The future of the Oklahoma Sooners offensive line has arrived and are showing off in spring training camp
Much has been said about the Oklahoma Sooners' offensive line from last year. The offensive line had its fair share of struggles last season. While it wasn't helped by the offensive scheme or poor quarterback play, the Sooners had to start over a dozen different combinations on the line due to injuries and some woeful […]
Much has been said about the Oklahoma Sooners' offensive line from last year. The offensive line had its fair share of struggles last season. While it wasn't helped by the offensive scheme or poor quarterback play, the Sooners had to start over a dozen different combinations on the line due to injuries and some woeful outings just to field a below-average unit.
Several different factors went into Oklahoma's offensive line play last season. The Sooners were coming off of the final dregs of Lincoln Riley's recruiting strategy that more or less ignored the offensive line. To further exacerbate that, the Sooners had to replace their entire starting unit from the 2023 season. When the season finally started, injuries across the board decimated the unit, with three centers and both starting tackles missing time.
However, offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh rebounded in the offseason, shoring up the depth of this room across the board. One of his biggest moves was securing the commitments of five-star Michael Fasusi and four-star Ryan Fodje in the 2025 recruiting class.
Those two commitments represent the future of the Sooners' offensive line, and Oklahoma is already reaping the rewards of it.
Per sources around the team, Fasusi and Fodje have already worked up to the second-string unit and are pushing the starters hard. Fasusi has settled in at left tackle, while Fodje moved inside to right guard with the Sooners being fairly deep at right tackle.
More and more, it sounds like Fasusi's shot at starting the season goes up every practice. If Fasusi does start the season, he would join a very small group of true freshmen who have started under Bill Bedenbaugh. Just three true freshmen, Anton Harrison, Cayden Green, and Dru Samia, have started for Bedenbaugh with the Sooners.
Fodje taking over at right guard is another interesting spot. Febechi Nwaiwu is the most experienced player on the offensive line, but his play was just solid, if unremarkable. If the Sooners feel like they can upgrade here, it makes sense that Fodje would be their choice to move in, given his elite tools and immense upside.
