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Texas Tech football gets commitment from 3-star DB Ryan Frank

By Matthew Conner

LUBBOCK, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Defensive back Damarcus Fields #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders tips the ball away from wide receiver Denzel Mims #15 of the Baylor Bears of the Baylor Bears and the pass would be intercepted by defensive back Jah'Shawn Johnson #7 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders (not pictured) during the first half of the game on November 24, 2018 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Defensive back Damarcus Fields #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders tips the ball away from wide receiver Denzel Mims #15 of the Baylor Bears of the Baylor Bears and the pass would be intercepted by defensive back Jah'Shawn Johnson #7 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders (not pictured) during the first half of the game on November 24, 2018 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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Friday, the Texas Tech football program picked up a commitment from Ryan Frank, a defensive back from Magnolia, Texas.

As the summer continues to heat up, so do the fortunes of the Texas Tech football program, at least on the recruiting trail. Already having landed seven new commitments since June 20th, Matt Wells and the Red Raiders added another on Friday when Ryan Frank gave his verbal commitment to Tech.

Out of Magnolia, TX, Frank is a 6-foot-2, 185-pound defensive back. Rated a 3-star prospect by 247Sports, he is the No. 74 defensive back in the nation and the No. 129 player in Texas.

Frank also holds offers from such programs as Colorado, Colorado State, Houston, Oklahoma State and Utah. He visited Lubbock earlier in June and now he is Red Raider commit No. 11 in the 2020 class.

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What’s encouraging about the current crop of 2020 recruits already on board with the Red Raiders is that almost half are among the top 150 players in Texas. Along with Frank, Ja’Lynn Polk (No. 62), Tahj Brooks (No. 71), Quin Bright (No. 115) and J.J. Sparkman (No. 117) are all among the elite prospects in the state while Caleb Rogers sits right outside the top 150 in Texas at No. 151. That haul already equals the number of top-150 Texas players that Tech signed in the entire class of 2019.

As expected, the recent run of recruiting victories has helped elevate the Red Raiders’ class ranking. According to 247Sports, Tech’s class is now up to No. 48 in the nation and No. 8 in the Big 12. That may not seem impressive until you consider that entering June, Tech had the lowest-rated class in the conference sitting in the 80’s nationally.

Ironically, the news of Frank’s commitment came on the same day that Tech learned its 2019 defensive back depth would take a hit. Friday, senior corner Octavious Morgan announced his intention to retire from football for medical reasons.

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It is a sad ending the the career of the former JUCO transfer who suffered a devastating knee injury in the first fall inter-squad scrimmage of 2018. Prior to that, Morgan had been penciled in as a starter at corner for the Red Raiders after a strong 2017 season.

In his first campaign as a Red Raider, Morgan registered 41 tackles and led the team with 8 pass breakups while making five starts after coming to Lubbock from Butler Community College. Holding offers out of JUCO from such schools as Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Iowa State and Kansas State, Morgan was once a highly-coveted player but now his career has come to an abrupt ending.

Along with Morgan, Tech is set to see corners Des Smith and Douglas Coleman depart the program after this season making the secondary a priority in the 2020 recruiting class. Already, Tech has picked up three defensive backs in Frank, Je’Vaun Dabon and Jonathan Davis and most expect the Red Raiders to add several more.

The program has added nine players to its class in June, marking the second-consecutive summer that has seen a large number of players commit to the Red Raiders. Last year saw over ten players commit to the program in June and July but many did not end up signing with the Red Raiders in the wake of the coaching change from Kliff Kingsbury to Wells.

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Still, summer is proving to be a key time on the new recruiting calendar as the advent of the December signing period has sped up the decision-making process of most top recruits.  That means we could still see quite a bit more activity out of the Red Raiders over the coming weeks as they continue to try to put together the first true recruiting class of the Matt Wells era.

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