Antoni Ogumoro proudly wears orange after Vols win in Norman
Elgin, Oklahoma offensive lineman Antoni Ogumoro has been committed to Tennessee since this spring. He wasn’t able to attend the Vols game in Norman last weekend but was all smiles after the win.
“I was hyped up for that game,” Ogumoro said. “Especially with all the talk over here. I most definitely did a lot of talking after. I let everybody know. We had film the next day and all my coaches are OU fans and they are Tennessee fans now too but I let them know they know what’s up. I had my Tennessee hoodie and hat on.”
After moving from North Carolina, Ogumoro has been steadily improving and he is enjoying a successful start.
“I feel like it’s going pretty smooth,” Ogumoro said. “Of course the games have been good. Everybody is doing their part. I’m really excited about the rest of the season.”
Tennessee offensive line coach Glen Elarbee was in Elgin on Friday night to see Ogumoro play. A change in schools meant a change in philosophy on offense, which has helped broaden his game as an offensive lineman.
“I’d say my pass protection and footwork,” Ogumoro said. “At my old school it was my first year playing offensive line and we didn’t pass the ball a whole lot. It was a lot of zone and running. Over here we do pretty much everything. I’ve learned counter GT and me being able to pull, we worked all that in the offseason. My footwork got better and keeping my eyes up at the second level, which is understanding my assignment and communicating with the whole line.”
Top 10
- 1Trending
Alabama DL shuts it down
Jehiem Oatis to redshirt, plans to portal
- 2
True Freshman All-Americans
Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Williams headline On3's Midseason True Freshman All-American Team
- 3Hot
Malachi Moore apology
Alabama DB apologizes for actions vs. Vanderbilt
- 4
Florida vs. Tennessee
Steve Spurrier: 'different expectations' for Tennessee game after Vols loss to Arkansas
- 5
Clark Lee responds to Nick Saban
'It does piss me off'
Ogumoro will be back in town to see Josh Heupel and the Vols play in October for the Alabama game. He is very much looking forward to getting back to Rocky Top.
“We are in the group chat and we talk and wish each other good luck for our games,” Ogumoro said. “GMac is the guy who starts the convo and we all jump in on the topic.”
He will be an early enrollee in January so he is soaking up his last few months before he leaves home for college.
“It kind of hit me already,” Ogumoro said. “We were sitting down as a family last month and I was like man I’m really about to leave pretty soon. We are into our season now and it’s going by really fast.”
