5-Star Michael Fasusi Commits to Oklahoma Over Texas

Texas lost a major recruiting battle on Wednesday.

Matt Galatzan | Aug 21, 2024

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AUSTIN - The Texas Longhorns took another major recruiting blow on Wednesday.

Per a live announcement on CBS Sports, ESPN U, and On3, five-star Lewisville (TX) offensive tackle Michael Fasusi has committed to the Oklahoma Sooners over Texas, Texas A&M, and Oregon.

The Lewisville native had an official visit to Austin from June 21-23 and was seen as a Texas lean for the vast majority of his recruitment. However, after a late push in recent months, as well his relationship with Oklahoma offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh, the Sooners ultimately won the battle for his commitment.

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"OU would be, like, on the top of all the schools right now," Fasusi said in early 2024, per Oklahoma Sooners On SI. "Just my relationship with Coach Bedenbaugh, what they got going on over there, the culture."

Standing 6-foot-6 and weighing in at 310 pounds, Fasusi ranks as the No. 12 player in the nation, No. 3 offensive tackle, and No. 5 player in the state of Texas, per the On3 Industry Ranking.

His highest marks come from ESPN and Rivals.com, who both have him ranked as the No. 3 offensive tackle in the nation, and the No. 9 overall player.

With Texas now out of the running for Fasusi, all attention along the offensive front in terms of recruiting will now shift to Grayson (Loganville, GA) tackle Nick Brooks, who is also set to commit on Friday.

Brooks is currently predicted to land with the Longhorns over Iowa, Georgia and USC.

Published Aug 21, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan 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 under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com