Texas Tech Red Raiders 2014 recruiting updates

The biggest pledge of the weekend in the Big 12 came in for a school that is known for taking under recruited prospects and turning them into excellent collegiate players. So the commitment of Dodge City CC (Kansas) defensive tackle Terrell Clinkscales was unusual because Clinkscale is a consensus four-star prospect and the top junior college defensive tackle in the country according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, though it is certainly quite familiar to see head coach Bill Snyder tap into the junior college ranks.

Clinkscale took to Twitter over the weekend to announce that he was decommitting from the Nebraska Cornhuskers and committing to the Wildcats, a big recruiting win for Kansas State over their former Big Eight and Big 12 rival:

However, while 247Sports has removed Henderson from the commitment list for Texas, Horns247 is reporting that Henderson told another Texas commit that he has not completely made up his mind. So, there’s that.

The 6’1, 280-pound Henderson is a Semper Fi All-American ranked as the No. 23 defensive tackle nationally and No. 33 player in the state of Texas. He has offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, SMU, TCU, and Texas Tech.

One of the top wide receivers in the country now has a top five, as Mount Pleasant (Texas) wide receiver Kd Cannon released his top five on Thursday via Twitter:

A consensus four-star prospect rated as one of the top five wide receivers in the country by the 247Sports composite rankings, the 6’0, 160-pound Cannon was a participant in The Opening this summer and sits at No. 38 nationally. A top-10 player in the state for 2014, notable programs like Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and Texas were all officially eliminated with the release of Cannon’s top five.

SB Nation Recruiting caught up with the 5’11, 190-pounder to discuss his numerous trips out to the South Plains, what he likes about the new coaching staff, and how they plan on using him when he arrives in Lubbock.

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Name: Victor Evans

School and hometown: Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas

The Madison wide receiver is now the third player from the San Antonio area to commit to Texas Tech in the class, largely a result of the presence on the coaching staff of former Cibolo Steele head coach Mike Jinks, who is now coaching the running backs in Lubbock.

Daniels had favored Texas Tech for some time after visiting for a Junior Day, a notable example of the buzz that Kingsbury has created around the program.