This season, the Texas Tech offensive line has been arguably the greatest weakness on the team. Unfortunately, that's become an annual problem in Lubbock.
Therefore, improving the talent along the offensive front has to be the offseason's top priority. Perhaps Texas Tech's newest high school commit, Danilo Guberinich, can one day be someone who helps fix the program's offensive line woes.
Committing to the Red Raiders on Thursday, the Michigan native became the first new player to join the Texas Tech 2025 recruiting class since early August. He's now the fifth high school offensive lineman in the class.
Rated by the 247Sports.com composite rankings as a 3-star prospect, he's listed as the No. 96 offensive tackle and No. 28 overall player in Michigan. 247Sports.com has Guberinich at 6-foot-5 and 280 pounds but some sites such as Rivals.com have him weighing in at 300 pounds.
I am blessed to announce my commitment to Texas Tech!! Thank you to all who have supported me through this process and the people that have given me countless guidance. #WreckEm @jkbtjc_53 @JoeyMcGuireTTU @ClayMcGuireTTU @jcessante @JMachDCC @DCCfootball @DCC_OLCoachBell pic.twitter.com/2XfaflZUMB
— Danilo Guberinich (@guberinich) November 21, 2024
The newest Red Raider pledge picked Tech over programs such as Vanderbilt, Purdue, Miami (OH), Army, Marshall, and others.
While it is great to see the Red Raiders take a full offensive line class, it will take a while to find out if any of the 2025 O-line recruits pan out. That's because none are expected to pay immediate dividends given that all are just 3-star prospects.
Of course, even the highest-rated offensive linemen Tech brings in take time to develop. That's usually the case with most young offensive line prospects in any program in America.
The reality is that it takes time for linemen to grow into bodies that are ready to play meaningful snaps in a power conference such as the Big 12. Thus, it might be two or three years on campus before a player like Guberinich is ready to contribute.
Therefore, expect Tech to jump back into the portal with both feet this offseason as the program looks to replace starting offensive linemen Davion Carter, Sterling Porcher, and Caleb Rogers, all of whom graduate this year. Still, it is always wise to collect as many promising high school offensive linemen as possible and that's what Tech is trying to do. Hopefully, that practice will eventually help fix this program's greatest flaw.