Texas Tech University Athletics
Game Preview: Arkansas
September 07, 2014 | Football
Sept. 7, 2014
TECH HOSTS ARKANSAS IN FINAL TUNEUP BEFORE BIG 12 PLAY
Texas Tech will close out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a home date against the University of Arkansas. The Red Raiders and Razorbacks will kick off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at Jones AT&T Stadium. The game will be televised regionally on ABC and tickets are available for purchase by logging on to www.texastech.com or by calling the athletics ticket office at (806) 742-TECH. Texas Tech is 2-0 on the season after defeating UTEP 30-26 late Saturday evening in El Paso while Arkansas stands at 1-1 after a dominating 73-7 win over Nicholls. 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.
CELEBRATE COTTON GAME - WE CLOTHE AMERICA
Saturday's game against Arkansas will mark the third annual "Celebrate Cotton Game" at Texas Tech. Texas Tech is partnering with the Texas High Plains Cotton industry in order to put a national focus on West Texas - the world leader in cotton production. Numerous displays around the stadium will educate fans on the cotton industry and several leaders from the cotton industry will be attending the game as special guests of the university.
TEXAS TECH AND ARKANSAS
- Texas Tech and Arkansas will be meeting for the 36th time on Saturday afternoon at Jones AT&T Stadium.
- The game against Arkansas is part of a home-and-home series between the two schools. The Red Raiders will travel to Fayetteville in 2015.
- Arkansas leads the all-time series 28-7.
- Texas Tech is currently riding a two-game win streak against Arkansas that dates back to the 1990 season.
- Texas Tech won the last meeting between the two schools as the Red Raiders defeated the Razorbacks 38-21 on Nov. 9, 1991 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock.
| Game Information | |
|---|---|
| Opponent | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| Date/Time | Saturday, Sept. 13, 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 84/XM Channel 84 (Texas Tech Broadcast) |
| Television | ABC Mike Patrick (Play-by-Play), Ed Cunningham (Analyst); Jeannine Edwards (Sidelines) |
| On The Web | Live statistics at TexasTech.com |
| Rankings | Texas Tech (AP: receiving votes); (USA Today Coaches: receiving votes) Arkansas (AP: unranked); (USA Today Coaches: unranked) |
| Head Coaches | Texas Tech: Kliff Kingsbury (Career: 10-5 in second season; At Texas Tech: 10-5 in second season) Arkansas: Brett Bielema (Career: 72-34 in ninth season; At Arkansas: 4-10 in second season) |
| Against UA | Arkansas leads the series 28-7 |
