Texas Tech Football 2018 Spring Prospectus

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38 BOWL APPEARANCES 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 562 ALL-TIME VICTORIES SPRING SCHEDULE MIDLAND SCRIMMAGE SATURDAY, MARCH 24 1 p.m. Start Time Grande Communications Stadium Midland, Texas

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SATURDAY, APRIL 7 3 p.m. Start Time Ford Center at The Star in Frisco Frisco, Texas

TEXAS TECH SPRING GAME SATURDAY, APRIL 14 6 p.m. Start Time Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, Texas

2018 SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER • (0-0) 1 vs. Ole Miss (Houston) 8 LAMAR 15 HOUSTON 22 at Oklahoma State* 29 WEST VIRGINIA* OCTOBER • (0-0) 11 at TCU* 20 KANSAS* 27 at Iowa State* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 3 OKLAHOMA* 10 TEXAS* 17 at Kansas State* 24 vs. Baylor* (Arlington)

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RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING #24 Tre King | RB | Sr-1L #32 Desmond Nisby | RB | Sr-1L 131 attempts, 623 yards, 5 TDs, 4.8 yards/carry 62 attempts, 273 yards, 7 TDs, 4.4 yards/carry PASSING #6 McLane Carter | QB | Jr-1L #7 Jett Duffey | QB | So-1L 23-of-46, 359 yards, 2 TDs, 2 Int., 50.0% 2-of-2, 16 yards, 0 TDs, 0 Int., 100.0% RECEIVING #9 T.J. Vasher | WR | So-1L #22 Antoine Wesley | WR | Jr-2L 29 receptions, 545 yards, 6 TD, 41.9 yards/game 10 receptions, 137 yards, 0 TDs, 13.7 yards/game DEFENSE #40 Dakota Allen | LB | Sr.-2L #7 Jah’Shawn Johnson | DB | Sr-3L 102 tackles (58 solo), 6.0 TFL, 2 INT, FF, RCV 97 tackles (68 solo), 4.0 TFL, 5 Breakups, FF

SPRING STORYLINES

2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SEPTEMBER • (3-1) 2 EASTERN WASHINGTON 16 ARIZONA STATE 23 at Houston 30 #15/14 OKLAHOMA ST.* OCTOBER • (1-3) 7 at Kansas* 14 at West Virginia* 21 IOWA STATE* 28 at #10 Oklahoma* NOVEMBER • (2-2) 4 KANSAS STATE* 11 vs. Baylor* (Arlington) 18 #12 TCU* 24 at Texas* DECEMBER • (0-1) 23 vs. USF

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TEXAS TECH RETURNS TO MIDLAND, FRISCO n Fans will get three opportunities to catch the Red Raiders in action this spring as Texas Tech will return to the cities of Midland and Frisco before hosting its annual Spring Game on April 14 at Jones AT&T Stadium. n The Red Raiders will head to Midland for the eighth-consecutive year on March 24 as Texas Tech will scrimmage inside Grande Communications Stadium. n Texas Tech had a pre-announced sellout of the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco a year ago as Red Raider fans packed the 12,000 indoor facility. This year’s scrimmage is set for April 7.

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PLENTY OF FAMILIAR FACES RETURN IN 2018 n There are several familiar faces still roaming the Football Training Facility this spring as head coach Kliff Kingsbury and his staff return the bulk of last year’s Birmingham Bowl team. In total, Texas Tech brings back 17 starters from 2017, including 10 from one of the top turnover-causing defenses in the country. n The Red Raiders return their entire offensive line from a year ago as Texas Tech boasted one of the youngest units in the country in 2017. Jack Anderson headlines the list of returners after earning Freshman All-America honors by both ESPN and USA Today.

JOHNS AMONG FIVE NEW COACHES TO STAFF n Kliff Kingsbury has several new faces on his staff this spring with the hirings of offensive coordinator Kevin Johns, co-offensive coordinator/running backs coach Clay McGuire, defensive backs coach Clay Jennings, safeties coach Brett Dewhurst and special teams coordinator Adam Scheier. n David Gibbs, meanwhile, returns for his fourth season on Kingsbury’s staff, making Texas Tech one of just three Big 12 teams to have the same head coach and defensive coordinator since 2015. Gibbs’ defenses have ranked in the top 25 for takeaways in four of the past five seasons, including twice at Tech.

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