The Texas Tech football program may not have had success on the field this past weekend but on the recruiting trail, it won a couple of key victories. One of those came when three-star defensive tackle Cooper Laake from Austin, Texas verbally committed to the Red Raiders.
Laake is rated as the No. 109 defensive tackle in the nation and No. 222 overall player in Texas by 247Sports.com. In addition to Tech, he has offers from Colorado State, Houston, Oregon, Purdue, Rice, Tulsa and Texas State.
At 6-foot-3, 270-pounds, Laake should be able to easily carry more weight and become sturdy enough to to play nose tackle for the Red Raiders.