Otaro Alaka recruit updates: 2014 linebacker

The 6’3, 205-pounder had elected not to take an unofficial visit to Texas over the weekend after receiving in-home visits last week from Strong and Aggie head coach Kevin Sumlin, along with two members of the A&M staff. An official visit planned by Alaka to LSU was also cancelled late last week.

A consensus four-star prospect, Alaka had originally chosen Texas over Texas A&M in April of 2013. The No. 11 outside linebacker nationally and the No. 18 prospect in the state of Texas, Alaka is also considered the No. 163 prospect in the country by the 247Sports Composite rankings. He also held offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Boise State, California, Colorado, Florida State, Iowa State, LSU, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, and Texas Tech.

When Alaka committed to the Longhorns back in April 2013, Texas and Texas A&M were the two teams most strongly contending for his services.

The Aggies are the favorite at this point after Alaka took his official visit to College Station last weekend. All of the predictions for Alaka in the 247Sports Crystal Ball have been for the Aggies since the middle of December, when former Texas head coach Mack Brown announced his intentions to resign after the Alamo Bowl.

Among the 10 official visitors already committed are the top prospect in the country by 247Sports, Arlington (Texas) Martin defensive end Myles Garrett, and eight other consensus four-star prospects, a number that provides some insight on just how talented this class is for the Aggies.

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However, one of the victories for the ‘Horns came in the recruitment of Houston (Texas) Cy Falls linebacker Otaro Alaka, who spoke with SB Nation Recruiting about his decision at the Texas 7on7 State Championship late last week.

“I chose Texas because of the balance between the academic program and the football program,” said the 6’3, 210-pound linebacker, who plans to major in business or medicine.