Just over a week ago, the Texas Tech football 2019 recruiting class featured 19 players and was ranked No. 42 in the nation. Now, after losing its fifth verbal commit since Matt Wells was hired as head coach, the class is quickly losing steam and at the worst possible time of the year.
The latest defection is 3-star corner Markel Reed from Temple, Texas. The 6-foot-1, 166-pound corner committed to Texas Tech in June but announced Monday night that he is now reconsidering his options just over two weeks prior to the early signing period which runs from December 19-21.