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2015 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT
Texas Tech University Athletics Communications
Sixth Edition, Summer 2015
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IN REMEMBRANCE...
On June 25, 2015, Texas Tech Athletics lost a mother, a mentor, a role As great as a “mother” she was to Texas Tech football student-athletes, she was just as great at
raising her own child, Geof, with her husband Randy.
model and most importantly, a friend.
In this era of ultra-competitive college athletics, it’s rare for one employee Randy and Geof have been along her side throughout her career at Texas Tech, joining her on
to fll all those roles. Jennie Bailey, or “Ms. Bailey” as football student-ath- the practice feld and at games -- both home and away. Ms. Bailey always described the football
letes over the past two decades have referred to her, did exactly that. program and those involved in it as part of her family.
Bailey, the longtime football administrative “She will be missed. That’s for “It’s sad to think that the next generation of Red Raiders won’t have
assistant who spent over 28 years with the pro- sure. The loss is ours and the gain a second mom like Jennie Bailey to not only be there for them but to
gram, passed away June 25 after a battle with have her treat you as if she was your own mother,” Webb said. “She has
is that Heaven now has a new
cancer. She was 54. impacted so many coaches, players and myself. She will always have a
caretaker up there.” place in the facility and especially in myself and my teammates’ hearts.
“Jennie Bailey has meant so much to so many people during her years - Former head coach Spike Dykes She will be forever missed.”
at Texas Tech,” Tech head football coach Klif Kingsbury said. “She was a
mentor, a friend and a mother fgure to everyone who was a part of our Even when cancer struck in 2011, Bailey was a constant presence at
program. She will be dearly missed, always loved and never forgotten.” Texas Tech practices and games. She would attend chemo and doctors’ appointments in either
Dallas or Lubbock and make it back in time to catch parts of an afternoon practice or see the team
During her tenure at Texas Tech, Bailey handled many of the behind-the-scenes aspects of the of before a road trip.
football program, assisting with recruiting letters and setting up prospective student-athlete
visits to campus while also helping the coaching staf prepare scouting reports and daily practice Cancer never ruined her spirit.
plans.
She shaved a Double T into her head as she underwent chemo treatments. She posed for her
It may be the role of “Momma Bailey” that she is best remembered, however. media guide headshot wearing a Texas Tech jersey with a big smile and two guns up.
Few student-athletes passed through the ofces of the Football Training Facility without stopping She said she was going to beat cancer. Ultimately, with the way she lived her fnal few years,
by to see Ms. Bailey. She had a white board of autographs ranging from Zach Thomas and Rodney she did.
Blackshear, to Wes Welker and most recently Davis Webb.
Ms. Bailey leaves behind thousands of football student-athletes, coaches and athletic depart-
While there, the topic of football rarely came up. ment staf who will miss her spirit, her compassion and her kindness.
Instead, Ms. Bailey was more worried about how life was -- how were his parents, what had he As former head coach Spike Dykes eloquently put it, “she will never be forgotten.”
done for fun or even about his social life. She often told the parents of prospective student-ath-
letes that she would care and watch over their son while he attended Texas Tech. “Jennie Bailey is the epitome of what loyalty is all about,” Dykes said. “She went to work at Texas
Tech and loved everything about it every day. She was the surrogate mother to all the kids who
Hence, the nickname “Momma Bailey.” played for us who didn’t have parents close enough to be there. Believe me, the older those guys
got, the more they appreciated it. She loved her job because of the young people she got to work
“Jennie was mainly a mother away from home for us,” said former Red Raider great John Norman with every day. Those types of people are very rare.
(1997-2000). “She was always there for us, someone we could talk to. Our talks were not always
about football, but about life in general. Ms. Bailey was basically the mother away from home “She will be missed. That’s for sure. The loss is ours and the gain is that Heaven now has a new
for us players. Even after we left Texas Tech, she was still our mother away from home. She’s in a caretaker up there.”
better place now. She left a great impact.”
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION HISTORY & RECORDS
Table of Contents _________________________________________ 3 All-Americans __________________________________________102
Texas Tech Athletics Communications/Media Information ______________ 4-5 All-Big 12 Conference __________________________________ 103-104
Quick Facts _____________________________________________ 6 All-Southwest Conference ___________________________________105
Jones AT&T Stadium Map ____________________________________ 7 All-Border Conference _____________________________________106
History of Texas Tech University ________________________________ 8 Academic All-Conference ________________________________ 107-108
Texas Tech Traditions _____________________________________ 9-10 National Awards _________________________________________109
University Administration ___________________________________ 11 Team Awards ________________________________________ 110-111
Director of Athletics/NCAA Faculty Representative ___________________ 12 All-Star Games _______________________________________ 112-113
Red Raiders In The NFL __________________________________ 114-115
MEET THE RED RAIDERS Red Raiders In The NFL Draft _________________________________116
Post-Spring Depth Chart ____________________________________ 14 Texas Tech Hall of Fame _________________________________ 117-118
Numerical Roster ______________________________________ 15-16 Texas Tech Hall of Honor ____________________________________119
Alphabetical Roster _____________________________________ 17-18 Texas Tech Ring of Honor ___________________________________120
Player Biographies _____________________________________ 19-64 Letterwinners _______________________________________ 121-127
2015 Signing Class _____________________________________ 65-68 All-Time Assistant Coaches __________________________________127
Head Coaches ___________________________________________128
COACHING STAFF All-Time Series Records ____________________________________129
Head Coach Klif Kingsbury ________________________________ 70-72 Year-By-Year Results ___________________________________ 130-138
Defensive Coordiantor David Gibbs _____________________________ 73 National Polls _______________________________________ 139-140
Ofensive Coordinator Eric Morris ______________________________ 74 Bowl History ___________________________________________141
Co-Defensive Coordinator Mike Smith ___________________________ 75 Bowl Records ___________________________________________142
Darrin Chiaverini _________________________________________ 76 Single Game/Season Passing _________________________________143
Kevin Curtis/Trey Haverty _________________________________ 77-78 Single Season/Career Passing ________________________________144
Lee Hays ______________________________________________ 79 Individual Receiving ______________________________________145
Mike Jinks/Zac Spavital __________________________________ 80-81 Individual Rushing _______________________________________146
Chad Dennis/Support Staf __________________________________ 82 Individual Total Ofense/All Purpose ____________________________147
Individual Scoring _____________________________________ 148-149
2014 SEASON REVIEW Individaul Defense _______________________________________150
Season Results __________________________________________ 84 Kickof Return __________________________________________151
Ofensive/Special Teams Individual Statistics _____________________ 84-85 Punting/Punt Return ______________________________________152
Defensive Individual Statistics ________________________________ 86 Team _____________________________________________ 153-154
Game-By-Game Starters/Career Starts ___________________________ 87 Attendance ____________________________________________155
Game-By-Game Individual Statistics __________________________ 88-89 Notes ________________________________________________156
Tackles _______________________________________________ 89
Superlatives _________________________________________ 90-91 2015 SCHEDULE
Longest Plays _________________________________________ 92-93
Date Opponent Location Time TV
Game Recaps _________________________________________ 94-99
Sept. 5 SAM HOUSTON STATE Lubbock, Texas TBA FSN
Sept. 12 UTEP Lubbock, Texas TBA FSN
Sept. 19 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 6 p.m. ESPN2
Sept. 26 TCU* Lubbock, Texas TBA TBA
Oct. 3 vs. Baylor* Arlington, Texas TBA TBA
Oct. 10 IOWA STATE* Lubbock, Texas TBA TBA
Oct. 17 at Kansas* Lawrence, Kan. TBA TBA
Oct. 24 at Oklahoma* Norman, Okla. TBA TBA
Oct. 31 OKLAHOMA STATE* Lubbock, Texas TBA TBA
Nov. 7 at West Virginia* Morgantown, W.Va. TBA TBA
Nov. 14 KANSAS STATE* Lubbock, Texas TBA TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas* Austin, Texas 6:30 p.m. FS1
* = Big 12 Conference Game
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CREDITS
EDITOR ______________________________________________ Matt Dowdy
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TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
BAYLOR (Oct. 3 - AT&T STADIUM, ARLINGTON)
Heath Nielsen
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MEDIA INFORMATION
PARKING TEXAS TECH PRACTICE SCHEDULE USE OF AUDIO/VIDEO
Media parking for the 2015 season will be located north The team will practice each day except for Sunday and Any media entity collecting any sort of “video or audio
of United Supermarkets Arena adjacent to the Texas Tech interviews will follow at the conclusion of practice. All materials” (flm, traditional video or audio, digital video
Student Recreation Center. Media Shuttles will pick up practices are closed. or audio, photos, etc.) from Texas Tech University Athlet-
members of the media at the student recreation center Sunday – No Availability ics game events or press conference/media events may
and provide round-trip transportation to Jones AT&T Monday - Availability at Media Luncheon use that material only for traditional television news-
Stadium. Tuesday - 4:15 p.m. (Coaches & Players) casts, Web-based or print coverage, or other electronic
Wednesday - 4:15 p.m. (Coaches Only) transmission as approved by the University in writing,
MONDAY MEDIA LUNCHEON Thursday - 4:15 p.m. (No Availability) with a limitation of up to three (3) minutes in length
During the season, Texas Tech Head Coach Klif Kingsbury Friday - TBA (No Availability) from any single event. Such media entity may not of-
will hold a weekly media luncheon inside the football fer any live video, audio or other coverage of the event
training facility, located next to Jones AT&T Stadium. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS/NEWS CONFERENCES without the advance, written permission of Texas Tech
The event will be held each Monday morning at 11 Video from news conferences and games will be avail- University Athletics.
a.m. beginning on Aug. 31 and running through Nov. able to the media via FTP. Broadcast quality video foot-
23. Coach Kingsbury will be joined by requested players age (game highlights, post-practice interviews, post- This policy includes all games, matches and events in-
who are able to attend the event when class schedules game interviews, etc) are available at www.ttumedia. volving any of Texas Tech’s athletic programs. It includes
do not confict. Please submit your player requests for com. Please contact the athletics communications ofce all media events -- press conferences, pre/post-practice
each Monday’s media luncheon by 2 p.m. on the preced- for login instructions. interviews and pre/post-game interviews. An exception
ing Sunday. Transcripts of each news conference will be would be a one-on one interview arranged through the
available on the athletics website (www.texastech.com) WEEKLY RELEASE Texas Tech Athletics Communications ofce with a Texas
on Monday afternoon. Texas Tech’s weekly release and stat package, which in- Tech, coach, athlete or administrator.
cludes notes and depth charts, is available each Sunday
KINGSBURY AVAILABILITY online at texastech.com.
Sunday: None
Monday: Big 12 Conference Call; Weekly media lun- PHOTO REQUESTS
cheon (12 p.m.) Please submit your requests to Greg Hotchkiss or Matt
Tuesday: Following practice Dowdy.
Wednesday: No availability
Thursday: No availability WWW.TEXASTECH.COM
Friday: No availability This is the ofcial web site of the Texas Tech Athletics De-
Saturday: Postgame partment. Texas Tech football releases as well as a wide
variety of athletics department information can be found
BIG 12 CONFERENCE CALL in our online space.
In addition to his weekly news conference, Klif Kings-
bury is available on the Big 12 Conference weekly SOCIAL MEDIA
teleconference at 10:50 a.m. on Mondays. Contact Joni Texas Tech athletics ofers numerous ways to follow Red
Lehmann in the league ofce for access to the telecon- Raider football through social media channels.
ference (469/524-1007). Twitter:
Order of Coaches @TechAthletics: News and information on all 17 inter-
9:50 a.m. – Charlie Strong, Texas collegiate sports at Texas Tech, including football
10:00 a.m. – David Beaty, Kansas @TechGameDay: Score updates as well as photo and
10:10 a.m. – Bob Stoops, Oklahoma video features on Saturdays
10:20 a.m. – Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State @TTUKingsbury: Head Coach Klif Kingsbury
10:30 a.m. – Bill Snyder, Kansas State @RedRaiderRules: Know the rules when it
10:40 a.m. – Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia comes to NCAA and Big 12 Conference compliance
10:50 a.m. – Klif Kingsbury, Texas Tech Facebook Fan Pages:
11:00 a.m. – Art Briles, Baylor Facebook.com/TTUAthletics
11:10 a.m. – Paul Rhoads, Iowa State
11:20 a.m. – Gary Patterson, TCU For the media: Live video streaming of any Texas Tech
The call will be available live and archived on www. Athletics event, including news conferences, on ANY
Big12Sports.com. A replay will also be provided for 48 social media platform is strictly prohibited. Violations of
hours, beginning at 4 p.m. CT on Mondays at 866-243- this policy will lead to a revocation of credentials.
0021.
PLAYER/COACH AVAILABILITY
Players will be available on Monday (by request) during
the weekly media luncheon and on Tuesday afternoon
following practice. For Tuesday’s post-practice inter-
views, please submit a list of players to Greg Hotchkiss
by 1 p.m. each Tuesday afternoon. Phone interviews will
be conducted following Tuesday’s practice session. Assis-
tant coaches will be made available following practice on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
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QUICK FACTS
PHONE DIRECTORY COACHING STAFF
Athletics Department ___________________________________(806) 742-3355 Head Coach _________________________________________ Klif Kingsbury
Athletics Ticket Ofce ____________________________________(806) 742-8324 First Year At Tech _______________________________________ 2013
Football Training Facility __________________________________(806) 742-4260 Record At Tech ______________________________ 12-13 (Two Seasons)
Athletics Communications _________________________________(806) 742-2770 Big 12 Record _______________________________ 6-12 (Two Seasons)
Jones AT&T Stadium Press Box ______________________________(806) 742-3688 Career Record ______________________________ 12-13 (Two Seasons)
Greg Hotchkiss Ofce (Direct) _______________________________(806) 834-2451 Ofensive Coordinator _____________________________Eric Morris (Third Season)
Greg Hotchkiss Cell _____________________________________(412) 491-5296 Defensive Coordinator ____________________________ David Gibbs (First Season)
Co-Defensive Coordinator __________________________ Mike Smith (Third Season)
SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORY Associate Head Coach: Running Backs ____________________ Mike Jinks (Third Season)
Facebook ___________________________________ facebook.com/techathletics Assistant Coach: Cornerbacks ________________________ Kevin Curtis (Third Season)
Twitter _______________________________ @TechAthletics (covers all 17 sports) Assistant Coach: Outside Linebackers __________________ Trey Haverty (Third Season)
___________________________ @TechGameDay (in-game updates for all 17 sports) Assistant Coach: Ofensive Line _________________________ Lee Hays (Third Season)
______________________________________ @KirbyHocutt (Athletics Director) Assistant Coach: Linebackers ________________________ Zac Spavital (First Season)
________________________________________ @TTUKingsbury (Head Coach) Assistant Coach: Special Teams ___________________ Darrin Chiaverni (Second Season)
_________________________________ @TTUCoachMorris (Ofensive Coordinator) Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: __________________ Chad Dennis (Third Season)
________________________________ @CoachDavidGibbs (Defensive Coordinator) Graduate Assistant: Ofense _______________________________ Stephen Hamby
________________________________ @TTU_Smith46 (Co-Defensive Coordinator) Graduate Assistant: Ofense __________________________________ Zach Kittley
____________________________________ @TreyHaverty (Outside Linebackers) Graduate Assistant: Ofense __________________________________Jordan Davis
__________________________________________ @LeeHays (Ofensive Line) Graduate Assistant: Defense _________________________________ Sam Fehoko
_____________________________________________ @ZSpav (Linebackers)
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HISTORY OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Texas Tech University was created by legislative action in 1923 and has the distinction of being the largest comprehensive higher education institution in the western two-thirds
of the state of Texas. The university is the major institution of higher education in a region larger than 46 of the nation’s 50 states and is the only campus in Texas that is home to a
major university, law school and medical school.
Originally named Texas Technological College, the college opened in 1925 with six buildings and an enrollment of 914. Graduate instruction did not begin until 1927 within the
school of Liberal Arts. A “Division of Graduate Studies” was established in 1935 and eventually became known as the Graduate School in 1954.
By action of the Texas State Legislature, Texas Technological College formally became Texas Tech University on September 1, 1969. At that time the schools of Agricultural Sciences,
Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering and Home Economics also became known as “colleges.” Architecture became a college in 1986. Two colleges
changed their names in 1993 to refect the broadening felds each serves: the College of Agricultural Sciences became the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
and the College of Home Economics became the College of Human Sciences. The Honors College was established in 1998, and the College of Visual and Performing Arts opened in
2002. Mass Communications became a college in 2004 and became the College of Media & Communication in 2013.
The Texas State Legislature authorized funds in 1965 for establishing the Texas Tech University School of Law, and the Law School’s frst dean was appointed in 1966. The frst
class of 72 students enrolled in 1967. The Law School was approved by the American Bar Association in 1970 and is fully accredited by the Supreme Court of Texas (1968) and the
Association of American Law Schools (1969).
As a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Texas Tech began competing in the Big 12 Conference in 1996 after a 35-year membership in the former Southwest
Conference.
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AT A GLANCE
President: M. Duane Nellis, Ph.D. Chancellor: Robert Duncan
Location: Lubbock, Texas The Texas Tech University System is comprised of three institutions in the following locations.
Founded: 1923 Listed below are the universities and their various campuses and academic sites.
11 Colleges: Angelo State University
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Boerne
Architecture San Angelo
Arts and Sciences Health Sciences Center
Rawls College of Business Administration Abilene
Education Amarillo
Whitacre College of Engineering Dallas
Honors El Paso
Human Sciences Highland Lakes
Media & Communication Lubbock
University College Permian Basin
Visual and Performing Arts Texas Tech University
Graduate and Professional Schools: Abilene
Graduate School Fredericksburg
School of Law Highland Lakes
Degrees: 150 undergraduate, 100 master’s and 50 doctoral Junction
Lubbock
Quedlinburg, Germany
Seville, Spain
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