Texas Tech University Athletics
Game Preview: Kansas
October 12, 2014 | Football
Oct. 12, 2014
IT'S HOMECOMING IN RAIDERLAND AS TECH HOSTS KANSAS
Texas Tech will host the University of Kansas this Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium where the Red Raiders will be looking for their 53rd all-time win on homecoming. Game time has been set for 2:30 p.m. and tickets are available for purchase online at texastech.com or by calling the athletics ticket office at 806-742-TECH. The Red Raiders enter the match-up with a 2-4 overall record (0-3 in Big 12 play) after dropping a heartbreaker last week against West Virginia. Kansas comes into the game with a 2-4 overall record after falling to Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence. The loss to OSU dropped the Jayhawks to 0-3 in Big 12 Conference play.
Saturday's game will be televised regionally on Fox Sports Net.
Fans will be able to tune to the radio broadcast from the Texas Tech Sports Network on one of 38 affiliates across the region. Brian Jensen returns to the broadcast booth as the play-by-play announcer for his 15th season and is joined by veteran John Harris who will be in his 32nd year of providing analysis. Chris Level rounds out the crew as the sideline reporter and is in his fifth season.
| Game Information | |
|---|---|
| Opponent | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Date/Time | Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014/2:30 p.m. (CT) |
| Location | Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas |
| Radio | Texas Tech Sports Network from Learfield Sports Brian Jensen (Play-by-Play/15th Season), John Harris (Analyst/32nd Season),Chris Level (Sidelines/5th Season), Steve Pitts (Engineer/36th Season) |
| National Radio | None |
| Satellite Radio | Sirius Channel 117/XM Channel 202 (Texas Tech Broadcast) |
| Television | Fox Sports Net Mark Followill (Play-By-Play), Brian Baldinger (Analyst), Lesley McCaslin (Sidelines) |
| On The Web | Live statistics at TexasTech.com |
| Rankings | Texas Tech (AP: unranked); (Coaches Poll: unranked) West Virginia (AP: receiving votes); (Coaches Poll: receiving votes) |
| Head Coaches | Texas Tech: Kliff Kingsbury (Career: 10-9 in second season; At Texas Tech: same) Kansas: Clint Bowen (Career: 0-2 in 1st season; Kansas: same) |
| Against KU | Texas Tech leads the series 14-1 |
HOMECOMING IN RAIDERLAND
Texas Tech Alumni from all over the world will reconnect in Lubbock this weekend as Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech Alumni Association host Homecoming 2014: Tech Goes Hollywood. Homecoming festivities begin on Monday and last throughout the week leading up to the Pep Rally/Bonfire on Friday and of course Texas Tech's game against Kansas. Texas Tech holds a 52-29-3 all-time record on Homecoming after last year's 42-35 win over Iowa State.
TEXAS TECH AND KANSAS
- Texas Tech and Kansas will be meeting for the 16th time on Saturday afternoon at Jones AT&T Stadium.
- Texas Tech leads the all-time series against Kansas 14-1.
- Texas Tech has won seven consecutive games against Kansas dating back to the 2004 season.
- Texas Tech has won three straight games against Kansas at Jones AT&T Stadium.
- Tech's only loss to KU came in 2001 when the Jayhawks ruined homecoming with a 34-31 win in overtime.
