Recruiting is the lifeblood of any college football program. It does not matter what scheme a team runs nor how skilled a coach may be if he has inferior talent. That’s why the Texas Tech football program’s decision not to retain its best recruiter, wide receivers coach Emmett Jones, was a mistake especially given the tenuous state of the 2019 recruiting class.
In the five days since Matt Wells was hired to replace Kliff Kingsbury, five 2019 recruits have decomitted from the program including its top recruit, 4-star defensive end Steven Parker. Texas Tech’s class has dropped from No.