Texas A&M shuts door on Texas, Ohio State for high-level offensive line prospect

When Samuel Roseborough, Jr., visited Texas A&M a few days ago, not a lot of Aggie fans were intimately familiar with his game or status as a prospect. After his name popped up on the visit list, though, and fans began to investigate who he was a little more, it quickly became clear that not only were they looking to bring in one of the nation's best offensive linemen, they were battling two premier recruiting powers to do so.

Texas A&M was a high choice for Roseborough, but he was also being pursued by Texas and Ohio State. That's two of the top four remaning teams from this past season, so the Aggies clearly had their work cut out for themselves.

Mike Elko is nothing if not a closer on the recruiting trail, however. In the face of Ryan Day and Steve Sarkisian, the Aggies have just pulled off a stunner to land one of the top offensive linemen in the nation.

Texas A&M notches commitment from high-level offensive tackle Samuel Roseborough over Oregon, Texas

With the level of program competing for Roseborough's signature, this was quickly shaping up as a statement recruitment. Just as quickly as the intrigue was growing, however, it was snuffed out, as Roseborough made his decision public.

This is a big win for the Aggies to kick off their offensive line class. The Aggies are up there for several high-level prospects, and have even entertained some five stars over the course of this recruiting cycle, but Roseborough is just the kind of guy you want to lead the charge for the position group.

Texas A&M will now look to guys like John Turntine and Avery Morcho to continue to build this class, but one thing is for certain: Roseborough is a huge win and a guy that these other high-level prospects will want to come play with.