BREAKING: No. 1 American QB Shocks College Football with Stunning Decommitment, Flips to Texas Tech over Alabama, Miami, and Ohio State
In a seismic moment that has left college football insiders speechless and recruiting boards in chaos, the No. 1 ranked quarterback in America, KJ Lattimore, has officially decommitted from Ohio State and flipped his commitment to Texas Tech University in a jaw-dropping decision that is already being called one of the boldest moves in modern recruiting history.
The 6’5” rocket-armed signal-caller out of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas had long been considered a lock for one of the perennial powerhouses. With Alabama offering him full starter potential, Miami wooing him with legacy promises, and Ohio State already scripting plays around his elite arm talent, his pivot to Texas Tech has stunned fans, coaches, and analysts nationwide.
Speaking at a surprise media availability outside Lubbock’s Jones AT&T Stadium, Lattimore stood firm and calm, wearing Red Raiders gear and a confident smile.
“No more visits. No more cameras. No more drama,” Lattimore declared. “Texas Tech is home.”
Insiders say the decision was shaped not by NIL money—though offers north of $10 million were rumored from other suitors—but by relationships and vision. Lattimore reportedly forged a deep connection with Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire, who sold him on a legacy bigger than rings and riches: reshaping an entire football culture.
“Coach McGuire didn’t pitch me promises. He pitched me belief,” Lattimore said. “He said I could be the Mahomes of this generation—but with my own story, my own stamp. That hit me hard.”
The flip comes just two weeks after Lattimore visited Lubbock quietly for a closed-door weekend with team leaders and offensive coordinator Zach Kittley, the architect of the nation’s second-ranked passing offense. Sources say Lattimore stayed for an impromptu three-hour chalk talk with the staff, followed by a team dinner where chemistry and camaraderie sealed the deal.
Recruiting expert Keenan Byrnes reacted in disbelief: “This is a modern David-versus-Goliath moment. Alabama, Ohio State, and Miami had the glitz. But Texas Tech had the grit—and the guts to sell a long-term vision.”
Already, the impact is being felt across the recruiting landscape. Three elite offensive weapons—five-star WR Rashon Dukes, top-tier TE Emory Blanton, and RB phenom Malik Grant—have all publicly hinted on social media that they’re “strongly reconsidering” Texas Tech.
The Red Raiders, once seen as a Big 12 middleweight, may now be on the verge of a dynastic rise.
Texas Tech fans flooded social media with #LattimoreEra and #WreckEm2025, while ESPN has revised its early projections, now placing Texas Tech inside the Top 5 of next year’s preseason rankings.
This is more than a flip.
This is a thunderclap across college football skies.
And Texas Tech just became the eye of the storm.
