Maybe Brent Venables should start recruiting at Oklahoma's tennis facility.
A picture of OU men's tennis player Bruno Nhavene recently went viral on X because of his massive frame and led many wondering why there's not another sport he plays for the Sooners.
This is the first picture that caught everyone's attention:
ππ‘ππ ππ’π«π¬π π°π’π§ ππππ₯π’π§π ! π€© pic.twitter.com/w9p5KP12sz
β Oklahoma Tennis (@OU_MTennis) January 17, 2025
Yeah, it's cool the Sooners started the season with a win, but that's not why this post went viral. Sooner Nation saw Nhavene and wondered why he wasn't playing football for the Sooners, too.
Nhavene, a junior from Maputo, Mozambique, is listed at 6-foot-3 on OU's website.
Need to know more about the guy in the picture. https://t.co/cWOUDFeQk0
β Gabe Ikard (@GabeIkard) January 17, 2025
Does BV know this guy is on campus?? https://t.co/ubh47Lhhg7
β Smoke (@580SMOKE) January 17, 2025
Put some pads on let me see you in a 3 point stance https://t.co/DoZV0jRlRn
β Buster Cherry (@cherrybuster_) January 17, 2025
BV needs to have the coaches in the front row. https://t.co/DX6ZQkpTAc
β Joe (@joemneal) January 17, 2025
Our tennis team could beat up your tennis team! https://t.co/YTmtOML2Fr
β Toby Rowland (@TRowOU) January 19, 2025
Nhavene saw everyone's comments and tried to make a deal with Sooner Nation. His offer was if 500 people attended the Sooners' dual on Sunday, then he would try to walk onto the football team.
Iβve been seeing the comments on the post lately, if we can get up to 500 people for our match tomorrow at noon vs Cornell, Iβll try out for the football teamπ
β Bruno Nhavene (@BrunoNhavene) January 18, 2025
#BoomerSooners#@OU_MTennis#@OU_Athletics#Tomorrow12pm#VsCornell#LETSGETLOUD pic.twitter.com/g4XlL1OXQK
You heard the man!! Come out Sunday at noon! Boomer @BrunoNhavene https://t.co/uksarCaUcZ
β Nick Crowell (@Coachcrowell) January 18, 2025
Nhavene was unbeaten on Sunday. His singles match against Cornell was abandoned while he was up, 4-6, 6-3 and 3-1. He then competed with Oscar Lacides in doubles against UT Arlington and won 6-5.
Attendance didn't reach 500, though. However, it did still draw more eyes to the tennis team and it seems like Nhavene still might put pads on someday.
All the vibes. Definitely going to more matches. Boomer! pic.twitter.com/3X2ZRNlGyF
β Tim (@TimTmiller17) January 19, 2025
Just want to thank everyone who showed up today to support us and help us get the wins. We truly appreciate it. Even though we didnβt have 500 fans in the standsβ¦my offer still stands for this upcoming weekend!! #Boomer #@OU_MTennis #LetsFillThestands #Saturday pic.twitter.com/mkZC1cYG7x
β Bruno Nhavene (@BrunoNhavene) January 20, 2025
The Sooners will host the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. OU will take on Tulsa at 1 p.m. Saturday.
At the end of the day, though, even if it doesn't look like it, Nhavene is definitely playing the right sport for the Sooners, who are ranked 10th in the country right now. However, it would be fun to see what an athlete like Nhavene could become on the football field, and 500 seems like a number Sooner Nation should be able to easily reach.