2010 Texas Tech Football Media Guide
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MEDIA INFORMATION RED RAIDER FOOTBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Title Name Email Office Cell Assistant Athletics Director/Communications *Blayne Beal [email protected] 806-742-2771 ext. 269 806-790-7924 Football, Men’s Golf Internal Communications/New Media Jody Roginson [email protected] 806-742-3355 ext. 232 806-786-5217 Web Content/Editorial/Strategic Planning Associate Director/Communications Randy Farley [email protected] 806-742-7600 ext. 260 806-789-3428 Men’s Basketball, Men’s & Women’s Tennis Associate Director/Communications Tammi Hoffman [email protected] 806-742-2771 ext. 273 806-787-5662 Soccer, Women’s Basketball BLAYNE BEAL JODY ROGINSON Associate Director/Communications *Scott Lacefield [email protected] 806-742-2771 ext. 270 817-691-3786 Assistant Athletics Director Internal Communications/ Baseball, Football Primary Football Contact New Media Assistant Director/Communications Matt Dowdy [email protected] 806-742-2771 ext. 276 806-928-5190 Volleyball, Softball, Women’s Golf Assistant Director/Communications *Brandon Ireton [email protected] 806-742-2771 ext. 271 325-998-0753 Cross Country, Football, Track & Field Adminstrative Assistant/Communications Sheila Tucker [email protected] 806-742-2771 ext. 268 Office Manager/Historical Preservation Main Office Number: 806-742-2770 Main Office Fax Number: 806-742-1970 Mailing Address Shipping Address Texas Tech Athletics Communications Texas Tech Athletics Communications RANDY FARLEY TAMMI HOFFMAN Box 43021 Room 117 Associate Director Associate Director Lubbock, TX 79409 6th Street and Boston Ave. Lubbock, TX 79409 Department Website: www.texastech.com Media Information and Credentials: http://www.texastech.com/media/text-media.html To book hotel reservations, please contact Sheila Tucker. * = denotes football contacts 2010 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location Lubbock, Texas Founded 1923 Enrollment 30,000 SCOTT LACEFIELD MATT DOWDY Chancellor Kent Hance Associate Director Assistant Director President Guy Bailey Athletics Director Gerald Myers Faculty Athletics Representative Brian Shannon Nickname Red Raiders Colors Scarlet & Black Stadium/Capacity Jones AT&T Stadium/60,454 Playing Surface FieldTurf Conference Big 12 (South Division) First Year of Football 1925 All-Time Overall Record 324-154-13 FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach Tommy Tuberville (First Season) BRANDON IRETON SHEILA TUCKER Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Neal Brown Assistant Director Administrative Assistant Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers James Willis Running Backs Chad Scott Inside Receivers Sonny Cumbie Wide Receivers Tommy Mainord Offensive Line Matt Moore Defensive Line Sam McElroy Outside Linebackers & Defensive Ends Robert Prunty Secondary Travaris Robinson FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF Assistant A.D./Football Andy Lutz Director of Pro Player Relations Jim Nichols Director of High School Relations /Assistant Strength Coach Don Dunn Director Player Personnel /Assistant Strength Coach Scott Parr Director of Football Operations Tommy McVay Head Football Athletic Trainer Arnold Gamber Assistant Football Athletic Trainer Steve Pincock 2010 SCHEDULE Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach Joe Walker Sept. 5 _______SMU (ESPN) _____________________2:30 p.m. Strength & Conditioning Assistant Orlando Smith Sept. 11 ______at New Mexico (The. Mtn.) _____________ 7 p.m. Strength & Conditioning Assistant Aaron Uzzell Sept. 18 ______Texas (ABC) _______________________ 7 p.m. Team Physician Dr. Michael Phy Oct. 2 _______ at Iowa State _______________________ TBA Team Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Kevin Crawford Oct. 9 _______ vs. Baylor (Cotton Bowl) ________________ TBA Video Coordinator David Hougland Oct. 16 ______ Oklahoma State _____________________ TBA 2009 TEAM INFORMATION Oct. 23 ______ at Colorado ________________________ TBA Record 9-4 Oct. 30 ______ at Texas A&M ______________________ TBA Big 12 Record/Finish 5-3/T-3rd South Division Nov. 6 _______ Missouri __________________________ TBA Bowl Result W, 41-31 vs. Michigan State/Valero Alamo Bowl Nov. 13 ______ at Oklahoma ________________________ TBA Final Rankings #21 AP/#23 USA Today Coaches Nov. 20 ______ Weber State ________________________ TBA Letterman Returning/Lost 47/17 Nov. 27 ______ Houston ___________________________ TBA Starters Returning/Lost 15 (9 offense, 6 defense/8 (3 offense, 5 defense) 2010 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL 1 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA POLICIES/INFORMATION press box has seating for 108 working members of the press and a dedicated photo workroom for up to 10 photographers. CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Please direct all credential requests to www.texastech.com. Requests should be made on-line at the PHONE LINES official website of the Texas Tech Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Confirmation of your request Texas Tech provides a minimal number of complementary phone lines. Those members of the media wishing will be made upon review by Blayne Beal. Credentials are limited to members of the working media who to order their own phone lines can do so by calling AT&T (806) 472-1651. are assigned to cover Texas Tech Football. Every effort will be made to fulfill each request. TUBERVILLE AVAILABILITY ROAD CREDENTIAL REQUESTS During the season, Texas Tech Head Coach Tommy Tuberville will hold a weekly media luncheon inside the Please direct all credential requests for Texas Tech’s road games to the host school’s media relations stadium club (west stadium building) at Jones AT&T Stadium. The event will be held each Monday morn- director. Please note that most schools request that you fill out on an on-line application in order to be ing at 11:30 a.m. beginning on August 30 and running through Nov. 22. Coach Tuberville will be joined by considered for credentials. requested players who are able to attend the event when class schedules do not conflict. Please submit your requested players for each Monday’s media luncheon by 5 p.m. on the preceding Sunday. Transcripts NEW MEXICO (Sept. 9) of each news conference will be available on the athletics web site (www.texastech.com) early each Chris Deal • [email protected] Monday afternoon. During the season, Tuberville also will meet with the media each day following practice. (505) 925-5523 www.golobos.com BIG 12 CONFERENCE In addition to his Monday pressers, Tommy Tuberville is available on the Big 12 Conference’s weekly IOWA STATE (Oct. 2) teleconference at 10:50 a.m. on Mondays. Contact Bob Burda of the Big 12 Conference for access to the Tom Kroeschell • [email protected] teleconference (469/524-1007). (515) 294-3372 www.cyclones.com PLAYER/COACH AVAILABILITY Players will be available on Monday’s (by request) during the weekly media luncheon and on Tuesday COLORADO (Oct. 23) afternoon following practice. For Tuesday’s post practices interviews, please submit a list of players to Dave Plati • [email protected] Blayne Beal by 1 p.m. each Tuesday afternoon. Phone interviews will be conducted following Tuesday’s (303) 492-626 practice session. www.cubuffs.com Offensive coordinator Neal Brown and defensive coordinator James Willis will be available to the media TEXAS A&M (Oct. 30) following practice on Sunday only. Assistant coaches will not be made available. Alan Cannon • [email protected] (979) 862-5447 TEXAS TECH PRACTICE SCHEDULE www.aggieathletics.com The team will practice each day except for Monday and interviews will follow at the conclusion of practice. Sunday – 3:30 p.m. (Coordinators Only) OKLAHOMA (Nov. 13) Monday - No Practice (Coach Tuberville & Requested Players) Kenny Mossman • [email protected] Tuesday - 3:15 p.m. (Coach Tuberville & Players) (405) 325-8228 Wednesday - 3:15 p.m. (Coach Tuberville) www.soonersports.com Thursday - 3:15 p.m. (Coach Tuberville) All practices will be open for the first 20 minutes only. BAYLOR CREDENTIALS Texas Tech will be the home team for the game against the Baylor Bears at Cotton Bowl Stadium on MONDAY MEDIA LUNCHEON Saturday, Oct. 10. Credentials for the Baylor game are NOT part of Texas Tech’s season credential Texas Tech’s weekly media luncheon will be held each Monday at 11:30 a.m. inside the stadium club (west package and must be requested separately. All credentials for the Baylor game must be submitted online stadium building) at Jones AT&T Stadium. at www.texastech.com. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS/PRESS CONFERENCES MORE ON CREDENTIALS Video from press conferences and games can be obtained via FTP. To obtain broadcast quality footage, Credentials must be requested on-line by 5 p.m. of Wednesday each game week. All requests made game enter ftp://129.118.102.78 into your FTP software as the address. The username and password are case week will be held for pickup until 5 p.m. Friday at the Athletics Communications Office in Room 117 in sensitive: the south end of Jones AT&T Stadium. Credentials not picked up by 5 p.m. Friday will be available at the Username: ttumedia Jones AT&T Stadium Will Call window Saturday, beginning three hours before kickoff; however, parking Password: Raiderpower08 will not be available at that point. WEEKLY RELEASE PHOTOGRAPHERS Texas Tech’s weekly release and stat package, which includes notes and depth charts, is available each Photo credentials and photo vests are to be properly displayed at all times and are good for press box Monday on the Texas Tech web site (www.texastech.com). access at all times. Photographers must stay behind the dotted line that surrounds the field and are not permitted in the team bench areas. PHOTO REQUESTS