Texas Tech and Ole Miss have made it official and will open the 2018 season at NRG Stadium in Houston as part of the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff:
It’s official.#TexasTech will open the 2018 season at the @TexasKickoff in Houston.
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— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) June 23, 2017
The neutral-site contest will mark Tech’s third trip to the city of Houston over a four-year span as the Red Raiders will travel to face the University of Houston this fall after taking part in the 2015 AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl. Tech and LSU sold out the Texas Bowl in 2015, setting a new bowl record with 71,307 fans in attendance.
“We’re excited to return to Houston and take part in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff,” Texas Tech Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt said. “The support of Red Raider Nation helped set a new Texas Bowl attendance record in our last trip to Houston, so we look forward to NRG Stadium being filled with scarlet and black once again to kick off the 2018 season.”
.@TexasTechFB AD @kirbyhocutt on Tech playing @OleMissFB in 2018 AdvoCare Texas Kickoff: “Houston is such an important market to Texas Tech” pic.twitter.com/L0PM35EtqO
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) June 23, 2017