Success! Well, for everyone but me, who labeled yesterday’s post the 2023 National Signing Day when it is the 2024 class, but it’s technically still 2023. You can see that it was early and was indecisive about it. The solution? Just leave the date completely out of the title of the post and we move on down the road.

If you want to check out class rankings, links are here, but Rivals and 24/7 Sports had Texas Tech’s 2024 class as 23rd in the nation and On3 had it as 22nd.

Rivals: Commitment List | 2024 Class Rankings | Transfer Team Rankings | Big 12 Team Rankings

24/7 Sports: Commitment List | 2024 Class Rankings | Transfer Team Rankings | Big 12 Team Rankings

On3: Commitment List | 2024 Class Rankings | Transfer Team Rankings | Big 12 Team Rankings

If you’d like to watch the National Signing Day show or presser, then you click play here:

Texas Tech has a landing page for the 2024 class with links to each commit and videos and all sorts of things. Now, here are some links.

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s Don Williams – Unpacking Texas Tech football 2024 recruiting class — and how good it can be:

McGuire rejects the charge that recruits won’t make it to Lubbock, given that some of his former Cedar Hill High School players went to Ole Miss, Oregon and Southern California.

“They found a way out there,” McGuire said, “and so when people say it’s tough to get to Lubbock, Texas, it’s really easy to get to Lubbock, Texas. It’s a lot easier to get to Lubbock, Texas, than it is to get to Stillwater, to get to Norman, to get to places like that.”

Just need to give ’em a reason. Three straight winning seasons, three resounding bowl victories, and the Red Raiders are opening recruits’ eyes again.

Once the Tech staff’s gotten prospects in, they’ve managed to convert their share of the most coveted into Red Raiders. That includes, this year, that rare Red Raider who could have named his school. Temple Lake Belton wide receiver Micah Hudson, the state’s No. 1 prospect and the nation’s No. 7, is the headliner. For comparison, Lloyd Hill was No. 2 in the state and No. 6 in the nation coming out of Odessa Permian.

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s Don Williams – ESPN’s Tom Luginbill sees Texas Tech football wielding clout in new Big 12:

Tom Luginbill likes what he’s seen from Joey McGuire, who just finished his second season as head coach and has a recruiting class ranked among the top 30 nationally for the second year in a row. The class is ranked No. 1 in the 247Sports composite index in the post-Sooners/post-Longhorns Big 12.

The jewel of the class is wide receiver Micah Hudson, ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 7 in the nation among this year’s signees in the 247Sports composite.

“Texas Tech and Joey McGuire have done a really, really good job of casting a wide net throughout the state,” Luginbill said. “We know they’re in a little bit of an outpost location. They’ve got great NIL capabilities, tremendous stadium and facility upgrades, and then you bring in a difference maker for Zach Kittley’s offense in Micah Hudson and you can recruit to the high-flying circus act that is their offense.

“Behren Morton’s a good young quarterback. They got a taste of that with him this year, particularly when he was healthy. So you’re going to start seeing more defensive players, more offensive playmakers coming into the fold there.”

Red Raider Sports’ Jarrett Ramirez – McGuire recaps historic 2024 class with talent at all three levels:

One of the areas the Red Raiders have struggled at since McGuire took over has been in the offensive line room. Though there was improvement in 2023, several starters and depth options are either graduating or have gone into the transfer. The 2024 class has a chance to be the position group that shines the most when their careers are said and done in West Texas. Of the five signees, four are expected to be on campus in the spring, the lone exception being the 6-foot-7 tackle from Prosper, Ellis Davis. Getting a majority of the expected trench warriors on campus is hoped to produce results in the long run for the early-enrollees.

“It’s gonna be huge, a guy that was closest to being ready to play as a true freshman was Kaden Carr, he was a mid-year, now we get three of the five freshmen coming here, really four I guess, that’s going to help them a lot,” McGuire said. “Usually those guys, the way we can recruit offensive line, we’re really looking for guys that can grow. We’re looking for guys that are probably 270, 280 pounds that are going to grow into their 300 pound bodies, or more. Now looking the other way, when you look at guys that are in high school that are 315, 320, usually not great weight, so now we’re having to take it the other way. And as we all know, that we’ve experienced it in our lives, it’s harder to take weight off than put weight on. So that’s usually how we look at it with those guys. It’s gonna make a big difference, like man I can’t wait to get Jacob Ponton to get here. He’s a legit 6-7. I got to go to his school the other day and see him when we were on the road. He’s about 270 pounds right now and I could see him being 290 to 300 pounds by the time we start fall camp so that’s going to make a huge difference.”

Inside the Red Raiders’ Jarrett Johnson – Texas Tech’s high school mid-year enrollees and what head coach Joey McGuire said about each of them:

“It’s like Christmas for football coaches on National Signing Day as I’m really excited about this class,” said Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire. “Last year we talked about signing the fastest class, so I’m anxious to see where this one ends up. One thing about looking at this class is that there’s incredible athleticism and length – there is a lot of length. We’re talking about two 6-7 offensive tackles, two 6-5 defensive ends, so a lot of length in this class. We can’t wait to get this class to campus.”

Several of the recruits who inked their national letter of intent with the Red Raiders are also expected to enroll early and be on campus this spring, giving them a better chance of making an impact next season. The following is a list of those early enrollees and what head coach Joey McGuire had to say about each one of them.

On3’s Charles Power – Most accurate, best senior season, strongest arm: 2024 Quarterback Superlatives:

Biggest Gamer – Will Hammond, Texas Tech
There may not be a 2024 quarterback who put their team on his back more than Will Hammond. The Texas Tech signee was everything for his Hutto (Texas) High team. Hammond was one of the most productive 2024 quarterbacks as a senior, passing for 3,701 yards and 34 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,068 yards and 19 more scores. He’s the only On300 quarterback to eclipse 3,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards as a senior and did so in just 11 games. Hammond did this while playing for a 4-7 team and with a defense that gave up 48 points per game. Any success Hutto had was due to his play. This could best be exemplified by the week two 82-80 loss to Liberty Hill (Texas) High, that saw Hammond dig Hutto out of a multiple score deficit and account for 807 yards and 10 scores.