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Texas Recruiting Strategy: Balancing Portal Spending and High School Talent for 2026

Eric Nahlinby: Eric Nahlin11/24/25
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2026 North Crowley (TX) four-star OL John Turntine (Jaxson Callaway/AggieYell)

We are about to reach a very important time in the college football calendar, but it’s important for 2026, not 2025. Given the modern CFB climate is heavily influenced by portal recruiting, a team’s championship chances can either be improved or diminished in the next couple of months.

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