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Insider reveals NIL move that won over Texas Tech’s 5-star commit
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Texas Tech football launched the biggest fireworks on the recruiting end for Fourth of July. Felix Ojo spurned multiple powers for the Red Raiders Friday . Becoming a rare five-star commit for the Lubbock university on the college football recruiting trail.
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But how were the Red Raiders able to coax the dominating tackle? Especially with Texas, Michigan, Florida even defending national champion Ohio State all in the final mix for him ?
Texas Tech turned to NIL money to convince Ojo that Lubbock is the place for him. The Athletic helped pull back the curtain on the Red Raiders courting Ojo.
Ojo agreed to a three-year, $2.3 million revenue-sharing contract, The Athletic revealed on Saturday . But the outlet also delivered clarity on one reported contract involving the Mansfield, Texas talent.
How much Felix Ojo could earn after joining Texas Tech recruiting class
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Ojo's agent Derrick Shelby of Prestige Management spearheaded the NIL process for the newest Red Raider.
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Turns out there was a contract figure that needed to be clarified by The Athletic.
"ESPN reported on Friday that Ojo was receiving a three-year deal worth $5.1 million, according to his agent, Derrick Shelby of Prestige Management. Shelby confirmed those figures to The Athletic on Saturday, but three Texas Tech sources refuted that number, with two confirming that Ojo is scheduled to receive an annual compensation of $775,000 per year for three years from Tech's revenue-sharing pool," the report reads.
There's additional figures attached to Ojo. He received a verbal agreement "that can escalate the total value of the contract into the $5 million range." However, that figure surfaces "if there were a large jump in the revenue sharing cap for schools or if there is minimal regulation of schools' adhering to the cap."
Ojo isn't the only massive recruiting win. Four-star safety Donovan Webb spurned Michigan for Texas Tech on Wednesday . Webb originally was favored to land with the Wolverines per multiple outlets. Texas Tech is now 25th overall in the national recruiting rankings per 247Sports for the 2026 class.
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