Money has always dominated college football recruiting, but now that it’s legal through revenue-share payments and NIL collectives, the paydays just keep getting bigger for the best high school players in the country. Sometimes that means even Georgia gets outpriced, at least that was the case for LaDamion Guyton.
Guyton is the No. 2 player in the 2027 class, and on Thursday, the bonafide five-star edge rusher chose the Texas Tech Red Raiders over Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It’s not often that the SEC gets outdone on the recruiting trail, but the oil money in Lubbock is flowing freely, and barons like Cody Campbell are sparing no expense to turn the Red Raiders into a national title contender.