Oklahoma Sooners–No. 56 | |
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Position | Offensive tackle |
Class | Freshman |
Personal information | |
Born: | Nigeria |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 302 lb (137 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Oklahoma (2025–present) |
High school | Lewisville (Lewisville, Texas) |
Michael Fasusi is a Nigerian American football offensive tackle for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Fasusi is from Omuo-Ekiti in Nigeria. [1] He grew up playing soccer. [2] In 2019, his family moved from Ondo State to Lewisville, Texas, in the U.S., with his parents searching for better educational opportunities for their children. [3] In eighth grade in the U.S., he was asked about playing American football and tried out the sport. [4] [5]
Fasusi attended Lewisville High School and played football as an offensive lineman and defensive end in ninth grade, but he said that initially, "I didn't know what I was doing," and said that he was repeatedly called for penalties. [2] After considering quitting in favor of basketball, he stayed under a new coach who put him on the varsity and developed him into a top offensive tackle. [2] As a sophomore for Lewisville, Fasusi helped his team reach the Class 6A Division I Region I finals and was selected the district's Newcomer of the Year. [6] He was then named honorable mention all-state as a junior in 2023. [6] Following his senior season in 2024, he was invited to the Under Armour All-America Game and to the Polynesian Bowl. [7] [8]
A five-star recruit and one of the top-ranked prospects in the 2025 recruiting class, Fasusi committed to play college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. [9]
Fasusi joined Oklahoma as an early enrollee for the 2025 season. [10]