A&M, OU killing recruiting right now.

[David Latiolais]

Has Texas decided to not worry about getting a top 5 recruiting class, and balance out NIL dollars between High School and the portal? 

As A&M gone all in this year on high school recruiting and will pass on the portal some what? 

[CJ Vogel]

No doubt teams began to speed up the timelines a bit this cycle. Shoot, Texas has done it.

Texas didn't gain their 10th commit in the 2026 cycle until June 18th.

But again, the months of June and July is where Texas its most damage in recruiting. The official visits are going to be massive and we have known this for a few years now. I think what Brandon Harris said on the Woj podcast was very telling – Why spend on a high school kid when roster retention and portal talent are priority.

Not to say Texas won't go big on high school recruiting, but we have seen more and more developmental takes over the last ten months than what was the norm when NIL and HS were first introduced to one another.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

The jury is still out on this class, but there was another thread posted earlier this morning about the 2025 #1 ranked class they had and so far the returns haven’t been what some thought it would be at this point.  Not sure in this era with how quickly players can transfer out if having a class like that is worth it.  Maybe a top 10 high school recruiting class and getting proven commodities in the transfer portal is a better strategy for now unless the portal gets nerfed.