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Linehan: Tuberville does OK for time he had(190)

February 3, 2010

Full Signing Day Coverage
Tommy Tuberville had the right approach when assembling the 2010 signing class.
His philosophy was simple: Do the best job possible right now, but leave wiggle room for 2011.
Building a Big 12 signing class in less than three weeks has got to be like building a house on that “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” [...]

Linehan: Tuberville does OK for time he had

Six questions answered on national signing day

Full Signing Day Coverage
Other than being hired on Jan. 9, Tommy Tuberville’s most significant day as Texas Tech football coach came Wednesday when he and his staff landed 22 players during his first national signing day with the Red Raiders.
Tuberville’s staff will start to put their stamp on the team with winter workouts this month [...]

Sadler retires; Tarleton State head coach added as Tech assistant

Full Signing Day Coverage
Sam McElroy, the head football coach at Tarleton State the last five years, has been hired by Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville to coach the Red Raiders’ interior defensive linemen.
McElroy, 45, will replace defensive line coach Charlie Sadler. A Tech spokesman said Tuberville wanted Sadler to stay on in his current position, [...]

Tuberville transcript from national signing day news conference

Full Signing Day Coverage
Here is a partial transcript of Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville’s signing day news conference, as provided by Tech:
Opening Statement
“Well, it’s been a busy three weeks and we were just visiting a few minutes ago and you know we’ve probably put a recruiting class together that takes three years in a three [...]

Texas Tech signee thumbnails

Full Signing Day Coverage
Here are thumbnail sketches on football players that signed with Texas Tech on Wednesday:
SCOTTY YOUNG, 6-3, 190, QB, Denton Ryan: Member of A-J Fabulous 44 and Parade Magazine all-America team. … Threw for 65 touchdowns his junior year and 64 touchdowns his senior season, missing the state record of 67 set by [...]

Tuberville aimed for more defense in signing first class for Tech

Full Signing Day Coverage
Texas Tech football coaches used to be accused of recruiting for offense at the expense of defense.
Not anymore. Not with Tommy Tuberville in charge.
The Red Raiders reeled in 22 new players Wednesday, the first day of college football’s national signing period, 16 of whom come from the defensive side. Add in three [...]

McNeill hires more Tech exes

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Ruffin McNeill has added four assistants to his first coaching staff at East Carolina.
McNeill on Tuesday hired three of his former Texas Tech colleagues: offensive line coach Brandon Jones, running backs coach Clay McGuire and outside receivers coach Dennis Simmons.
Defensive tackles coach Marc Yellock joins the Pirates after four years at [...]

Some uncertain, but Miami pair set to sign with Tech

Someone going from Lubbock to Miami, Fla., might do so for the pleasure of visiting a tourist destination. Lavaughn Whigham and Phillip Warren plan to make the trip in reverse, in part to experience the serious business of Big 12 Conference football.
Whigham and Warren, defensive backs who helped Miami’s Southridge High School to a 10-1 [...]


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