Eric Ward

Known more for its prominent role in the cotton industry, as well as being the hometown of the late, great Buddy Holly, Lubbock, Texas isn't exactly a hotbed in terms of noteworthy success in the world of sports.In fact, if you discount the efforts of the little known Lubbock Cotton Kings (Central Hockey League, 1999-2007) and the long defunct Lubbock Hubbers (minor league baseball, 1922-56), the 11th-most populous city in the Lone Star State can't claim much in terms of significant sporting glory at all.That is of course until you turn your attention to Texas Tech University, the sixth-largest institution of higher learning in the nation's second-biggest state, with roughly 32,000 students seeking a degree in more than 150 courses of study. Academic pursuits aside, student life at TTU typically revolves around the exploits of the Red Raider football program, at least since the start of the new millennium when former head coach Mike Leach implemented his high-flying offensive attack.Ha...

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