking really good as the calendar turns to July. There are 20 prospects committed to the class, and the program could add a couple more this week with blue-chip prospects [autotag]Omarion Robinson[/autotag] and [autotag]Lamont Rogers[/autotag] nearing their commitment dates.

It’s a star-studded class on both sides of the ball, but if there’s an area where the Sooners need to make a splash, it’s at linebacker. They took their shot with [autotag]Elijah Melendez[/autotag] and looked on the verge of pulling off a flip of the Miami commit, but he chose to stay with his pledge to the Hurricanes. Then the Sooners missed on [autotag]Mark Iheanachor[/autotag], who chose the ACC-bound SMU Mustangs.

But their linebacker pursuits don’t stop there as they’re in the mix for 2025 four-star prospect [autotag]Christian Jones[/autotag]. Jones is considered the No. 58 player in the class and No. 7 linebacker by Rivals.

Though Nebraska is heavily in the mix for the Omaha native, Oklahoma may have picked up some momentum in their recruitment of Jones.

Parker Thune of OUInsider at Rivals issued a futurecast favoring the Sooners in Jones’ recruitment on Tuesday morning.

Jones spent time on an official visit with the Sooners on June 21, and, as they’ve done a number of times, they made significant strides with the blue-chip prospect while on campus.

The Sooners still have to contend with the hometown Cornhuskers and a number of other schools, but if they can pull off this recruiting win, it would be significant for [autotag]Brent Venables[/autotag] and his defensive staff.

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Sooners defensive line target Smith Orogbo commits to Texas

Sooners 2025 four-star defensive end target commits to the Texas Longhorns.

The Oklahoma Sooners are still working to add defensive line depth for the 2025 recruiting class. Though they’ve earned commitments from interior defensive linemen [autotag]Trent Wilson[/autotag] and [autotag]Ka’Mori Moore[/autotag] and defensive ends [autotag]Alexander Shieldnight[/autotag] and [autotag]C.J. Nickson[/autotag], the defensive staff had been in pursuit of other players on the edge.

After missing on [autotag]Max Granville[/autotag], who chose Penn State, the Sooners turned their attention to [autotag]Smith Orogbo[/autotag]. At the time, it appeared Oklahoma might pull off a recruiting win over Texas Tech. However, it’s the Sooners’ Red River rivals who are adding the dynamic edge rusher.

On Monday, Orogbo committed to the Texas Longhorns. He’s a talented pass rusher with significant upside due to his fantastic athleticism.

The Sooners still have a dynamic defensive end duo in Shieldnight and Nickson to build the future of their defensive end group around, and they are well within the top 10 recruiting classes in the country as we enter July.

The Sooners turn their attention to securing commitments from [autotag]Cortez Mills[/autotag] and [autotag]Omarion Robinson[/autotag] along with priority offensive line targets [autotag]Michael Fasusi[/autotag], [autotag]Lamont Rogers[/autotag], [autotag]Andrew Babalola[/autotag], and [autotag]Ty Haywood[/autotag].

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5-star offensive tackle includes Oklahoma Sooners in Top 3

The Oklahoma Sooners were included in five-star offensive tackle Ty Haywood’s top 3.

Offensive line recruiting is the biggest storyline across the country in the [autotag]2025 recruiting class[/autotag]. The Sooners are in the mix for a number of blue-chip offensive linemen, hoping to add to their group up front that includes four-star offensive lineman [autotag]Ryan Fodje[/autotag] and three-star prospect [autotag]Owen Hollenbeck[/autotag].

Though it looks like he’s been trending away from the Sooners, five-star offensive tackle [autotag]Ty Haywood[/autotag] included Oklahoma in his top three schools as his recruitment roars on. The Sooners were included alongside Alabama and Florida State.

There was a time the Sooners were considered the favorite before Texas A&M made a strong push, and more recently, the Alabama Crimson Tide.

SoonerScoop and On3’s Josh McCuistion put in an On3 prediction favoring the Crimson Tide. Haywood is considered the No. 2 offensive tackle in the On3 industry rankings and the No. 9 overall prospect.

At the moment, it may look like Haywood is trending away, but don’t count the Sooners out just yet. They’ve recruited really well over the course of Brent Venables’ tenure at Oklahoma.

Even if they can’t land a commitment from Haywood, the Sooners are still very much in the mix for five-star prospects [autotag]Michael Fasusi[/autotag] and [autotag]Andrew Babalola[/autotag], four-star tackle [autotag]Lamont Rogers[/autotag], and Rivals four-star prospect [autotag]Darius Afalava[/autotag].

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Oklahoma 4-star OT target Lamont Rogers drops Top 8, sets for official visit

Oklahoma is right in the thick of it for four-star tackle Lamont Rogers.

Oklahoma has done a ton of early lifting for its [autotag]2025 recruiting class[/autotag]. After their most recent commitment from four-star cornerback Trystan Haynes, the Sooners rose to fourth in in the nation recruiting rankings for the class of 2025. It was their 15th commitment of the cycle.

Some significant prospects remain to be secured for Brent Venables’ program. One such prospect is consensus four-star offensive tackle Lamont Rogers from Mesquite, Texas.

Rogers is a talented offensive lineman who already stands 6-foot-6 and weighs over 300 pounds. Size-wise, he could slot right into a college program next fall. He has excellent quickness and balance on his feet from doubling as a basketball player and owning the post. It shows in his footwork on the field.

His recruitment is a national one, but he is finally ready to narrow it down. On Monday, he announced his top eight schools.

OU is competing against SMU, Missouri, Texas, LSU, FSU, Texas A&M, and the University of Tennessee for the No. 6 tackle in 247Sports’ composite rankings.

The two big schools from Texas seem to be Oklahoma’s biggest threats, but the Sooners are still in a good spot with Rogers as we head into summer. Rogers has official visits planned for Missouri, Texas, SMU, and A&M. He’ll be in Norman for his official visit on June 18th.

This recruitment is far from decided, and Bill Bedenbaugh cannot be counted out. Over the next few months, the Sooners will have a fascinating recruitment to follow.

The nation’s No. 3 offensive tackle in 2025 sets visit to Oklahoma

One of the nation’s top offensive lineman is making his way to Norman once again. He talks about what he likes about the Sooners.

If you follow recruiting much, you know this is a big year for [autotag]Bill Bedenbaugh[/autotag] and the Oklahoma Sooners’ offensive line recruiting efforts. The Sooners already got one commit from four-star offensive tackle [autotag]Ryan Fodje[/autotag] and have a pledge from three-star prospect Owen Hollenbeck.

But that’s just the start. The Sooners are also in a great position for a few of the top-ranked tackles in the country like [autotag]Michael Fasusi[/autotag], [autotag]Ty Haywood[/autotag] and [autotag]Lamont Rogers[/autotag]. Another one they are in a great position for is [autotag]Andrew Babalola[/autotag].

Babalola is ranked as the No. 3 offensive tackle by 247Sports. He’s even set up a few upcoming visits which include a stop back in Norman. He spoke with Steve Wiltfong about (Subscription Required) his recent visit to Oklahoma on Junior Day.

“I had a great time in Norman,” Babalola said. “Getting to be around Coach V, Coach Bedenbaugh and the rest of the guys on the team was great. They made me feel important and I appreciate that. Just how real they were with me, the in-depth convos, all of that, it was great.”

As for why he is so high on the Sooners? “What’s different about OU is S.O.U.L Mission, nobody in the country really has anything like that. They have five people working full time that are dedicated to it, and they make a big emphasis on equipping their players with skills for life after football.”

The S.O.U.L. Mission has made an impression on prospects and their families over the past several recruiting cycles. It’s been a key component to OU’s recruiting efforts. Let’s see if it can move the needle enough for Oklahoma to land the top five offensive tackle prospect.

The blue chipper will be back at Oklahoma on April 12.

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Recruits react on Social Media to Junior Day weekend with Oklahoma Sooners

2025 prospects react on social media to their junior day weekend with the Oklahoma Sooners.

The Sooners are off and running in the [autotag]2025 recruiting class[/autotag] with nine commitments as they turn the page on 2024.

Over the weekend, a number of Oklahoma’s 2025 targets made the trip to Norman for their annual junior day. It was an opportunity for the next class of prospects to meet with coaches, tour the facilities, and get a deeper look at Oklahoma football.

It has yielded positive reactions. The Sooners received a trio of Rivals Futurecasts for four-star running back Tory Blaylock and five-star wide receiver Caleb Cunningham included the Sooners in his top 12 after their visits.

But they weren’t the only ones who enjoyed their visits, here’s how other prospects reacted to their time with the Oklahoma Sooners over the weekend.