Can you guess how many 5-star quarterback recruits there are in the 2026 class of FBS 1? Well, if you would have guessed 5,7, or even 10 for a stretch, that doesn’t even come close. There are just 2 five-star prospects in the 2026 quarterback class, those being Jared Curtis, who has since decommitted from Georgia and has kept his options open. Dia Bell is the other QB who has a completely different and opposite story.
Going forward, the 2026 quarterback class is just a demand and supply game. Scarcity creates value, and value creates demand. Dia Bell it seems, is completely immune to these concepts. The player has locked in on his potential destination and isn’t budging down an inch to decommit from the program that is the Texas Longhorns. He committed to the program back on June 17th last year, and if a recent revelation is to be believed, the prospect is writing just another definition of ‘loyalty. ‘
Jason Suchomel, a prominent Longhorns insider, wrote on X about the player’s final destination and his upcoming visit. “#Hookem QB commitment Dia Bell remains locked in with the #Longhorns despite continued interest from other programs. Bell will be in Austin next weekend, again in April, and then on an official visit on June 20.”
#Hookem QB commitment Dia Bell remains locked in with the #Longhorns despite continued interest from other programs. Bell will be in Austin next weekend, again in April, and then on an official visit June 20. pic.twitter.com/PsUv8rjbpF
— Jason Suchomel (@OB_JasonS) March 15, 2025
So, it seems now that programs like Brian Kelly’s LSU, Ryan Day’s Ohio State, and Billy Napier’s Florida seemed to lose all their hopes to land the QB. Ohio State, in particular, was leading in probability rankings of On3 at 19.4% which was even more than Texas itself, which had just a 9.2% chance of keeping the player. Other programs like LSU had an 11% chance, while Billy Napier was ranked fourth with a 6.2% probability. This recent revelation seems to have put an end to these probabilities and has sealed the deal for Texas.
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