West Texas: Early Signing Period Recap; Latest Commitments

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The early signing period concluded Friday and several West Texas prospects signed letters of intent with their schools of choice. Several others announced commitments while some received offers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SIGNINGS</strong>: Four players from West Texas signed with Power 5 schools, highlighted by Midland Legacy QB [player_tooltip player_id='119032' first='Marcos' last='Davila'] signing with Purdue. Davila committed to the Boilermakers several months and remained loyal to them throughout the recruiting process. Also, 6-foot-6 Odessa WR Ivan Carreon signed with Oklahoma, which is set to join the SEC in 2024. Two offensive lineman stayed local by signing with Texas Tech - Holton Hendrix (Lubbock-Cooper) and [player_tooltip player_id='626922' first='Kasen' last='Long'] (Shallowater). EP Franklin QB Shay Smith signed with hometown UTEP. EP Pebble Hills QB Gael Ochoa signed with UNLV. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='119032' first='Marcos' last='Davila'], Midland Legacy: Purdue</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gael Ochoa, EP Pebble Hills: UNLV</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holton Hendrix, Lubbock-Cooper: Texas Tech</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='626922' first='Kasen' last='Long'], Shallowater: Texas Tech</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shay Smith, EP Franklin: UTEP</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ivan Carreon, Odessa: Oklahoma</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Roman Hernandez, EP Eastlake: UT-Rio Grande Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COMMITMENTS</strong>: Amarillo Tascosa 2025 two-way standout T.J. Tillman announced his commitment to Texas Tech on Christmas Eve. Tillman was named First-Team All-District as both a WR and DB. El Paso Eastwood QB Evan Minjarez committed to Army. Located in nearby Portales, NM, Eastern New Mexico picked up a trio of commitments from the Panhandle and South Plains regions. Those players can sign with ENMU in February.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T.J. Tillman, Tascosa (2025): Texas Tech</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evan Minjarez, EP Eastwood: Army</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>JQ Ervin, Amarillo: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='933806' first='Samuel' last='Colt Hill'], Littlefield: Eastern New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jordi Hernandez, West Plains: Eastern New Mexico &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OFFERS</strong>: Some of the latest offers extended in mid-December to West Texas prospects. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gerardo Vazquez, Odessa: McPherson College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Samuel Santos, Palos Duro: Wayland Baptist</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Izayuh Claudio, EP Montwood: Kansas Wesleyan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='595871' first='Lucas' last='Barrientes'], Midland Legacy: Langston University, Sul Ross State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ricardo Briones, EP Riverside: Bethany College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jude Blanco, EP Hanks: Lakeland University</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tyler Madsen, Lubbock Trinity Christian: Midwestern State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marcus Torres, EP Pebble Hills: UTEP (PWO)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/KaylerSmithTV/status/1737551758497399030?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/KaylerSmithTV/status/1737551758497399030?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed 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