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From The Press Box: Is East Texas Being Overlooked? Recruiting Rankings, Dave Campbell's & Hidden Football Talent

from The Write Team Podcast · host David Weaver

Is East Texas football getting the recognition it deserves? 🏈 On this episode of From The Press Box, David and Matt examine one of the biggest questions heading into football season after the release of the latest Dave Campbell's Texas Football rankings. 🏈 Recruiting Discussion: Why do East Texas players make up just roughly three percent of the publication's Top 300 prospects? Has recruiting shifted too heavily toward the state's major metro areas? Are East Texas athletes being overlooked despite continued success? ⭐ Local Talent Spotlight: Former Marshall standouts Taj Washington and Savion Williams as examples of under-recruited stars who reached the NFL Why local players deserve more attention The challenge of evaluating athletes from smaller communities 📖 Looking Ahead: Early impressions from Dave Campbell's Texas Football District predictions and preseason expectations on the horizon As football season approaches, we ask whether East Texas is still one of the state's premier talent-producing regions—or whether the rest of Texas has simply stopped paying attention. #FromThePressBox #EastTexasSports #TexasHighSchoolFootball #Recruiting #DaveCampbells #TXHSFB #CollegeFootball #FootballRecruiting #SportsPodcast

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