Michael Fasusi, No. 9 prospect for '25, picks Oklahoma Sooners - ESPN

Brent Venables and Oklahoma secured a 2025 class cornerstone Wednesday, edging Texas and Texas A&M for the commitment of five-star offensive tackle Michael Fasusi.

With his pledge, Fasusi — a 6-foot-6, 295-pound blocker from Lewisville, Texas, who is ESPN's ninth-ranked prospect in the 2025 cycle — becomes the Sooners' top-ranked prospect in 2025, the program's first cycle as a member of the SEC.

The No. 2 prospect at his position in 2025, per ESPN rankings, Fasusi is Oklahoma's highest-rated offensive tackle commit of the ESPN rankings era (since 2006). If Fasusi inks with the Sooners later this year, he'll become the third top-10 signee of the Venables era in Norman, following quarterback Jackson Arnold and defensive tackle David Stone.

Oklahoma sat at No. 12 in ESPN's latest team rankings for the cycle prior to Fasusi's pledge. With his late-August commitment, the Sooners dive into their first fall in the new conference with a major recruiting win over SEC foes Texas and Texas A&M, and a dose of positive, late-cycle energy on the trail.

«Me and my family, we sat down, prayed about it and came up with the right answer,» Fasusi told ESPN. «With Oklahoma, there was no 'but.' It was the only option that had no 'but' to it. The process was hard, but it became really easy for me to make this decision in the end.»

With a ceremony inside the auditorium at Lewisville High School, Fasusi wrapped up one of 2025's most hotly contested recruitments. As Fasusi celebrated alongside family wearing a red Oklahoma hat, the occasion also marked a milestone in the Nigerian-born tackle's family story.

Wednesday marks five years from the day Fasusi and his family arrived in the United States from Ondo State, Nigeria, eventually landing in