The kickoff is at 11 a.m. That matters more than it sounds. It means the recruits expected at TDECU on Saturday will mostly have spent Friday night doing their day jobs under stadium lights, then been up before the sun to make a game that starts before most people finish their coffee. A kid who does that is telling you something. Or at least he's telling you he's curious. Curiosity is the currency this week. No. 20 Houston hosts UCF on ESPN2, and the expected visitor list runs 23 deep, with a bit of everything: six 2027 prospects who have already given their word to someone else, sixteen from…
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