#2 Ovie Oghoufo Season 2024
Played 1 season at LSU after joining the Tigers following 2 years at Texas (2021-22) and 3 at Notre Dame (2018-20) … LSU’s edge rusher in 2023, starting 11 games of the 13 games in which he appeared … Played for Brian Kelly for 3 years at Notre Dame before transferring to Texas … Played a total of 58 games in college career, starting 31 times (20 at Texas, 11 at LSU) … Finished with 152 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks … Twice named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll at Texas … Appeared in both the 2020 ACC Championship game and later against Alabama in the CFP National Semifinal at the Rose Bowl while at Notre Dame … Earned his undergraduate degree from Texas and then followed that with a Master’s degree from LSU in December of 2023.
FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR SEASON (2023 at LSU)
LSU’s edge rusher/JACK linebacker in 2023 … Played in all 13 games with 11 starts … Finished with 34 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Played big role in LSU’s win over Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium finale with a career-high 2.0 sacks totaling 11-yards in losses in the win over the Aggies … Had season-high 6 tackles, including a sack for a 3-yard loss vs. Georgia State … Had 4 tackles, including one for a 4-yard loss, and forced and recovered a fumble in win over Army … 5 tackles at Alabama and 4 in win over Florida … Capped season with 3 tackles and a quarterback hurry in ReliaQuest Bowl win over Wisconsin.
SENIOR SEASON (2022 at Texas)
Played in 13 games with 12 starts … Totaled 54 tackles (20 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 4 quarterback hurries and 3 pass breakups … recorded two tackles and half a tackle for loss versus ULM … made five tackles (three solo), one tackle for loss and one sack against Alabama … had seven tackles (two solo) and one quarterback hurry against UTSA … tallied six tackles (three solo), two tackles for loss and one forced fumble at Texas Tech … made two tackles against West Virginia … registered three tackles (two solo) and one tackle for loss in a shutout victory over Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown … tallied four tackles (two solo) and half a tackle for loss against Iowa State … made seven tackles (three solo) and pass breakup at Oklahoma State … registered five tackles (three solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup at Kansas State … tallied seven tackles (two solo), two tackles for loss, half a sack and one quarterback hurry against TCU … had a pass breakup at Kansas … made two tackles and had two quarterback hurries against Baylor … recorded four tackles in the Alamo Bowl against Washington.
JUNIOR SEASON (2021 at Texas)
Played in 12 games with eight starts, primarily at EDGE … recorded 42 tackles (21 solo) 5.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two quarterback hurries and broke up two passes … made his debut and first career start for the Longhorns against Louisiana … tallied seven tackles (one solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack for a six yard loss … made one tackle and had one quarterback hurry at Arkansas … notched five tackles (two solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack and a pass breakup against Rice … had one tackle against Texas Tech and a pair of tackles at TCU … registered three tackles (two solo) and broke up a pass against Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown … collected a career-high eight tackles (three solo) with one QB hurry against Oklahoma State … posted five tackles (four solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss at Baylor … recorded back-to-back three tackle (three solo) appearances at Iowa State and against Kansas … made two tackles at West Virginia … had two tackles (two solo) and a tackle for loss against Kansas State.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020 at Notre Dame)
Appeared in 11 games … Recorded 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a pair of pass breakups … Recorded first career solo sack along with 2 tackles in win over Florida State … Had season-best 3 tackles and a half-sack in win over Pitt … Two tackles vs. Georgia Tech and 1 tackle in double-overtime win over then-No. 1 Clemson … Had 1 tackle vs. Alabama in the CFP National Semifinal game vs. Alabama at the Rose Bowl.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2019 at Notre Dame)
Appeared in 9 games as a redshirt freshman in 2019 … Tallied 12 tackles, 3 QB hurries, and a sack for a 4-yard loss … Recorded half-sacks against Virginia and Duke … Had 3 tackles in win over Duke.
TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2018 at Notre Dame)
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL
One of the top prep players in Michigan for the Class of 2018 … First team All-State in 2017 … Rated as a consensus Top-20 player in Michigan … Selected to participate in Nike’s 2017 “The Opening” in Beaverton, Oregon … Led Harrison High School to a 11-4 record and 2017 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state runner-up … Registered 106 tackles, 31.0 TFLs and 11.0 sacks on defense, and 32 receptions for 529 yards and 7 TDs on offense as a senior at Harrison … Ranked No. 36 outside linebacker nationally and No. 10 player from Michigan by 247Sports.com … Rated No. 56 outside linebacker nationally and No. 20 player from Michigan by ESPN.com … Ranked No. 36 outside linebacker nationally and No. 9 player from Michigan by Rivals.com … 2017 Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team … 2017 First Team Oakland Activities Association White Division … Played for coach John Herrington at Harrison High School
Ovie Oghoufo Career Highs
Tackles: 8 vs. Oklahoma State, 2021 – Texas
Tackles for loss: 2.0, 2x (Last: 2.0 vs TCU, 2022; First: at Texas Tech, 2022)
Sacks: 2.0 vs. Texas A&M, 2023 – LSU