Texas Tech University Athletics
Meet The Two-Deep: Kerry Hyder
July 16, 2011 | Football
July 16, 2011
"Meet The Two-Deep" is an exclusive daily feature at texastech.com designed to allow Red Raider Nation to connect with this year's football team. The players in this feature made the official "two-deep" following spring practices, which means they will be competing for a starting spot when Texas Tech opens the 2011 football season at home against Texas State on Sept. 3. Check-in each morning at 10 a.m. (CT) on texastech.com and get to know a different member of your Red Raider football team.
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What goes through your mind when running onto the field with the team on a gameday?
"The intensity, the fans. It gives me chills."
What is your favorite thing about being a Red Raider?
"The fan support, knowing that the whole community is behind us."
Is there a motto or phrase you live by?
"I just try to be the best I can be everyday."
What is your personal goal for this season?
"Set myself up to get myself to the next level."
Do you have any hidden talents?
"No, I don't have any hidden talents."
Who are some of the major influences in your life, both on and off the field?
"On the field, my team mates play a big part of it. And off the field, my family and my faith."
What has been the biggest difference for you personally from your first year at Tech to where you are now in your career?
"I know what it takes to be a student-athlete, but at first I wasn't sure how to get to class, how to set your schedule up right, or how to get in the swing of things."
Give your personal message to the Red Raider Nation.
"New season, get ready for it."
