Oklahoma OL likes OU, KU

Who’s laughing now? When growing up, Colcord, Okla., offensive lineman Aaron Niehus was always bigger than his classmates. His clothes were always too small and by the end of the first grade he was already taller than his teachers. That led to constant teasing and nagging from his friends and classmates. But now it looks like Niehus is going to get the last laugh.

Who’s laughing now? When growing up, Colcord, Okla., offensive lineman Aaron Niehus was always bigger than his classmates.

His clothes were always too small and by the end of the first grade he was already taller than his teachers. That led to constant teasing and nagging from his friends and classmates.

But now it looks like Niehus is going to get the last laugh.

That’s because Niehus is a 6-foot-8, 365-pound offensive line prospect that is going to likely end up playing college football.

“I got made fun of all the time,” he said. “Now I love it. All of the people that used to make fun of me are now smoking pot, drinking and doing everything bad. But now I’m going to hopefully be a college football player.

“I’ve made the best out of it. I wonder who’s laughing now?”

Not many are.

Niehus received a call in May from Kansas assistant Bill Young and also looked impressive this past week at the Oklahoma summer camp.

“I love to hit,” he said. “I think I impressed quite a bit on the board drills. I’m not really good at pass blocking quite yet, but I really love to hit. I enjoyed going up against the linebackers at the camp. I tore them up and mixed it up a lot.”

Niehus, however, knows he’s far from a polished product and will need to work hard to earn that Division I scholarship.

“I talked to coach (Kevin) Wilson after camp for about 15-20 minutes,” Niehus said. “He told me that they are very interested in me, but he was also honest. He said that they think I have potential, but I need to do some things first.”

Like what?

“He told me to work hard on losing weight, getting quicker and get better footwork. He’ll be watching me really hard this upcoming year. He said that I have a lot of God given talent and that I need to take advantage of it.”

Niehus said that he would love to get an offer from Oklahoma and that’s really the only team and coaches that he knows. But he’s also realistic and knows that he has to get things done off the field first.

“I love Bob Stoops,” Niehus said. “I’m a big OU fan, but if another school likes me, I’m going to be interested.”