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NSD: Oklahoma Lands 5-Star OT Michael Fasusi

The Sooners' 2025 recruiting class was topped off on National Signing Day by their new offensive tackle from nearby Lewisville, TX.

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NORMAN — The big prize of Oklahoma’s 2025 recruiting class is in.

Michael Fasusi, a 5-star offensive lineman from Lewisville, TX, signed with the Sooners on Wednesday, National Signing Day.

While the rest of the class signed before Brent Venables’ 11 a.m. press conference, Fasusi didn’t send his signature in until after his 2 p.m. press conference at his high school, so Venables was unable to comment on Fasusi specifically.

Fasusi gave OU his verbal commitment on Aug. 21 and has been vocal about his commitment ever since — even though he took unofficial visits recently to Texas and Texas A&M.

Ultimately, it was Fasusi's long-standing relationship with Sooners offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh that won over the 6-foot-5, 295-pound Fasusi.

Fasusi completes Venables’ fourth recruiting class, as he’s the 18th and final commit to sign his National Letter of Intent.

That group includes four offensive linemen: Fasusi, 4-star Ryan Fodje (6-5, 275) of Cypress, TX, Darius Afalava (6-4, 320) of Lehi, UT, and Owen Hollenbeck (6-3, 340) of Melissa, TX. OU also landed a commitment from Sean Hutton, Fasusi’s friend and teammate at Lewisville, as a preferred walk-on.

As OU's offensive line in 2024 has struggled all season with pass protection and run blocking, Venables said this year's incoming group has the right stuff to come in and compete next year as true freshmen.

“This is a mature group of guys that really believe they're going to be able to come into a really young group of offensive linemen, have an impact and make us better,” Venables said. 

“No developmental quote-unquote in that group. This is a group of guys that can really line up and play football for us right away once they understand the language and those types of things.” 

The early signing period runs from Wednesday through Friday.

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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