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With the coming departures of Texas and Oklahoma, the Texas Tech football program aspires to be the best in the newly reconstituted Big 12. The Red Raiders might well be that in one aspect, given that theirs is the highest-ranked recruiting class in the conference going into Wednesday, the start of the three-day early signing period.
Joey McGuire’s talent haul was No. 22 in the 247Sports’ composite recruiting class ranking as of Tuesday. Tech has 20 commitments from high-school recruits, 11 of whom are in the state’s top 100 on the same composite ranking.
In addition to the high-school signees, Tech also likely will announce the additions of several players from the NCAA transfer portal. The Red Raiders’ efforts there yielded a 10th commitment Tuesday, this one from Sterling Porcher, a 6-foot-4, 304-pound offensive tackle who started 25 games the past two seasons for Middle Tennessee State.
Porcher (pronounced “Poor-SHAY”) spent the previous two seasons at Iowa Western on a team that reached the NJCAA championship in 2021. After having his name entered into the transfer portal in late November, Porcher was offered scholarships by Baylor, Syracuse, Arizona State, Tech and numerous group-of-five programs.
The Tech staff likely will count on Porcher to compete right away for a starting job with 22-game starter Monroe Mills transferring out and 42-game starter Caleb Rogers set to move to center or guard. Rogers said last week he expects to play center next season.
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High-school recruits can send in their letters of intent beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday. The early period runs for three days, and the traditional signing period begins on the first Wednesday in…
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Author : Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Publish date : 2023-12-19 22:41:27
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