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5-Star Michael Fasusi Commits to Oklahoma Over Texas

Texas lost a major recruiting battle on Wednesday.

Matt Galatzan

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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.

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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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