If you’re looking for another reason to watch the Navy All-American Bowl this weekend, we’ve got it for you. Come Saturday, it will be decision time for standout offensive tackle Gabriel Osenda, who is down to four schools.
This weekend during the All-American showdown, Osenda is all set to announce his commitment. The Chattanooga product is down to Tennessee football, South Carolina, Florida and Minnesota. Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel would obviously love nothing more than to keep the in-stater home. Will he be successful in trying to make that happen?
In-state OT Gabriel Osenda will announce his commitment during the Navy All-American Bowl
Checking in at 6-7, 320 pounds, Osenda already has tremendous size – and he’s only a high school junior. Throughout his recruitment, he has picked up offers from 27 programs, but he indeed has a final four in mind.
Osenda is coming off a tremendous season for the Baylor School in Tennessee in 2024. He saw his recruitment take off, but the Vols, Gophers, Gators and Gamecocks are the ones who have made the biggest impact on him. Heupel has been busy this offseason adding commitments via the portal, while he also made a splash with the 2025 high school class too.
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— Brandon Huffman (@BrandonHuffman) January 8, 2025
Things were of course highlighted by offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. sticking with his commitment. There were rumors flying all over the place that Sanders was having a change of heart and that he was potentially going to flip to Ohio State. Luckily for Heupel, things didn’t go down that way.
Keeping Sanders in the fold is massive and now Heupel is focused on adding even more big fellas for the future. Osenda would be a solid get, as he’s ranked the No. 31 OT in the country per 247Sports and the No. 11 player overall from Tennessee. Come Saturday we’ll know whether or not he’ll be Knoxville-bound
