Sio talks Oregon State visit, what's next for him

Oregon State hosted Anchorage (Alaska) Bartlett H.S. offensive guard Thomas Sio over the weekend for an official visit. The Beavers have very limited spots left to fill its 2019 recruiting class, and Sio is one of the remaining targets.

Sio came away impressed with Oregon State following his official visit.

"Everything had a very rustic vibe, very true to its college town style living, and just in general I had a great time overall," Sio said.

Oregon State offensive line coach Jim Michalczik has been recruiting Sio for the past couple of months, and their connection grew over the weekend. Sio spent a lot of time with Michalczik during the visit, as well as the entire group of OSU coaches.

"The coaching staff was amazing to be around," said Sio. "They're cool, caring, down to earth people who really are making something special, and that's something I wanna be apart of."

Sio left his Oregon State visit without a scholarship offer from the Beavers though. Sio doesn't know if he will receive one this week or not.

"I just know that I'm going to be keeping in contact the (next) couple days," he said.

If Oregon State offers Sio this week, he'll likely sign with the Beavers. If they don't, Sio will look at prep school options to gain more recruiting options next year as part of the 2020 class.

Sio was named to the first team 2018 All-USA Alaska Football in 2018.