Boise State dips back into Texas to add another graduate transfer in a position of need
The Boise State football team added a second graduate transfer to its 2020 recruiting class in four days on Monday when Rice offensive lineman Ozuma Osuji announced his commitment on Twitter.
Osuji will come in as a graduate transfer after spending the past four seasons at Rice. Last fall, he appeared in nine games and started one at left tackle. He redshirted as a freshman in 2016, and started the first six games of the 2018 season before missing three with a knee injury.
The 6-foot-6, 292-pound Texas native was a two-star prospect coming out of Coppell High, according to 247Sports. He is the fourth graduate transfer to join the team this offseason, following N.C. State linebacker Brock Miller, Stetson kicker Jonnny Messina and Lamar tight end Mason Sikes, who committed on Thursday.
Junior college transfers Divine Obichere (DT), Shane Irwin (DE), Riden leong (OL) and Jonathan Earl (CB) have also signed with the Broncos, and Irwin has been on campus since January.
The Broncos have to replace four starting offensive linemen this offseason, including left tackle Ezra Cleveland, who announced in December that he would skip his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.
2020 recruiting class
▪ DB Isaiah Bradford, 6-0, 170, Redlands (Calif.) East Valley High
▪ OT Brandon Hernandez, 6-6, 275, Yucaipa (Calif.) High
▪ TE Russell Corrigan, 6-4, 230, Hutchinson (Minn.) High
▪ CB Donovan Clark, 6-3, 190, Lincoln High (Tacoma, Wash.)
▪ CB Kaonohi Kaniho, 6-0, 180, Kahuku (Hawaii) High
▪ OG Nathan Cardona, 6-3, 280, Yorba Linda (Calif.) High
▪ DE Robert Cooper, 6-5, 255, Bethel High (Spanaway, Wash.)
▪ WR Latrell Caples, 6-0, 185, Lancaster (Texas) High
▪ OT Riden Leong, 6-5, 320, Orange Coast College (Waimanalo, Hawaii)
▪ S Semaj Verner, 6-2, 185, Mayfair High (Lakewood, California)
▪ DT Herbert Gums, 6-1, 284, Diboll (Texas) High
▪ DE Shane Irwin, 6-4, 252, Long Beach City College (Palos Verdes Peninsula, California)
▪ DT Divine Obichere, 6-4, 295, Long Beach City College (Long Beach, California)
▪ DB Rodney Robinson, 5-10, 265, Cajon High (San Bernardino, California)
▪ TE Austin Bolt, 6-4, 205, Borah High (Boise)
▪ QB Cade Fennegan, 6-2, 275, Woodrow Wilson High (Dallas)
▪ LB Brock Miller, 6-3, 238, N.C. State (Port St. Lucie, Florida)
▪OL Kyle Juergens, 6-6, 260, St. Margaret’s Episcopal (San Juan Capistrano, California)
▪CB Jonathan Earl, 6-3, 190, Golden West College (Concord, North Carolina)
▪ATH Cole Wright, 6-0, 175, Carlsbad (California)
▪K Jonny Messina, 5-8, 166, Stetson University (Orlando, Florida)
▪TE Mason Sikes, 6-4, 240, Lamar University (Lumberton, Texas)
▪OL Ozuma Osuji, 6-6, 292, Rice University (Coppell, Texas)
This story was originally published April 13, 2020 at 11:53 AM.
