The Red Raiders have not signed a five-star prospect in the modern recruiting era. That could be changing.
-Texas Tech battle in the summer and both schools heavily courted Hudson. He visited both campuses multiple times this spring, and before his official visit to Texas Tech on June 16, he stopped by Texas for an unofficial visit on June 15.
His visit to Tech went well enough that he opted to cancel an originally scheduled official visit to Texas the following weekend. His participation with his Lake Belton team in the Texas state 7-on-7 championships also factored into that decision. But it became clear at that point that Tech took the lead in this battle.
There was heavy speculation that Hudson would commit to Texas Tech in late July, but an announcement never sprouted., Hudson mentioned the possibility of visiting Alabama, Texas A&M and Texas this season and suggested he might take his announcement “all the way to signing day.” With the Red Raiders off to a disappointing 0-2 start, it was worth wondering if they lost ground with Hudson.
Because verbal commitments are nonbinding and nothing is official until Hudson signs a letter of intent in December, Texas Tech coaches know they’ll have to work to keep him in the class. The Red Raiders learned that the hard way in the 2023 cycle when they gained a commitment from four-star cornerback