Texas has lost yet another recruiting battle. And this is a big one … literally. Five-star offensive tackle Felix Ojo announced Friday he is committing to the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The 6-foot-6, 275-pound prospect reportedly received a huge offer from Texas Tech mega-booster and Matador Club founder Chad Campbell.
🚨BREAKING🚨 5-star OT Felix Ojo has committed to Texas Tech👆
Ojo is the program’s highest-rated commitment in history!
Read: https://t.co/GMlaP7fNeBpic.twitter.com/q4eeSesEwl
— Rivals (@Rivals) July 4, 2025
The Mansfield, TX Lake Ridge High School standout was thought to be a Texas lean for weeks with most major recruiting analysts projecting him to the 40 Acres. Last week, Ojo listed Texas and Ohio State as the leaders over Florida and Michigan. Texas Tech wasn’t even mentioned.
Ojo did struggle at the Rivals Five-Star Challenge against elite competition. So much so, the blue chipper issued a statement afterwards. Did that impact his Fourth of July decision? Did Texas back off or lower its offer? Did Tech see an opportunity to step in?
It definitely sounds like Texas Tech gave the recruit a historic offer. Reports started trickling in on Thursday afternoon of the about face and by nightfall, the “in-the-know” recruiting analysts all changed their crystal ball predictions to Tech.
Whatever happened behind the scenes, Ojo is heading to Lubbock and Texas has lost their No. 1 recruiting priority. Ojo makes the sixth high priority Texas target to commit elsewhere in the past week.
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