"Honestly I'm still open minded and still searching," Castaneda said. "I'm not going to make my final decision until February when we get to sign. Kansas State is kind of tied with Texas Tech right now honestly."
The 6-foot-5, 305-pounder's unofficial visit to Lubbock in late March could not have gone better for the Red Raiders, who look to assemble a solid offensive line class in 2014.
"Texas Tech was a more personal trip," Castaneda said. "They kind of opened the red carpet for me. They made me feel more confident in myself. (K-State) probably showed the same amount of love, but the visit to Tech was more personal and I loved it a lot more. Everything they had is everything I wanted in a school."