Three weeks out from summer dead period and I am refreshing my crystal ball page like a madman because there is noise coming out of the 2027 class that has me nervous. One of the top-100 prospects we had pegged as a lean just took an OV to Texas A&M and sources close to the program say the Aggie bagman came in heavy. Staff thought this one was a silent commit after the spring game visit but now the 247 composite is showing a flip prediction with confidence rising.
This is the part of the year that always gets ugly. You lock in a kid early, build that relationship, get the family comfortable with the vision, and then some program with deeper NIL pockets shows up during the dead period and starts whispering about what they can offer. The staff has been doing damage control all week but I am hearing the player's inner circle is listening.
What makes it worse is that this is a position of need. Our depth at the spot is already thin after portal departures and losing this one would lea...