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The state is one of the best at producing football players. From the set of Friday Night Lights to the small town teams, Texas is crazy for football. Colleges are also football crazy in the Lone-Star State. The Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Tech Red Raiders, TCU Horned Frogs, SMU Mustangs, Baylor Bears, and a few more schools all get major talent from in-state recruiting. Well, most of them used to, now other schools are realizing the talent that some highschoolers in Texas have to offer, and they are jumping on the chance. Here are a few schools that are getting some major Texas recruits.

1. LSU Tigers

LSU is one of the best in-state recruiters in the nation, but Les Miles is getting a few of his top prospects from his neighboring state. Russell Shepard, their big steal from Texas schools is a 5-star monster quaterback. He's a dual-threat and his amazing skills were shown at the Baton Rouge NIKE camp he attended. LSU also stole a few 4 star prospects from Texas. Michael Brockers at defensive end, Stavion Lowe at offensive line, and Dexter Pratt at running back and wide receiver. All 4 of these guys were barely taken a glance at from some Texas schools.

2. Clemson

The Tigers didn't get as much depth as the Tigers did, but they stole one of the best prospects out of the Lone-Star State. His name is Craig Loston, a 6'2, 193 pound machine at defensive back. Last year as a junior he had 65 total tackles and 3 Interceptions. He could be starting next year for Clemson if he has a strong senior season and spring.

3. Oklahoma

The Sooners are getting a lot of talent from their rival state. OU already has 7 of the top 100 players in Texas coming to Norman to play football. That's more than Texas Tech, Baylor, and TCU. Bob Stoops is certainly getting the job done recruiting wise. Their key prospects from Texas are Tom Wort, a 4 star LB that had 213 total tackles last year, and Steve Williams, a 4-star DB that had 53 tackles and 2 INT's in his junior season.

4. Nebraska

The Cornhuskers may be in one of their down times but they are doing well recruiting. The Huskers got a big steal in Cody Green, a dual-threat Q who has major potential at the next level. They also have 3 more recruits in the Top 100 of Texas coming to Lincoln to play ball. Nebraska is in the running for some of the top Texas players still available and have been a force in this major Big 12 state in the recruiting world.

As many can see, the Texas teams aren't getting all the talent that they can. Here's the breakdown on how many in-state recruits each school is getting:

Texas-18-Probably the only Texas school jumping on the in-state talent available, but did miss out on some 5-star prospects

TCU-14-One of the best mid-major recruiters. 10 of these guys are a 3-star or higher.

Texas A&M-21-I know star ratings are just for recruiting wise but when only 3 of these guys are 4 stars or higher, somethings wrong in College Station

Texas Tech-10-Only one of their 10 is a 4-star and 2 of them are under a 3-star.

Baylor-9-6 of their prospects are under a 3-star and the guys they are getting aren't that talented

SMU-12-3 of these guys are rated over a 1-star, though June Jones could help the Mustangs out with their recruiting process

In the Texas top 100 on Rivals.com only 36 of those top 100 prospects are going to a Texas school, though some of those top 100 haven't made a decision yet. Some Texas schools still have a long time to get their act together and do some haulass recruiting in their home state, but they have to get going before other schools jump early