If "It Just Means More" in the SEC, 2026 recruits from the Lone Star State didn't get the memo.
As Rivals' Keegan Pope points out, the top five overall prospects from the state of Texas's 2026 recruiting class all spurned the Longhorns and the TAMU Aggies, choosing the Big 12's Houston Cougars and Texas Tech Red Raiders, and the Big Ten's Oregon Ducks and USC Trojans.
"In a bit of a shocker, neither Texas nor (TAMU) signed any of the top five players in the class. And the two combined to only land six of the top 25 prospects in the Lone Star State.