For a few weeks, the Texas Longhorns looked to be in the driver’s seat to land five-star offensive tackle Felix Ojo. The Mansfield, TX blue chipper recently took an official visit to the 40 Acres, after cancelling an official visit to Oklahoma. But it seems like a big NIL offer has come in from Texas Tech, and it may win over the lineman.
Ojo spoke with Rivals analyst Sam Spiegelman at the Rivals Five-Star Challenge last week and said the race was close between Texas and Ohio State. Ojo also lists Florida and Michigan in his final four.
Ojo, who struggled so badly at the Rivals’ event that he issued a public statement, is the nation’s No. 5 overall prospect, No. 1 offensive tackle and No. 2 player in Texas. Spiegelman and Rivals analyst Justin Wells both put in an official prediction that Texas was the choice.
But with less than 24 hours until Ojo’s commitment announcement, things have changed. Spiegelman and Rivals/On3 VP Steve Wiltfong have both projected Texas Tech getting the commitment out of Ojo.
The assumption is billionaire Texas Tech alum Cody Campbell has made the 6-foot-6, 275-pound recruit a huge NIL offer. Campbell founded the Red Raiders NIL collective called The Matador Club. This is the same way Tech was able to pay softball pitcher NiJaree Canady $1 million dollars to transfer to Lubbock from Stanford.
When an 11th hour official prediction from a well-known recruiting analyst come in, they are correct 99% of the time. It’s usually because the recruit told the analyst and gave them quotes so they can get a story up as soon as the commitment occurs.
We’ll see at 1 p.m. CT on the 4th of July, when Ojo is schedule to commit.
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