View image | gettyimages.com In 2015, Texas Tech was shut out of the state of Louisiana as they attempted to recruit a handful of players that didn’t commit Texas Tech, but that hasn’t deterred Kliff Kingsbury and Kevin Curtis continue to recruit the heck out of the state.
Morning Stakes: Not A Peep From Practice; Kingsbury Makes A Soldier’s Day
There have been three spring practices and there’s been no media availability of any of the coaches and players . . . and we wonder what to think about that. Plus, head coach Kliff Kingsbury makes a soldier’s day.
Fehoko, Family & Foundation
Most often the arc of a college football program’s trajectory is altered with the splashing hire of a high profile head coach, or the moment a certain future NFL quarterback sets foot on campus. For Texas Tech though, that arc might have changed because of a single, amazing family that lives 3,406 miles from Lubbock, […]
Emmett Jones and Kliff Kingsbury: Building One Relationship at a Time
In all of the pre-National Signing Day work, we all took note of Emmett Jones being hired away from South Oak Cliff to be a part of the player personnel department for Texas Tech. The result was the commitment of Jamile Johnson and J.F. Thomas and that’s about all we know. There’s actually quite a bit more […]
Notebook: Spring Roster Released; Keys for David Gibbs
The official site has released the spring roster and we need you to help look for any updates in the comments. Robert Hall is returning to Lubbock and the ESPN Big 12 Blog Bros opine on the keys for David Gibbs as the new defensive coordinator.
David Gibbs on Making Plays on a Bad Defense and Entitlement
Texas Tech defensive coordinator David Gibbs discusses Justis Nelson in a recent article from the Avalanche Journal, and where he will play, but at the end of the article Gibbs talks about player entitlement and making plays is fine, but you made plays on a bad defense, so what exactly have you done?
DC David Gibbs Talks Gap Integrity With the Defense
Texas Tech defensive coordinator David Gibbs discusses “gap integrity” or quite possibly the lack thereof last year with ESPN as well as discussing LB Mike Mitchell and DT Breiden Fehoko and their roles on the team in 2015.
Gibbs Talks Coaching Staff: Discussing the Year of Readiness
Texas Tech defensive coordinator David Gibbs talks about his coaching staff, including confirming the hiring of Brett Dewhurst and Matt Brock. Plus, we look at Big Ten commissioner talking about the “year of readiness” and what that means.
LSU Slapped With Recruiting Violations and Why Texas Tech Should Care
According to The Advocate, LSU was handed down some penalties by the Southeastern Conference for violations resulting from an unnamed recruit. This, in itself, is not worrisome, but the story details that LSU signed a student-athlete to a Financial Aid Agreement, which permitted LSU to have unlimited contact with that student athlete. The problem is […]
Pre-Spring Defensive Depth Chart; Defensive Notes
View image | gettyimages.com The LAJ’s Don Williams and a three-deep defensive depth chart and we’ve got the highlights, who is out with an injury, where Mike Mitchell will line up and where Breiden Fehoko starts on the depth chart.