"Give me a call, bro."
"David, give me 120 seconds to have a convo with you. If you're not interested after that, I'll leave you alone."
"I took that call," Bailey said, "and, yeah, everything changed for me."
Texas Tech general manager James Blanchard aggressively recruited Stanford transfer pass rusher David Bailey after Bailey entered the transfer portal. Blanchard sent persistent texts and called Bailey, then appealed directly with a short conversation that changed Bailey's mind. Texas Tech offered a package exceeding $3 million, which would make Bailey one of, if not the, highest-paid defensive players in the NIL era. Bailey visited campus and weighed other visits but ultimately committed to Texas Tech. The addition of Bailey, alongside other incoming defenders, positioned Texas Tech to field one of the strongest defensive lines in college football.
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