Texas Tech football: Conference realignment uncertainty may be hurting recruiting

LUBBOCK, TEXAS - OCTOBER 19: Head coach Matt Wells of the Texas Tech Red Raiders exits the team bus before the college football game against the Iowa State Cyclones on October 19, 2019 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)

For the last month, the Texas Tech football program has been caught up in the drama of conference realignment. And while we all await the latest tidbit or rumor to help us try to figure out how the cards will fall, we may already be seeing some impact of the uncertainty that currently envelops the college football landscape.

There was once a time when the college football recruiting calendar was heavily slanted towards the fall.…