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College of the Sequoias defensive backs coach Fred Zepeda is proud to have his entire secondary holding scholarship offers from Texas Tech. Two are already preparing to be Red Raiders, and there could be more. Stormy Butler, a safety, and Darren Doston, a cornerback, made oral commitments Tuesday to Tech. Both played high school football in Florida and will be sophomores in 2012 at the junior college in Visalia, Calif.

Dallas Skyline cornerback commits to Tech 02/22/12 - 3:47am

Texas Tech picked up an oral commitment Tuesday from Will Barrow, a 5-foot-9, 165-pound cornerback from Dallas Skyline, which reached the Class 5A Division I state semifinals last season. Barrow attended a Tech junior day Saturday with his father. He said he was ready to commit after talking it over with his family. “I chose Tech because of the coaching staff and the team,” Barrow said. “The coaching staff is real encouraging. Coach (Robert) Prunty is a real, real good guy, a very encouraging man. Coach Tuberville is a great man as well.

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Tech starts 2013 recruiting class with pair of Houston-area standouts 02/15/12 - 3:13pm

Every team has to start somewhere when arranging the pieces of a new recruiting class. Evidently, Texas Tech will start with speed. The Red Raiders on Monday landed oral commitments from Manvel cornerback Tavares Garner (6-foot, 170 pounds) and Bellaire receiver-return man Devin Lauderdale (5-10, 170), both of whom count speed among their best assets. The two suburban Houston recruits, who happen to be cousins, are Tech’s first pledges for the class of 2013.

Realignment: Class rankings 02/03/12 - 3:10pm

Class rankings

Class rankings A look at how recruiting services ranked the signing-day hauls of teams in the Big 12 Conference: Team Rivals.com Scout.com ESPN.com 247sports Avg. Texas 2 1 3 3 2 Oklahoma 10 9 11 3 8 Texas Tech 26 23 21 30 25 TCU 35 37 24 34 32 Baylor 43 30 — 24 32 Okla. State 38 28 — 33 33 W. Virginia 46 26 — 36 36 Iowa State — 75 — 53 64 Kan. State — 85 — 75 80 Kansas — 99 — 78 88

California JC corner commits to Tech 01/30/12 - 6:14am

College football’s national signing day dawns Wednesday, and Olaoluwa Falemi claimed a spot in Texas Tech’s class just in time. Falemi, a cornerback who was the third-leading tackler for Los Angeles Harbor College in 2011, made an oral commitment to the Red Raiders as he wrapped up a weekend visit Sunday. Falemi said he was measured at 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds on the trip.

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