Early Wednesday evening, Olaus Alinen was offered over the phone by offensive coordinator Alex Atkins and the Florida State Seminoles football program:
Alinen is a 6’6 315 pound offensive tackle originally from Finland.
The Class of 2023 prospect attends The Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor, CT) and has a 94 rating (4-star) from the 247 Sports Composite List. The sites consider him the 127th best player in his class (13th best OT and best player in Connecticut).
Alinen already holds from the Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Auburn Tigers, Boston College Eagles, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Indiana Hoosiers, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Panthers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Virginia Cavaliers, and West Virginia Mountaineers, among others.