2019 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Bulldogs Or ‘Dogs Dawgs Louisiana Tech at #10 Texas | 7:00 P.M
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Tech 2019 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Bulldogs or ‘Dogs Dawgs Louisiana Tech at #10 Texas | 7:00 p.m. CT | Saturday, August 31 | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119) | Austin, Texas MEDIA COVERAGE THE MATCHUP LONGHORN NETWORK Date: Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 Lowell Galindo, Play by Play Time: 7 p.m. CT Ahmad Brooks, Analyst Taylor Davis, Sideline Location: Austin, Texas Venue: DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119) LA TECH SPORTS NETWORK --/-- Louisiana Tech Surface: Natural Grass #10/10 Texas Dave Nitz, Play-by-Play BULLDOGS LONGHORNS (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) Series: 0-0 (0-0, 0-0 Big XII) Teddy Allen, Analyst In Austin: 0-0 Luke McCown, Sideline (Home) Home: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Malcolm Butler, Sideline (Away) Away: 0-0 In Ruston: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Live Stats: TexasSports.com SIRIUS XM SATELLITE RADIO Head Coach: Skip Holtz Live Audio: Tunein.com (Louisiana Tech Football) Head Coach: Tom Herman Internet, 976 Career: 134-104 (20th) Career: 39-14 (5th) At LA Tech: 46-33 (7th) Twitter Updates: @LATechFB At Texas: 17-10 (3rd) FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS WHAT TO WATCH FOR First Year of Football: 1901 • This is the first ever meeting between Louisiana Tech and Texas in football. Number of Years Playing Football: 117 • This is the first matchup bewteen Tech and a Big XII program since the 2016 season (at Texas Tech). All-Time Overall Record: 620-461-38 (.570) • The last time Tech played a consensus top 10 team on the road was in last season (at #6 LSU). All-Time Bowl Record: 7-3-1 (.682) • The Bulldogs are one of just 25 FBS programs with 7+ wins in each of the last five seasons (2014-18). 2018 Record: 8-5 • Among those, Tech is the only C-USA team and one of eight G5 programs with 7+ wins in each of the past five seasons (Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Boise State, Houston, 2018 Conference Record/Finish: 5-3/3rd (West) Memphis, San Diego State, Toledo). Starters Returning: 15 • The last time the Bulldogs opened the season against a Power 5 opponent was in 2016 vs. Arkansas Offense: 8 (L, 21-20). Defense: 5 • Over the last five years, Tech has the eighth-most wins among G5 programs with 42 (second-most in Special Teams: 2 Conference USA). • Senior quarterback J’Mar Smith will become the only active FBS quarterback to start in a season-opener LA TECH COACHING STAFF in each of the previous four years. On the field: • Senior offensive lineman Ethan Reed leads the country with 40 consecutive starts along the offensive Skip Holtz ..............................................................Head Coach line since 2016. Joe Sloan ................................ Assistant Head Coach/Co-OC • Junior cornerback Amik Robertson is the only player in Conference USA to earn watch list nods on: Bob Diaco ..................................... Defensive Coord./Safeties Preseason All-Conference Team, Bednarik Award, Jim Thorpe Award, Bronko Nagurski Award. Jeff Burris .............................................................. Cornerbacks • Robertson’s 27 passes defended and 15.0 tackles for loss place him among just six FBS players to Robert McFarland ..............................................Offensive Line record such numbers over the last 12 seasons. Kenny Guiton ...............................................Outside Receivers Brock Hays ........................................................Running Backs In the booth: Todd Fitch............................. Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks 42 198 46 In his 6 seasons as head coach, Rick Petri .............................................................Defensive Line Over the last five years, Since joining Conference USA Skip Holtz’s 46 victories are Brian Gamble ......................................................... Linebackers Louisiana Tech has the eighth- in 2013, the Bulldogs have most wins among G5 programs accumulated the second-most third most in program history, Dennis Smith ........................................Special Teams Coord. with 42. sacks in the league with 198. behind only Maxie Lambright (95) and Joe Aillet (152). 2019 SCHEDULE #10 TEXAS GRAMBLING BOWLING GREEN FIU RICE UMASS SOUTHERN MISS UTEP NORTH TEXAS MARSHALL UAB UTSA Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 20 Sept. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Austin, Texas Ruston, La. Bowling Green, Ky. Ruston, La. Houston, Texas Ruston, La. Ruston, La. El Paso, Texas Ruston, La. Huntington, W. Va. Birmingham, Ala. Ruston, La. LHN NFL Network ESPN+ CBSSN ESPN3 ESPN3 NFL Network ESPN3 Stadium/Facebook CBSSN ESPN+ ESPN+ 7:00 PM 2:30 PM 4:00 PM (CT) 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:30 PM 7:00 PM (CT) 3:00 PM 6:00 PM (CT) TBA 2:30 PM LATECHSPORTS.COM MEDIA INFORMATION | PAGE 2 TECH ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS LA TECH MEDIA SCHEDULE (GAME WEEK) Brock McKee ..................................Assistant Director SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Email: [email protected] Duties: Primary Contact, Interviews, Notes • Practice closed • Inside Bulldog • Weekly press • 4 p.m. practice • Practice closed • Practice closed Malcolm Butler .......................................Associate AD Football with Skip luncheon at (open to media last Email: [email protected] • No interviews Holtz at 6 p.m. at 12:15 p.m. in the 30 minutes) • No interviews • No interviews Duties: Credentials, Stats The Dawg House Jarrell Room of the Kane McGuire ..........................................Assistant AD Sports Grill Davison Athletics Email: [email protected] Complex Duties: Notes, Game Program, Social Media • 4 p.m. practice Andrew Goodwin ............................Assistant Director (open to media last Email: [email protected] 30 minutes) Duties: Social Media TUESDAY MEDIA LUNCHEONS Head coach Skip Holtz and select student-athletes will meet with the media every Tuesday prior to a game. QUICK FACTS Lunch will be provided at noon followed by interviews with Coach Holtz and selected players. Audio of each lun- cheon will be posted at SoundCloud.com/LATechSports. Location: Ruston, La. Founded: 1894 PRACTICE COVERAGE Nickname: Bulldogs In addition to Tuesday’s media luncheon, Louisiana Tech student-athletes and coaches are available for Colors: Blue and Red in-person or phone interviews following practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. All interview requests must be directed to the Louisiana Tech Athletic Communications Office at least 24 hours in advance. Please send all Enrollment: 12,873 requests via email to [email protected]. For those practice days, the final 30 minutes of practice is open to the Conference: Conference USA (West Division) media. Stadium (Capacity): Joe Aillet Stadium (28,562) COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Surface: FieldTurf Revolution CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Conference USA and Louisiana Tech Football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for Louisiana President: Dr. Les Guice (Louisiana Tech, 1976) Tech, Conference USA and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited Athletics Director: Tommy McClelland (North- media or you can apply for a password by sending an email to [email protected]. western St., 2004) Athletic Office: 318-257-4827 DAILY MEDIA AVAILABILITY Football Office: 318-257-4547 The following is a general weekly schedule of media availability for the Louisiana Tech football team. Members of the media are expected to adhere to these policies at all times. All interview requests should be made to Lou- Ticket Office: 318-257-3631 isiana Tech Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Brock McKee at least 24 hours in advance. All media availability times are subject to change. Please contact Brock McKee for any changes in the schedule. (Note: COACHING STAFF First year players are not available to the media unless by special request.) Head Coach: Skip Holtz For games in Ruston, all Louisiana Tech postgame press conference will be held in the Jarrell Room of the Da- Alma Mater, Year: Notre Dame, 1986 vison Athletics Complex after each game following a 10-minute cooling off period. No interviews will be allowed Overall Record: 134-104 / 20th Year on the field with players and/or coaches immediately following games. Coach Holtz and select Louisiana Tech School Record: 46-33 / 7th Year players will be available in the press conference following games. Opposing coaches will be available outside Assistant Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coord: Joe Sloan the visiting locker room following a 10-minute cooling off period. Alma Mater, Year: East Carolina, 2008 Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Todd Fitch COACH/PLAYER AVAILABILITY All members of the Louisiana Tech coaching staff are available during the designated days and times Alma Mater, Year: Ohio Wesleyan, 1986 throughout the year. All returning players are available during the designated days and times, but newcomers are Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: Bob Diaco not available to the media unless under special request that access is granted. Alma Mater, Year: Tulane, 2008 Cornerbacks: Jeff Burris SOCIAL MEDIA Louisiana Tech fans can access the most in-depth information regarding all the University’s programs Alma Mater, Year: Notre Dame, 1993 through social media opportunities available online. Linebackers: Brian Gamble Twitter – Members of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Communications