๐ฝ๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ค. 1 ๐ผ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐จ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ญ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ผ๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐, ๐๐๐๐ข๐ & ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐
In one of the most shocking twists of the college football recruiting cycle, the nationโs No. 1 ranked quarterback, Jalen Ricks, has officially decommitted from Alabama โ and announced his commitment to Texas Tech.
โYes. Itโs real. No more visits. Texas Tech is home,โ Ricks said in a statement posted to his social media accounts Monday morning. โThis is where I belong. This is where my heart is. Guns Up!โ
The 6-foot-4 phenom from Houston had long been expected to lead the next era of Alabama football. He had been heavily courted by Miami and Ohio State as well, taking official visits to all three powerhouse programs over the past year. Yet, despite national projections and multi-million-dollar NIL projections elsewhere, Ricks made it clear that something deeper pulled him west to Lubbock.
โIโm not chasing tradition. Iโm building legacy,โ Ricks added. โCoach McGuire believes in me, the whole staff does. Texas Tech feels like family. Iโm not a number here โ Iโm the guy.โ
The flip has sent shockwaves through college football, not only because of Ricks’ elite talent but because of who he turned down. Alabama, fresh off another College Football Playoff appearance, had been widely expected to lock up his commitment. Miami boosters had reportedly lined up a major NIL package, and Ohio State had cleared the way for Ricks to start as a true freshman.
Instead, Texas Tech โ once considered a longshot โ has landed arguably the most important commitment in program history. Ricks is ranked as a 5-star dual-threat quarterback and widely compared to former NFL MVP Cam Newton for his combination of size, arm talent, and leadership.
Insiders point to a recent, low-key visit to Lubbock as the turning point. โHe stayed longer than planned. Loved the facilities. Connected with the players. The energy just hit different,โ said a source close to his recruitment.
With Ricks now locked in, Texas Techโs 2025 recruiting class leaps into the national top 5. Fans are already dreaming of national contention โ and rivals are scrambling to reassess their quarterback plans.
For Texas Tech, this isnโt just a win โ itโs a statement. College football has officially been put on notice: The Red Raiders are for real.
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