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Texas A&M Aggies OL Aki Ogunbiyi to Enter NCAA Transfer Portal

The Texas A&M Aggies have suffered their first loss to the NCAA Transfer Portal.

Matt Galatzan

Sep 3, 2022; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman Aki Ogunbiyi (74) in action during the first half against the Sam Houston State Bearkats at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images
Sep 3, 2022; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman Aki Ogunbiyi (74) in action during the first half against the Sam Houston State Bearkats at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images / Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images
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The Texas A&M Aggies have suffered their first roster casualty to the NCAA Transfer Portal.

Per On3's Hayes Fawcett, junior left guard Aki Ogunbiyi has elected to leave College Station and enter his name into the portal on Monday, ending his career in Aggieland.

The 6-foot-4, 330-pound Kempner (TX) native played in three games this season vs. McNeese, Missouri and New Mexico State.

Ogunbiyi had been with the Aggies since 2020, making his program debut vs. South Carolina, and earning the team's most improved offensive player award.

He would go on to play in eight games with four starts in 2021, ending the year as a starter. In 2022, He started in four of his six appearances before having his season cut short due to injury. In 2023, Ogunbiyi played in five games, including the Texas Bowl.

Ogunbiyi came to College Station as a consensus four-star recruit, in the 2020 class, ranking as the No. 9 offensive guard and No. 34 player in Texas per the 247 Composite ranking.

He was part of an Aggies offensive line class that included tackle Chris Morris, guards Josh Bankhead and Smart Chibuzo, and center Jordan Jefferson.

Ogunbiyi will have one year of eligibility remaining at his next destination.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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