Texas soccer hit one other bump on the recruiting path Wednesday when five-star offensive lineman Michael Fasusi picked Oklahoma over the Longhorns.
The 6-foot-5, 295-pound sort out from Lewisville Excessive College within the Dallas space selected the Sooners over the Longhorns, Texas A&M, Florida and Oregon. Fasusi is the top-rated offensive lineman in Texas for the category of 2025, per 247Sports’ composite rankings.
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Whereas Texas nonetheless ranks 14th in 247Sports’ recruiting rankings for the category of 2025, coach Steve Sarkisian and his employees have misplaced some high-profile recruiting battles this summer season. 5-star receiver Dakorien Moore pledged to Oregon , four-star defensive lineman Brandon Bown decommitted from the Longhorns and flipped to LSU, and five-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn picked Ohio State.
Earlier this week, four-star defensive again Kade Phillips of Missouri Metropolis, Texas, decommitted from Texas and flipped to LSU.
To date, receiver Kaliq Lockett of Garland is the one five-star pledge in Texas’ 2025 class.
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However Sarkisian and his employees have earned their reputations as robust closers within the recruiting cycle, and so they’ll have an opportunity to reel in some prime prospects within the coming weeks. Georgia offensive sort out Nick Brooks, a four-star prospect, has listed Texas as a finalist alonngside Georgia and USC, and he plans to announce his dedication on Friday. Brooks’ choice is particularly essential after the lack of Fasusi, because the Longhorns have no true offensive tackles amongst their 16 pledges for the category of 2025. (John Mills of California is listed as a sort out however will seemingly play guard on the subsequent degree.)
Texas can also be within the chase for five-star Galveston Ball athlete Jonah Williams, five-star athlete Michael Terry III of Alamo Heights in San Anonio and three-star cornerback Aidan Anding of Ruston, Louisiana. Each Williams and Anding are anticipated to announce their choice this weekend.
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