Oday Aboushi, a 6-foot-6, 300-pound offensive lineman from Brooklyn, N.Y., has become the third four-star football recruit to make an oral commitment to Virginia for 2009.

Aboushi, rated the No. 4 prospect in New York by rivals.com, decided that an early commitment to Boston College was made in haste and reopened his recruiting after his Xaverian High School season had ended.

Aboushi subsequently took an official visit to Virginia and was in the process of setting up a trip to Rutgers before ending his recruiting. He had offers from UVa, Rutgers, BC, Maryland and Iowa.

Aboushi is the sixth offensive-line prospect to commit to the Cavaliers, who have 24 commitments overall. Aboushi, running back Dominique Wallace and “athlete” Quintin Hunter received four stars from rivals.com on its five-star scale.

The Daily News Record in Harrisonburg reported on its Web site that Alex Owah, a Harrisonburg High School running back who committed to the Cavaliers in December 2007, delivered a letter to the newspaper in which he said UVa has rejected him for admission.