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Oregon State first to offer Tanuvasa, visiting in April

Mission Viejo (Calif.) defensive tackle Keanu Tanuvasa finished his junior season without a scholarship offer. His patience paid off as his first offer came on February 5, and several more offered soon thereafter.

"After one happens, the rest fall in place -- like a domino effect," Tanuvasa said. "I was wondering when they'd come in, and then all of the sudden, Oregon State was first. It was fun to see it all happen."

In the class of 2019, Oregon State landed Akili Arnold and JoJo Forest, a pair of defensive backs from Mission Viejo H.S. Tanuvasa has been hearing from both future Beavers, as well as running backs Michael Pitre, about joining them for the next few years in Corvallis.

"Talking to them and Coach Pitre at the same time has been cool," said Tanuvasa. "Those guys are trying to convince me that it's home and that I should be going there, just like them."

Pitre recruits Tanuvasa's area and they've hit it off the past couple of months.

"He's been really awesome," the 6-foot-4, 275-pounder said. "We facetimed once and talked about the school and the feel of it. We talked about the football team and Akili and JoJo. They're making changes to their program and their weight room."

Tanuvasa has talked with defensive line coach Legi Suiaunoa as well.

"We facetimed when he was having dinner with his family," Tanuvasa said. "So I was able to talk to them and meet them."

Tanuvasa visited Arizona in March and will visit Oregon State on April 9 and Oregon on April 10. He will also visit Boise State, BYU, Utah, and Utah State in a couple of weeks.

Tanuvasa is thinking through taking an LDS Mission trip, but the timing of it is up in the air.

"I've been talking to my parents about this," he said. "We're not sure if it will be right out of high school or if it will be later. I'm most likely going to head on a mission, but I'm not sure exactly when I'll be going."

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