It was everything. Saldi said Tech was the only school to offer him a scholarship so far. His commitment puts Tech just 10 pledges away from its 2001 allotment of 25 available initial scholarships. Saldi and Closner joined Bryan defensive end Brandon Johnson and Daingerfield linebacker Shelton Williams as official campus visitors this weekend. Neither Johnson or Williams were immediately offered scholarships, though Closner said Johnson was going to commit if he got an offer.
Oral commitments are non-binding until players sign national letters of intent.
The start of the high school signing period is Feb. 7. Paige and Burgess are Florida natives from Northwest Mississippi Community College. Ratliff is from Butte College in California. All said they plan to enroll at Tech for the spring semester.