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Braxley Bands: Texas Tech seniors start to see success with their Apple Watch band invention.

Women’s Tennis: Senior Gabriela Talaba works to build on high national ranking.

Column: Free Speech is at the center of the White House and ESPN debate.

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ONLINE Soccer: The Red Raiders take on California State University, Northridge at home.

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A rainbow forms on the horizon behind Jones AT&T Stadium after thunderstorms moved off to the east on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, before Texas Tech’s football game against Arizona State. The inclement weather caused the game to be delayed an hour, forcing fans to leave the stadium.

Tech, Arizona State fans remain resilient as rain dampens game-day plans

By AVERY AIKEN Managing Editor

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s Lubbock continues to experience scattered rainstorms, fans reflect on this weekend’s damp start to the football game.

On Saturday, Sept. 16, Lubbock buzzed with excitement as the Texas Tech Red Raiders prepared to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils at Jones AT&T Stadium. While Tech fans lined up at the stadium gates,

storm clouds began to darken the sky.

Despite the threat of rain, crowds dressed in white continued to move toward the stadium. However, only shortly after the gates opened, the sky did, too. Rain poured down on the stadium, drenching the bleachers and dousing the field.

Fans were told they needed to take shelter on the concourse level, where they waited for nearly an hour until the rain finally cleared and play began.

Paul Tabia, a stadium employee,

said the plan was to wait out the storm and then, hopefully, they would be able to start the game.

“We’ve just been told it was going to be at least an hour, right now,” Tabia said. “And if (the rain) doesn’t lighten up, then (the game is) probably going to be cancelled.”

Even with the chance of the game being canceled, swarms of both Tech and Arizona State fans hunkered down on the concourse to wait for the storm to pass.

Clayton Kothmann, a sophomore finance major from Midland, said he was told to take shelter about an hour and 15 minutes before the original kick off time of 7 p.m.

“They first told us to evacuate, and then they said we didn’t have to leave, and then the cops came in and said, ‘You need to leave now,’” Kothmann said.

Having driven hours to watch the game, some fans said they would wait as long as needed to see

the Red Raiders and Sun Devils go head to head.

Ron Covington, a Red Raider fan from Arlington, said he usually drives to Lubbock for at least one game every year.

“Weather happens, but I’m glad to be here,” Covington said. “(The storm) is no big deal for me. We’re not going anywhere. If the stadium’s full of water, we’re still going to stay.”

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Tech reaches record enrollment, Hispanic-Serving designation

Tech hosts Service Week on campus

By REECE NATIONS News Editor

With the demographics of both the country and the state of Texas changing rapidly, Texas Tech’s enrollment has reflected these changes over time.

Te c h P r e s i d e n t L a w r e n c e Schovanec released a memorandum on Friday, Sept. 15, acknowledging the university’s designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution.

Providing higher educational opportunities for a diverse society was an obligation for the Tech University System Board of Regents, Schovanec wrote in the memorandum. Receiving HSI status was a major priority for this academic administration.

“Achievement of HSI enrollment status does not mean Texas Tech has diminished its efforts in reaching out to and actively recruiting outstanding students of color and all nationalities,” Schovanec wrote in the memorandum. “In addition to continuing to

recruit Hispanic students, Texas Tech will redouble its efforts to recruit African-American students and other diverse populations of students.”

Last fall, Hispanic enrollment was 22.4 percent of the total student body, according to the Institutional Research Factbook.

As of Thursday, Sept. 14, Hispanic

enrollment was 27.8 percent of the total student body.

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From Monday, Sept. 18-22, Texas Tech is hosting its annual Service Week on campus. Events will be provided by the Student Activities Board, the Resident Housing Association and CALUE Service Breaks. The week’s theme is Tech Loves Service, according to the SAB’s website.

The theme for Monday, Sept. 18, is Tech Loves Tech, where students are invited to participate in a campus clean up and Give Back night at the Chili’s on University Avenue.

On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the theme is Tech Loves Human Kind, Wednesday, Sept. 20, features Tech Loves Education, Thursday, Sept.

21, is Tech Loves Health, and Friday, Sept. 22, culminates with Tech Loves Athletics.

All of the week’s service events are free to attend for Tech students, staff and faculty. @DailyToreador

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Texas Tech upholds reputation in community outreach, engagement

By SHASHIDHAR SASTRY Copy Editor

As a public institution of higher learning, Texas Tech’s focus extends far beyond academic research and student success. Tech’s global reputation is equally defined through its efforts in community outreach and engagement activities.

According to Tech’s Mission Statement, “The university is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation and world.”

As a testament to this, in 2006, Tech became one of the first institutions to receive its Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation, according to a Tech news release.

“We were among the first (76) institutions to be classified and the very first in Texas,” Birgit Green, director of academic engagement at Tech, said.

Ten years later, in 2016, Tech also achieved its Tier One Carnegie designation, according to the Carnegie Classification website. The Carnegie Classification is one of the leading frameworks in the United States for describing institutional diversity in institutions of higher learning.

In contrast to a common misconception, community outreach and engagement activities are characterized by mutually beneficial relationships, Green said. On the one hand, the communities benefit from the knowledge and expertise of Tech’s faculty, staff and students; on the other, the knowledge and

experience gained through these activities are funneled back into Tech through inspired research, curriculum changes and so on.

“There are so many fantastic things going on at Texas Tech in terms of research and education,” Green said. “And, sharing this knowledge with a broader community, I think, is very, very valuable.”

Situated in Tech’s 411acre campus just outside of Junction, the Llano River Field Station is a community engagement effort that illustrates the mutually beneficial nature of community engagement activities.

“The Llano River Field Station is one of the hidden jewels of Texas Tech University,” Tom Arsuffi, director of Llano River Field Station, said.

With the South Llano River flowing right through the campus, the field station is rife with opportunities for environment research aimed at conservation of natural ecosystems, Arsuffi said. Moreover, the South Llano river is considered to be the second-most pristine river in Texas, the first being Devils river.

At the field station, members focus on issues such as conservation of natural resources, watershed protection, and protecting river flow from invasive species and pollution, he said. Essentially, the Llano River Field Station is like a mini university away from the university.

“Texas Tech University has a strong foothold with the Llano River Field Station in doing the research on this natural resource area that are going to be critical for the state of Texas in terms

of looking at water supply and impacts on natural resources,” Arsuffi said.

One of the results of this project was the identification of Ashe juniper, commonly known as cedar, as an invasive species. The excessive water consumption from cedar resulted in lowering of water levels. However, research at the field station led to identification of effective methods to keep the invasive species in check and enhance water supply, he said.

The Llano River Field Station also serves as an outdoor school to the nearly the 2,500 K-12 students from various independent school districts, who visit the field station during different times of the year, he said. The students gain practical insight into the scientific method while re-connecting with nature.

It is not uncommon for people to associate Texas with ranches, cowboys, Indi-

ans and open ranges, Arsuffi said. However, the statistics paint a different picture.

“But if you look at the population of Texas, 90 percent of people who live in Texas live in an urban environment,” he said.

This idea was furthered by Richard Louv in his 2005 book “Last Child in the Woods.”

In the book, Louv coined the term “nature deficit disorder” to identify the behavioral problems associated with spending little time outdoors.

“What he recognized was that we have had an entire generation of kids that have grown up in cities that don’t have any appreciation for nature. They’ve never been out skipping rocks on water, catching grasshoppers,” Arsuffi said. “They’re afraid of nature. Consequently, we’ve got a whole generation of adults now that are afraid to let their kids go outside.”

One of the poorest and most

underserved neighborhoods in the region and state, East Lubbock has a history of economic distress and low achievement in schools. The median family income in East Lubbock is $25,355. Additionally, the East Lubbock neighborhood had the state’s highest rate of confirmed child abuse in 2009 with 22.7 of 1,000 children impacted, according to Texas Department of Family & Protective Services.

The East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood project was started in 2013 to foster a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration among various colleges at Tech for tackling the problems faced in East Lubbock. Some of the primary issues being tackled by the ELPN project include K-12 education, food supply and health services.

One of the initiatives of the ELPN project is the Early College High School program at Estacado High School, which allows high school students to take dual credit classes and enter college with up to 60 credit hours, according to a Tech news release.

This has benefited students at Estacado by fostering a college-going culture within the community and reducing the economic burden once they start college.

Around 90 percent of the students at Estacado High School are economically disadvantaged, Wilbanks said.

So, the ELPN project provides not only the economic support through the Early College High School program but also the much-needed inspiration for students at Estacado, many of whom aspire to be first-generation college students.

“I’m very thankful for the ELPN and Texas Tech because it’s great to have community partners,” she said.

“Together our mission is just to make sure that students

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“Aside from the importance of educating this population of students, it is estimated that achieving HSI status could result in as much as $8 million in additional annual funding,” Schovanec wrote in the memorandum. “It is also worth noting that we will be the 10th Carnegie ‘Highest Research Activity’ institution to achieve this status.”

An HSI committee has been established by Schovanec to identify grants for which Tech is now be eligible and to help members of the Tech community understand the research, funding and other opportunities that HSI designation brings. An additional focus has been added by the committee to support first-generation col-

lege and students belonging to minority groups to ensure that they receive the quality education to which they are entitled, Schovanec wrote in the memorandum.

Hispanic enrollment accounts for 38.8 percent of this fall’s first-time freshman students, according to a Tech news release. The recruitment of students who belong to groups that are historically underrepresented on college campuses is one of the major factors that led to Tech’s HSI designation, in addition to changing demographics.

“The success of students in all areas of study is evidence that our university is committed to creating innovative learners who will go on to impact their communities in Lubbock, across

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 In order to be recognized as a HSI university, Hispanic enrollment must be at least 25 percent of the total student body, according to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities website. After surpassing that mark this fall, Tech will now be able to concentrate on specific research and funding opportunities that benefit the state and nation as a whole.

HACU has recognized 275 universities and colleges as Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tech is on track to join those institutions with official designation beginning in 2019, according to a Tech news release.

are successful in high school and after high school.”

After receiving the Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation in 2006, Tech began assessing its faculty and staff ’s outreach and engagement activities in 2009.

In her role as the director of academic engagement, Green said she communicates and advocates for engagement by meeting with faculty, staff and students on Tech campus and community partners throughout the area.

“The reason why we are assessing faculty and staff ’s outreach and engagement is that it’s one of Texas Tech’s Strategic Priorities to increase outreach and engagement with the community,” Green said. “And that’s not just local. It could be national engagement, state-wide, international engagement.”

The survey provides benchmark data for the provost and the university president for the Strategic Plan update, she said. “(Mutually beneficial is) another key term in engagement,” Green said. “Those relationships are not based on the university coming in and sort of dictating solutions, but the community partner is an equal participant in the process.”

Faculty and staff at Tech may submit data of their community outreach activities for the Raiders Engaged 2017 assessment until Friday, Dec. 1.

“I like to see that knowledge put to use beyond the classroom to help communities that may lack the resources or the expertise,” Green said. “It gives the university really a means to be relevant and to connect with the community in an honest and real way.”

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the state and beyond,” Schovanec wrote in the release.

Last fall, Hispanic undergraduate enrollment was at 7,278 of 8,187 total Hispanic students, according to the Institutional Research Factbook. This represented an 8.51 percent growth in Hispanic enrollment from the previous year.

“Achievement of HSI status will benefit all of our students,” Schovanec wrote in the memorandum. “The efforts aimed at taking advantage of this designation will advance the university and position Texas Tech as a continued leader in higher education, while giving all our students a learning environment that reflects the workforce into which they will graduate.”

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Students share experiences as founders of Braxley Bands

By SIOBHAN LUCAS Staff Writer

Braxley Bands is a company started and overseen

by Texas Tech students. The company emerged in early 2017 and has witnessed steady success since its inception. Braxton Manley, CEO and co-founder of Braxley Bands, said the bands’ original purpose was to be a stylish and accessible Apple Watch band, but the unforeseen benefits were plenty.

“My first prototype was actually made from a sock,” Manley said. “I cut up a sock and used that as the elastic for the band.”

Manley, a senior marketing and management major from Austin, frequented the Tech Innovation Hub to improve his product until he found the most ideal material. In early 2017, the product was released to the public and success has been steady.

Manley also said he noticed the bands had applications for those who are motor impaired. The ability to slide rather than buckle the band provides opportunity to a new market audience, he said.

“We have always had a passion for business and this spirit for being an entrepreneur. In the past, we had other ideas for similar products. When Braxton told me about his bands, we decided to join forces and go 100 percent for this idea,” Grant Andrews, chief operating officer and co-founder of Braxley Bands, said.

Andrews, a senior electronic media and communication major from Lubbock, met Manley during their freshman year as roommates.

They have since bonded, bouncing business ventures off each other, Andrews said.

It can be stressful to start a business and continue with one’s education,

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Braxley Bands chief operating officer Grant Andrews, a senior electronic media and communications major from Lubbock and chief executive officer Braxton Manley, a senior marketing major from Austin.

Andrews said. All one can do is try and keep going.

One can learn everything there is to know in a classroom, but people learn even

more when they take risks in life, Manley said.

Manley and Andrews are looking to expand their product, but they said they

must establish the brand and gain more momentum before getting ahead of themselves.

“We have a clear picture of what we want our brand

to be, but we need to listen to our audience to know what people actually want from our products or future products,” Clark Price, chief financial officer of Braxley Bands, said.

Clark Price, the chief financial officer of Braxley Bands and a senior finance major from Houston, became a part of the operation after getting Braxley Bands into a local retail outlet.

Currently, Braxley Bands is sold in seven stores with five more pending, Price said. The process may seem slow, but it ensures everything is done properly.

“As the company grows it is important to remember where we came from,” he said. “Although we are all from Tech, we try to maintain a bond on a personal level, even in business meetings, to keep us rooted in our humble beginnings.” @DailyToreador

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Mexico under tropical storm warning

St. Louis prepared for demonstrations

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane season roared on as Jose threatened heavy surf along the U.S. East Coast on Saturday, Tropical Storm Norma neared Mexico's resort-studded Baja California Peninsula, and Tropical Storm Maria formed in the Atlantic Ocean and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane, taking aim at some already-battered Caribbean islands.

S T. L O U I S ( A P ) — Suburban St. Louis shop owners on Sunday swept up broken glass and boarded up storefront windows that were shattered overnight when a day of peaceful protests turned violent, as the city and its surrounding communities prepared for a third day of demonstrations.

Saturday night's clash

M e a n w h i l e , Tr o p i c a l Storm Lee formed in the Atlantic and Tropical Storm Otis in the Pacific. Neither threatened land.

A tropical storm warning was in effect for the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula due to Norma, which weakened into a tropical storm on Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph), according to the U.S. National Hur-

ricane Center.

Norma was 185 miles (300 kilometers) south of Cabo San Lucas and moving north at 5 mph (7 kph) late Saturday night, with forecasters saying it could approach waters southwest of the peninsula late Sunday or early Monday.

The hurricane center said Maria is about 545 miles (880 kms) east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles.

between police and a few dozen protesters in the Delmar Loop area of University City, a suburb about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of St. Louis near Washington University, resulted in the arrests of at least nine people.

At least half of the shops on one side of a two-block stretch of the popular nightlife district

were broken by the time the area was cleared.

M i s s o u r i G o v. E r i c Greitens issued a warning Sunday on Facebook that anyone caught destroying property would be held accountable and could face felony charges.

Saturday night's violence capped a day of noisy but peaceful demonstrations at suburban shopping malls.

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Jemele Hill issue shows importance of free speech

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hroughout the years, ESPN has strayed away from its original purpose of presenting sports scores and highlights to showcasing athletic-based debates centered around argumentation.

So, it would only be natural those arguments would travel from the court, field or match into areas such as culture, society and politics.

This came to light on Sunday, Sept. 10 after ESPN Anchor calling President Donald Trump a white supremacist numerous times on Twitter.

This prompted swift reaction from White House staff as they were obviously not too happy about the situation. Most of Hill’s tweets were centered around creating various ways of calling Trump a racist and finding flaws in his claims for his love of black people in the United States. But as the president’s people are supposed to do, they went in with an immediate defense.

One cannot blame his people for trying to defend their boss, but it seemed they did not even try to come up with a response that was in any way defendable.

As usual, most rightleaning, conservative media outlets that favor Trump castigated ESPN, pelting them with insults of a leftist favorability. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders even called for Hill to be fired.

Overall, the response

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from Trump’s team have been to have Hill fired, a sentiment that incited backlash within most of the U.S., or at least those on Twitter.

Hill tweeted a follow up response a few days after her initial series of tweets, but the damage was already done to ESPN’s reputation.

“My comments on Twitter expressed my personal beliefs. My regret is that my comments and the public way I made them painted ESPN in an unfair light. My respect for the company and my colleagues remains unconditional,” Hill tweeted.

In Hill’s statement, she brought to her defense the reason ESPN cannot legally fire her and why Trump’s team got it wrong by calling for her head. One’s personal beliefs should not be impugned because it does not jibe with the status quo.

While there is journalistic integrity in attempting to stay in the middle of the political spectrum, things are different when working for ESPN. The network has evolved in its presentation, making way for outspoken critics of anything open to the floor of public discourse. Just because Hill’s statements have fallen far from sports does not mean she should not be allowed to say them. Though she represents the network, she is not its sole spokesperson.

The bigger scandal in this situation is being overlooked.

A president, his press secretary and the people around him should have the foresight to know that when one propounds an opinion, the immediate response should not be to fire them.

The U.S. is a land of free speech that allows its citizens – especially its journalists – the ability to criticize the government for any reason. If Trump does not agree with that luxury, then so be it, but it should not be in his authority to have someone’s job taken away because of their ability to speak out.

Not everything is happygo-lucky. There are some situations people need to take some slack on. If the president cannot handle any types of criticism, perhaps he should open himself up to changing his stance on black folks and minorities. Then, maybe he will not receive the verbal flagellations he is getting right now.

Respect for the First Amendment and freedom of expression should always be at the front of every citizen’s mind. That same respect should be mirrored within the executives of ESPN, because I am sure there is a fiscal sense of security in firing Hill.

But in order to push forward the progress of free speech in the U.S., Hill’s tweets and thoughts should be able to stand out and address hardships in whatever community she sees fit. It will be much easier for the Trump administration to let the comments go than to cause a scene.

All people in the U.S. have a right to their opinions and no one should be able to take that away from them. @MichaelCantuDT

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Trump hypes mock video of golf ball seen striking Clinton WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took another swing at Hillary Clinton in the latest sign that his campaign fury hasn’t faded, retweeting a mock video that shows him smacking a golf ball that — in the next frame — seemingly strikes her in the back before she stumbles and falls down while boarding a plane.

Trump retweeted the brief video on his official Twitter account early Sunday, which appears to be a doctored version of news f o o t a g e f r o m 2 0 11 t h a t shows the then-secretary of state falling after climbing the airplane stairs. The re-edited video appears to have superimposed images of a golf ball that is shown hitting Clinton.

The tweet says: “Donald Trump’s amazing golf swing #CrookedHillary.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — At nearly 6-foot-6, Tom Bossert is hard to miss. Yet he came and went through the gilded lobby at Trump Tower multiple times during the presidential transition largely unnoticed among the parade of White House job candidates headed for the elevators.

A Nov. 17 video from the lobby shows Trump adviser Dave Bossie twirling colleague Kellyanne Conway as Bossert looks on, generally ignored by reporters staking out the scene.

Bossert quickly caught the eye of the transition team, though, and then of Donald Trump. The president-elect offered Bossert the job of White House homeland security adviser nearly as soon as they met, on Dec. 22 at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Bossert, with his smooth but unassuming manner, isn’t in the background anymore. He’s squarely out front as Trump’s details man on the hurricane recovery effort, a fitting follow-up to Bossert’s work helping write the “lessons learned” report after the Bush administration’s botched response to Hurricane Katrina.

His portfolio also includes

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Trump often cites his electoral vote victory as evidence of campaign prowess and popularity with Americans.

He is quick to challenge or criticize anyone or anything that might undercut that premise. Trump has established a commission to investigate his unsubstantiated claims that millions of people voted illegally in 2016, when Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million votes.

“It is distressing though to have a president that, frankly, will tweet and retweet things as juvenile as that,” Schiff said on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday. “It doesn’t help, I think, in terms of his stature. It doesn’t help in terms of the stature of our whole country.”

Clinton’s book assigns blame for her presidential loss on several factors, including interference from Russian hackers, accusations

leveled at her by former FBI Director James Comey and even her gender. The White House has criticized the book, with spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders calling it “sad” that the last chapter of Clinton’s public life will be defined by selling books with “false and reckless attacks.”

In a pair of tweets last week, Trump took direct aim at Clinton.

“Crooked Hillary Clinton blames everybody (and every thing) but herself for her election loss. She lost the debates and lost her direction!”

Trump wrote.

Referring to Clinton’s past description of some Trump supporters, he later tweeted: “The ‘deplorables’ came back to haunt Hillary. They expressed their feelings loud and clear. She spent big money but, in the end, had no game!”

Bossert out front as Trump’s detail man on homeland threats

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A Clinton spokesman declined comment. The White House issued no immediate comment, and Trump aides have said in the past that his tweets “speak for themselves.” The assessment from Rep. Adam Schiff, DCalif.: “juvenile.”

Back in July, Trump vented his rage against the media by posting someone else’s doctored anti-CNN video that showed Trump pummeling a man in a business suit — the man’s face obscured by the CNN logo — outside a wrestling ring.

Trump has stepped up his criticism of Clinton since the Democratic presidential nominee re-emerged in the spotlight to promote her new book about the 2016 campaign. She is unsparing in her assessment of Trump, calling him “a clear and present danger to the country and the world.”

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When Trump makes his first presidential visit to the U.N. General Assembly this coming week, Bossert is expected to be there as well.

Current and former White House aides say Bossert has been a bastion of competence in a White House riven by feuding, investigations and Trump’s unpredictable temper.

Trump has signaled his trust in Bossert by seeking his advice in private meetings and allowing him to speak for the administration in the most public of settings, from Sunday talk shows to the White House podium.

“I want to make sure you understand that you should continue to have confidence in what we’re doing as a government,” Bossert assured the nation from the briefing room on Aug. 31 as Texas reeled from the effects of Hurricane Harvey and Florida braced for Irma.

Polls show wide swaths of Americans have concerns about Trump’s presidency.

But Bossert was determined to send the message that when it comes to handling hurricanes, the administra-

tion is on it.

At another briefing, Bossert was open about his intentions, offering reporters an atypical preface for such White House sessions: “I like to try to categorize my thoughts into informing, influencing and inspiring, if I can.”

Bossert got his start in Washington — and his subsequent invitation to Trump Tower — courtesy of David Bossie, who hired him fresh from the University of Pittsburgh when Bossie was chief investigator on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the 1990s. The committee launched investigations into an assortment of then-President Bill Clinton’s activities, including his campaign finances.

When Trump won the presidency, Bossie says he immediately called Bossert to try to lure him back to the White House.

“There was simply no one else who could even come close” to being as qualified, Bossie recalls.

The 42-year-old Bossert, a fly-casting enthusiast, is regarded as a human briefing book for a president famously averse to the nitty-gritty,

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an expert in even the most mundane-sounding matters that make up the post-9/11 discipline known as homeland security. He’s figured out how to communicate with Trump — and Vice President Mike Pence and others — in ways the new administration values as it has confronted its first major natural disasters.

He also seems acutely aware that it doesn’t pay to attract more attention than the boss in the cauldron that is the Trump White House.

Bossert declined an interview request for this story.

“Tom’s got a very good ability to read people” and deliver information in ways tailored to their styles, said President George W. Bush’s homeland security adviser Fran Townsend, who worked with Bossert in that administration. “I think that we see real differences in the way that, for example, that the president and vice president process information. ... Tom’s got a strong relationship with both of them.”

For Bossert, politics is perhaps more challenging than details. He has gotten some blowback when asked how he lines up with Trump’s approaches to racial violence and climate change.

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Talaba lives up to hype with high ranking

By RYANN RAEL Staff Writer

From a young age, senior Lady Raider Gabriela Talaba was obsessed with tennis and she would dream about getting her shot to compete.

Her dream came true, as she is one of the most highly decorated Texas Tech women’s tennis players in program history, according to Tech Athletics. Prior to the start of the season, Talaba was ranked No. 2 in the nation, which marked the highest ranking for a Lady Raider in program history.

“I can’t be prouder of the work Gabriela has put in this summer,” Tech Coach Todd Petty said. “She is well deserving of this honor, but understands it’s early and she must work to continue to fill the gap in her game.”

Her skill on the court also helps her teammates, particularly her doubles partner, junior Felicity Maltby.

The Lady Raider duo became doubles partners when Maltby was a sophomore and Talaba was a junior, according to Tech Athletics. From there on out, the two have

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Not only did Tech alumni come to Lubbock for the game, but many Arizona State fans also made the journey from Arizona to Lubbock.

Brady Payne, an Arizona State fan from Morenci, Arizona, said he drove 12 hours with his in-laws to come to the game.

“We drove to El Paso last night and then drove from El Paso (to Lubbock) today,” Payne said.

Having travelled for two days to see the game, Payne said he and his in-laws

made tremendous progress on the court.

“Gabby being number two in the nation is amazing,” Maltby said. “Having her as my doubles partner is incredible.”

Talaba’s love of tennis was inspired by her father but once she started playing the sport it was an instant love connection, she said.

“I first got involved with tennis because of my dad,” she said. “I started to play, I continued to like it and now I love it.”

Talaba played in her home country of Romania until January 2015 until she moved to Lubbock to play on the Lady Raider tennis team, according to Tech Athletics.

Moving to a different country was Talaba’s desired destination to continue her passion for tennis.

“It’s the best opportunity I’ve had,” Talaba said. “There are a lot of great people here.

They inspire you to go further every time. I enjoy being here a lot.”

Like anything else, athletics has its trials and tribulations, Talaba said she never thought about quitting, no

matter the circumstances.

“I didn’t want to quit because I knew what I was getting into,” Talaba said. “I knew from the beginning it was going to be tough, there are a lot of good tennis players.”

When the game gets difficult, Talaba knows her teammates have her back. Maltby said she knows the importance of communicating with her teammates in matches to keep them moving and being aware of the ball.

“If someone is not picking it up well, yell across and try to get them going,” Maltby said. “And it’s the same thing if someone’s having an off day, we’ll be there for them but we’ll make sure they’re having the right attitude on court.”

Talaba’s style utilizes top spin and she works each point until she sees her opportunity, Maltby said. The Lady Raider duo has a dynamic impact with their different style of play.

“You just find that one person you work really well with, which is kind of interesting since our game styles are so different,” Maltby said.

After spending hours a

planned on sticking it out until the rain cleared.

Bill Tatman, an Arizona State alumnus from Tempe, Arizona, took a flight to Lubbock to explore the town and watch the game with longtime friends.

“We come for, more than the game, the friendships,” Tatman said. “We’re college friends, and all these years later, we still like being together. So, we usually do one road game (a year). None of us had ever been to Lubbock, so, here we are.”

Like Tatman and his crowd, many of the game’s attendees were not expecting rain or were hoping

the storm clouds would pass over.

One fan, Matthew Gregoire, a nursing student at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center from Jamestown, Rhode Island, said he decided to take a nap while waiting for the rain to clear.

“We pulled up the Weather Channel app and saw the Doppler and were hopeful,” Gregoire said. “So, I took a nap (on the concourse), and then, when I woke up, there was a rainbow right over Panda Express, so we came (into the stands) and sat down.” @AveryAikenDT

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Texas Tech senior Gabriela Talaba competes in a singles match during the NCAA Lubbock Regional on Saturday, May 13, 2017, at the McLeod Tennis Center. Prior to the start the fall season, Talaba was ranked No. 2 by Oracle ITA. day practicing, traveling and competing together, the Lady Raider tennis team has become a tight knit group. Especially between the doubles partners, Maltby said.

“We’re best friends, all nine of us,” Maltby said. “We do everything together, go

everywhere together.”

Talaba said she has a love of tennis and that every day on the court gives her new memories with her teammates, coaches and friends.

Looking to the future, Talaba said she will try to enter professional tournaments.

Even if she doesn’t make it in the professional circuit, she said she will continue playing tennis and could not imagine her life without it.

“I will never quit it,” she said. “Tennis brings me a lot of good memories every day.” @RyannRael_DT

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A message was displayed on the video board at Jones AT&T stadium informing fans the Texas Tech game against Arizona State on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, was under a lightning delay and to leave the stadium. The game was delayed an hour due to weather.

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After darkness delay, SDSU defeats No. 19 Stanford SAN DIEGO (AP) — No. 19 Stanford was already on its heels against San Diego State when aging San Diego Stadium plunged into darkness.

After the lights flickered back on, the Aztecs scored a signature win to leave their Pac-12 foe in the dark.

Christian Chapman threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end David Wells with 54 seconds left, capping a wild ending sparked by a darkness delay in San Diego State’s 20-17 victory Saturday night.

Six plays before Wells’

score, the game was delayed nearly 25 minutes when most of the lights suddenly went out at what used to be known as Qualcomm Stadium. The city has fallen behind on maintenance of the 50-year-old stadium, and the NFL’s Chargers moved to Los Angeles earlier this year after they couldn’t get a deal for a new home.

The game resumed with the Aztecs on the Stanford 42, and SDSU quickly moved in for the score. On the winner, Chapman rolled right and found Wells, who slammed into Brandon Sim-

mons and tumbled into the end zone.

“I was hoping my number would get called,” Wells said.

“I thought to myself before the play, ‘There’s no way I’m not getting into this end zone.

It was a willpower thing.’

The delay didn’t hurt SDSU (3-0), which beat a nationally ranked nonconference opponent for the first

time since 1981.

After the lights went out, thousands of fans shined lights from their cellphones.

“I was saying it was the calm before the stormtype thing,” Chapman said.

“We’re all in there, we were telling each other, ‘This this is it.’ I mean, crazy can’t write it any better. The lights shut off, you’re in the

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Stanford coach David Shaw said he didn’t think the delay affected Stanford’s defense.

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He said the officials did a good job of keeping the teams informed of what was going on, and that “our guys were ready to go.”

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Defensive unit rallies to make stops

By ALEXA BOUTWELL Sports Editor

The Red Raider defensive unit stood their ground in the win over Arizona State as they limited offensive touches during the game.

In the end, Tech defeated Arizona State, 52-45, on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Jones AT&T Stadium.

In total, the Texas Tech defense recorded 81 tackles and 53 solo tackles, according to Tech Athletics. The defense came up with three sacks and five quarterback hits to help secure the victory over Arizona State. The Tech defense also held the Arizona State running backs to just 168 total yards.

“I think we did excellent,” sophomore linebacker Jordyn Brooks said. “I’m not sure how many rushing yards they got, but compared to what they did last year, I think we improved a lot.”

In the first half of the game, the Texas Tech defense held the Arizona State offense to just two touchdowns and one field goal, according to Tech Athletics. By the end of the second half, the Red Raiders were up by a large

margin, 35-17.

The gap between the Red Raiders and the Sun Devils was attributed to Tech’s defensive ability to stop Arizona State’s run game and prevent progression down the field.

Senior defensive lineman Mychealon Thomas said stopping the run game was important to get the win, however, the main goal was to create stops on every drive.

“It wasn’t really a goal.

Last year we were just young. And this year we stepped it up,” Thomas said. “We had, like I said, we had two weeks preparation on them. So, it wasn’t a goal. We just knew what we had to get done.”

In the Sun Devils’ first drive, the Tech defense would not allow them to score with tackles made by Brooks, junior linebacker Dakota Allen and sophomore defensive lineman Broderick Washington, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury praised the Red Raider defense and said the coverage against the Sun Devils showed a lot of strength in denying catches.

“I thought we had great coverage,” Kingsbury said.

“They’re competitive, get

down in their face and compete. I think it’s definitely helped us on the back end.”

One Red Raider who made an impactive appearance on the defensive end was Thomas. In the first half alone, he came up with four tackles and one sack to stop Arizona State’s growing offensive momentum.

Thomas said this game sets the precedent for what he expects out of himself for the rest of the season.

“Since last year? Yes, it’s been one of my best games,” Thomas said. “This game will be one of my best games.”

After Arizona State came back to tie the game in the fourth quarter with nine minutes remaining, 45-45, the Tech defense had to come up with a stop in order to give the Red Raider offense a chance to score.

With six minutes remaining in the game, the Tech defense stopped Arizona State after seven plays to force a fourth down, according to Tech Athletics.

As the Sun Devils attempted to run the ball, senior defensive lineman Zach Barnes completed the tackle to force a second down. Allen would come down the middle in Arizona State’s final drive to complete the tackle and give the Red

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Texas Tech junior linebacker Dakota Allen completes a solo tackle during the Red Raiders 52-45 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Jones AT&T Stadium. Allen was one of several defensive players to come up with stops as he recorded nine total tackles, four solo tackles and one pass breakup. Allen also tied for a team high one sack in the game.

Raider offense possession.

“Let’s get the stop. It was on us; defense wins games,” Thomas said. “And our team was dependent on defense. And we did what we had to do.”

After the Tech defense

forced the kick, the Red Raider offense took over and scored another touchdown to take the victory over the Sun Devils, 52-45, according to Tech Athletics.

“We knew what we had to do,” Brooks said. “Coming into

the second half, we gave up three-consecutive touchdowns and we got one stop. Then we went back out there and we knew if we got the stop, we’d win the game. We just did our job and got the job done.” @ABoutwellDT

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Brady torches Saints in 36-20 victory NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If Tom Brady and the Patriots were suffering from a Super Bowl hangover, it looks as though a trip to New Orleans pulled the defending champions out of it.

The 40-year-old Brady hasn't often looked better in his long, illustrious career, providing an audible contingent of traveling Patriots fans who chanted their star QB's name ample reason to spend the rest of their Sunday celebrating on Bourdon Street.

Bouncing back with a vengeance from a seasonopening loss, Brady threw three touchdown passes in the first quarter for the first time in his career, eclipsed 300 yards passing in the first half for only the second time, and New England scored 30 first-half points en route to a 36-20 victory over the winless Saints.

Brady's maiden Super Bowl triumph in the Superdome back in February 2002 is bound to be one of his fondest memories, but

the 18-year veteran looked like a superior QB in his latest visit. He finished 30 of 39 for 447 yards without an interception — at least not one that counted. Saints defenders caught Brady's passes twice, but both plays were wiped out by New Orleans penalties. Brady joined Warren Moon as the only QBs age 40 or older in NFL history to pass for at least 400 yards and 3 TDs in a game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Rob Gronkowski had a 53-yard catch and run to highlight his six-catch, 116yard performance, but left the game in the second half with a groin injury.

In Brady and the Saints' Drew Brees, the game featured the NFL's top wo active quarterbacks in terms of career yards and touchdowns.

Their 922 TD passes and 128,251 yards passing combined coming in represented the most by starting QBs in the same NFL game.

But in this matchup, Brees couldn't keep up.

He was 27 of 45 for 356 yards and two TDs. The Saints' desperation to stay close was encapsulated by a failed attempt to convert a fourth down — despite being well within field goal range on the Patriots 25-yard line — with 2:27 left in the first half and New England up by 13.

Brady responded by marching New England to the Saints 10 to set up Stephen Gostkowski's field goal, making it 30-13 at halftime.

The Patriots' first three drives ended with a 19-yard TD pass to Rex Burkhead, Gronkowski's long TD and a 13-yard scoring pass to Chris Hogan.

New Orleans briefly rallied with Brees' 5-yard TD pass to Brandon Coleman and Wil Lutz's field goal on consecutive drives, pulling as close as 20-13. But New England responded with Mike Gillislee's short scoring run on a drive highlighted by downfield passes to Gronkowski, Hogan and former Saint Brandin Cooks.

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No. 1 Alabama outlast Colorado State, 41-23 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Hurts and Alabama scored in a hurry, then did it again — and again.

The top-ranked Crimson Tide raced to a lead Saturday night, lost a chunk of it, then outlasted Colorado State 41-23 Saturday night.

Hurts passed for 248 yards and two long touchdowns and rushed for 103 yards for

the Tide (3-0) in his best allaround game of the season.

He ran for a 27-yard touchdown and hit on a career-long 78-yard scoring pass to Calvin Ridley and a 52-yarder to Robert Foster.

Foster's catch and run came after Colorado State scored 10 straight points.

"I think it was huge, because they had gotten the momentum

in the game," Tide coach Nick Saban said. "We got ahead 17-0 and they scored two straight drives, a touchdown and field goal. For us to answer the bell and come back and score points on that drive was huge, especially going into the halftime.

"But you allow teams like this to think they can play with you and they do and they play better as the game goes on."

The first three scoring drives for Alabama totaled 6 minutes, 23 seconds. One covered 95 yards in four plays.

Foster caught a pass on the left sideline and sprinted toward the middle before making his way to the end zone. It was his first touchdown catch since 2015.

"I'm happy he's back in the end zone," Hurts said.

Hurts completed 12 of 17 passes and mixed in 11 carries before spending most of the final quarter on the sideline. It was his second straight 100-plus yard rushing performance.

The first-quarter stats were utterly one-sided, with Alabama outgaining Colorado State 216-11.

The rest of the game was much more competitive in Alabama's second straight matchup against a team from the Mountain West Conference.

"We started off slow," Colorado State coach Mike Bobo said. "We forgot who we were playing, and were on our heels and that's something we've got to correct. We were a little hesitant on both sides of the ball."

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Tech forwards, midfielders find success

By AUSTIN WATTS Staff Writer

The Texas Tech Red Raider soccer team has found success this season with an above .500 record.

Helping the Red Raiders to this record is the young frontline Tech has displayed this year. Tech has two young forwards who have made an impact on the team, with freshman Ally Griffin and freshman Kirsten Davis each having scored goals for the Red Raiders this season, according to Tech Athletics.

“I think we’ve been working on our movement together and I think we are improving on that,” Griffin said. “I think (Davis) has been patient too, and that’s when her goals come, when she makes those runs.”

Tech’s success can be traced to its young forwards and its experienced midfield-

ers. The combination of the starting midfielders and forwards has led to eight goals on the season, accounting for most of Tech’s scores, according to Tech Athletics.

At the midfielder position, Tech returns four starters consisting of juniors Carly Wickenheiser, Jordan Duke and Gwennie Puente return for their third seasons, with sophomore Jordie Harr returning for her second year, according to Tech Athletics.

“Freshman year coming in as a new player, it was rough at first, getting a new experience with college soccer,” Harr said. “This year I felt like I got a lot of experience (from) last year, and when I was out a few games last year I got to watch the games from the sidelines, and I got experience from that. I think this year it’s turning around for me.”

The experience at the midfielder position has helped

Tech win six contests, with the four starters offensively and defensively controlling ball movement to set up shots for the forwards. Amongst these four midfielders, Tech has scored two goals and totaled four assists, according to Tech Athletics.

Meanwhile, the youth at the forward position have been beneficial to Tech, with Griffin and Davis each scoring three goals on the season, with four game winners amongst them, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech also has double its opponent’s offensive production this season, scoring 10 goals to its opponent’s five.

“The new freshmen here have definitely been a plus for us every single game,” Harr said. “And they are just progressively getting better every single game, and they are putting goals in the back of the net for us, and that’s what we ask for. They are a big help for us.”

The midfielders have excelled in both offensive and defensive play this season, with Tech holding opponents to an average of less than six shots a game, while offensively averaging more than eight shots a game, according to Tech Athletics. This is shown in how Tech has played this season, with Tech trailing in only one game for the majority of the game this season.

Tech coach Tom Stone said the dynamic between the young forwards and midfielders this season is one reason the Red Raiders have accumulated wins.

“Just athleticism up front, so much pressure was on Jade King last year, and now we’ve got four or five forwards who can do the business for us up top,” Stone said. “So that is a totally different dynamic, just having more offensive players.” @AustinWattsDT

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Texas Tech freshman forward Kirsten Davis fights for the ball against San Diego State on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at the John Walker Soccer Complex . Tech won the match, 1-0. The young Tech frontline has helped the Red Raiders find success this season.

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Astros clinch AL West with win over Mariners HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander struck out 10 over seven innings in his first home start for Houston, Derek Fisher and Marwin Gonzalez homered in a big fifth inning and the Astros clinched the American League West with a 7-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

George Springer and Carlos Correa also homered for the Astros, who won their first division title since 2001 and seventh overall. The Astros become the first team in

major league history to win titles in three divisions after previously winning the NL West and NL Central.

Houston has reached the postseason three times as a wild-card team since winning last winning its division in 2001 with a team that included Seattle manager Scott Servais. The Astros will return to the playoffs for the second time in three seasons after ending a 10-year postseason drought with their trip in 2015.

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Moore allowed three runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. He is 0-4 in seven starts and two relief appearances since June 22.

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Defense delivers for No. 5 USC even as injuries pile up LOS ANGELES (AP) — While the dramatic ending of Southern California’s 27-24 double-overtime win over Texas naturally invited comparisons to the 2006 Rose Bowl, the Trojans’ defense spent most of the night reliving the injury-riddled 2005 season that led up to that classic national championship game.

Despite finishing the game without several defensive starters, USC came up with a takeaway in the second overtime. Reserve defensive lineman Christian Rector stripped Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger on a keeper, ripping the ball loose and sending it flying into the air. Cornerback Ajene Harris recovered the fumble, setting the stage for a 43yard field goal by freshman

walk-on Chase McGrath to win it.

“This is why we play football, for moments like this, double overtime,” Rector said. “For guys to step up.”

USC needed unlikely contributions to overcome a barrage of injuries. Starting inside linebacker John Houston Jr. didn’t play because of a stinger. Defensive end Rasheem Green was knocked out of the game with a left ankle injury. Linebacker Cam Smith was in and out of the lineup after dislocating a finger.

And then there was outside linebacker Porter Gustin, who had two screws placed in his big toe on Wednesday and then recorded two sacks on back-to-back plays in the first half. The junior, who also was dealing with a shoulder injury,

missed the second half after aggravating the toe injury.

Coach Clay Helton said Gustin would also undergo an MRI for a possible torn bicep.

R e c t o r s a i d G u s t i n ’s toughness provided inspiration to the whole team, to say nothing of his impressive play.

“Porter is an unstoppable force. The only thing that can stop him is that toe,” Rector said. “We knew he was going to be questionable for the game. We knew other guys had to step up, and we did so.”

Rector certainly did, finishing with six tackles, 2½ tackles for loss with 1½ sacks, and a fumble recovery.

The redshirt sophomore has become an important contributor this season, usually as a pass rusher on third down, but had to be an every-

down option when Green limped off.

Rector’s forced fumble capped off a superb performance.

“Christian is a great player,” outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu said. “He’s been up in the film room studying, studying. When the offense does certain formations he knows the play that’s coming, so he was able to make the play.”

Nwosu said the defense’s film-room habits have improved in its second season under coordinator Clancy Pendergast. That preparation actually backfired on one play in the fourth quarter, as USC was so ready for Texas wide receiver Reggie Hemphill-Mapps to throw a double pass that he ran for 14 yards when the secondary converged on his intended target.

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SPORTS

SEPT. 18, 2017

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FOOTBALL

Shimonek, offense displays passing game

By ALEXA BOUTWELL Sports Editor

In the first half alone, during the 52-45 win over Arizona State, the Texas Tech offense totaled five touchdowns, all of which came from senior quarterback Nic Shimonek and the Red Raider wide receivers.

The chemistry between Shimonek and the offensive receivers resonated in the win over the Sun Devils, Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said.

“You just watch him play and you watch the great supporting cast he has, and they're in rhythm,” Kingsbury said. “And so, it's kind of what we expected.”

Shimonek ended the night passing 37 for 50 for a passcompletion rate of 74 percent as well as recording six touchdowns. He did not record a single interception to propel the Red Raiders to the 52-45 win and give Tech a 2-0 overall record.

Shimonek said senior wide receiver Dylan Cantrell was a trusted target and he had confidence in his ability to make plays.

“I knew it was going to work. Situations like that in any football game, you’ve got to give your best player the football,” he said. “And he's one of our best players.”

In the game, Cantrell tallied three touchdowns and totaled 160 yards in eight passes, according to Tech Athletics. Along with Cantrell, junior wide receiver KeKe Coutee received the ball 12 times for 186 yards and one touchdown to assist in the win.

Kingsbury said Cantrell on his offensive showing and said each receiver showed what they are capable of in a tight battle.

“Yeah, he's a talented player. And that's what's fun,” Kingsbury said. “All four of those guys on any given night can really get off like that, and it happened to

be his night. All of them made plays, but he had some bigtime catches for us.”

Although the Sun Devils scored first after a successful 44-yard field goal, the Red Raiders came back after 10 plays to score off a 12-yard completion pass to Coutee to put Tech up, 7-3.

Shimonek and the outside receivers continued to work in the first quarter with another touchdown to put Tech ahead, 14-3. The second touchdown came after Shimonek threw an 11-yard completion pass to senior wide receiver Cameron Batson.

Tech’s offensive momentum continued without contention after another three-drive touchdown pass from Shimonek to Cantrell.

Nearing the end zone with one minute remaining in the first quarter, Shimonek showed his arm strength and composure in the pocket with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Cantrell to extend the Red Raider lead to 21-3.

We have some of the most electric guys in the country. They’re dangerous with the ball in hands.

DYLAN CANTRELL SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER “I threw him one backshoulder and the dude was draped all over him, face mask, before the ball even got there,” Shimonek said.

“The ball kind of just stuck to him. He one-handed it, got a foot in.”

In the second half, the Red Raiders completed two touchdown passes to take the lead over the Sun Devils. After Arizona State came back and closed the gap, 21-17, Tech rallied together on offense to extend its lead even further.

After the Red Raider defense stopped the Sun Devils from scoring, Tech obtained the ball and pushed down the field. With only five plays, Shimonek connected with another offensive asset in the end zone as junior fullback/ tight end Mason Reed received the pass for a 10-yard touchdown to push the Red Raiders up, 28-17.

The offensive momentum would not stop for Tech, and the team continued down the field with little resistance.

With less than 30 seconds remaining in the second quarter, Shimonek completed his fifth touchdown pass to Cantrell for a 14-yard completion to extend the Red Raider lead to 35-17.

As Arizona State closed in with a rushing touchdown from senior running back Kalen Ballage, 35-24, the Tech offense regained possession and looked to stop the opponent’s momentum.

Shimonek stood his ground in the pocket yet again with two minutes remaining in the third quarter.

With the Sun Devils defense closing in, the Red Raiders scored off a passing touchdown for 28 yards to senior wide receiver Derrick Willies to extend the lead to 42-24.

With the Sun Devils closing in during the fourth quarter and tying the game, 45-45, the Red Raiders had to create energy offensively in order to regain the lead. After 11 plays, Tech had created that momentum as Cantrell ran into the end zone again for a 3-yard touchdown to give the Red Raiders the lead, 52-45.

Cantrell said the receivers for the Red Raiders are a key reason in the success Tech has seen in the two games played this season.

“We have some of the most electric guys in the country,” Cantrell said.

“They're dangerous with the ball in their hands. You've got KeKe (Coutee) and Cam

JUSTIN REX/The Daily Toreador

TOP: Senior wide receiver Dylan Cantrell and junior wide receiver KeKe Coutee celebrate a touchdown during Texas Tech’s win over Arizona State, 52-45, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at Jones AT&T Stadium. Cantrell and Coutee were vital targets in the backfield during the game with at least two receiving touchdowns each.

RIGHT: Senior quarterback Nic Shimonek throws the ball during the 52-45 win over Arizona State on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at Jones AT&T Stadium. Shimonek finished the game throwing 37 of 50 for a pass completion rate of 74 percent. He also threw for six touchdowns.

(Batson) who are quick, and me and Derrick who are a little bit bigger and try to run people over a little bit.

But, we take a lot of pride in that, just making big plays and when your number is called, making a play.”

The connection between

the Red Raider quarterback and his receivers in the end zone would prove to be enough as Tech defeated Arizona State, 52-45.

When it comes to winning games, Cantrell said Shimonek is the player to count on and he attributed the win

to his skills as a quarterback.

“I mean, he’s a leader,” Cantrell said. “Throughout that whole game we never had any doubt that we were going to go down and score at the end. And we came out hot. Had it going.” @ABoutwellDT