STORY: Everything Joey McGuire said after the first fall scrimmage pres. by All Hands Craft Cocktails
- By J. Apodaca
- Inside The Double T
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Lengthy convo with the head coach today with plenty of key points.
Opening Statement:
"Physical. That's the I'm going to say. It was really one of the most physical scrimmages that we've had since I've been here, on both sides of the ball. Guys that really stood out. Mo (Maurion) Horn at corner, had a really great scrimmage. Ben Roberts at linebacker, Harvey Dyson at outside linebacker Justin Horne, I was really pleased. I've been pleased for the last three or four days, or last three or four practices with Justin Horne, he's really starting to come on. And then our six defensive tackles that played with the ones and twos. Quincy, DB (Carroll), James Hansen, (Jayden) Cofield, (Braylon) Rigsby. I mean, they were really dominant whenever it came to the first part of scrimmage. I was really pleased with that. Defensively dominated the first part of scrimmage. I mean, there were three and outs right off the bat with the ones and the threes, and then the second time the twos came out, it was three and out. Was happy with that on the defensive side of the ball.
Offensively, Drae McCray, had a really good scrimmage. Jordan Brown, I thought had a really good scrimmage. We had some big plays with Josh Kelly, once we got into the red zone lockout period. But the kid that really stood out, and it's cam Dickey roll his ankle in practice, so he didn't go today, and so that pushed J'Koby Williams up to get some with the twos. That kid is special. I mean, in the open field, he had two big runs of 25 and 35 yards. It was really good to see.
Saying that the defense dominated the first part of the scrimmage, the offense dominated the redzone. They won the lockout 18-4. You know, again, really sharp, but a lot of teaching. You know, we had way too many pre snap penalties. We had a Big 12 officials crew, called it just like they're going to call it in September, October, November and December, January. We wanted it called just like that. So we got way too many pre snap penalties. We just got to make sure that we're focused and detailed with that stuff. That's something that's going to be really big going into next week's practice and next week's scrimmage."
How did the OL look, specifically at left tackle?
"Yeah, I thought they did some good things, especially in red zone lockout. We had some good pass pro with the ones, but there was not a lot of, whenever we were going those six guys versus our first offense in the interior, there wasn't a lot of room to run. I mean, they did a good job of, you know, maintaining their gap. They got some knock back. So, you know, excited. So we got to get better, you know, a lot of that, o-line wise is going to be keep working our pad level. We'll have 100% everybody back Monday, because we get Jaxon Hughes fully back. We didn't scrimmage him today, so we'll have all of our lines. So I think this next week is going to be really interesting. Sterling and Dalton played left tackle today with the ones. We had Ty Buchanan playing right tackle, but we had Caleb Rogers playing right tackle at times when DC went in at guard. You know, Vinny is kind of that mainstay right now but we want to make sure that we're getting a good mix of all of them playing together so we can find our best five. You know, I feel the good thing is we have good depth. I thought the twos, whenever they went out there, did a good job. And, you know, the first time the twos went out there, Cam Brown was quarterback, they moved the ball a little bit better than the ones did, but then the ones, whenever they came out in red zone. I mean, they scored twice and it wasn't, I mean, we didn't even come close to putting up a fight with those."
WR Screen & Perimeter Blocking a point of emphasis?
"That was why Drae McCray really stood out. And he stood out because he was on the screen side, as far as getting some of the screens and, you know, producing some good yardage, that probably as a whole, whenever I talk about physicality, the offense and defense of some of those screens, they're really physical. And then we had a big play to get the red zone started to Josh Kelly and Micah Hudson's out there on the edge, blocking and being really physical.
I think, you know, the coaching part is, you know, maintaining your leverage and then understanding, you know, let the defensive guys sometimes, if he starts winning, let him go where he wants to go. Just maintain contact, you know. So he's not just free, making plays on the ball. A lot of it is want to, you got to go out there and you got to want to block on the perimeter, you know, because it's tough. There's going to be a lot of bodies flying around, if we're really running to the football whenever it comes to the screen game."
I saw Bryce Ramirez the other day get dinged up, any update?
"Hamstring, hopefully getting him back. We had a red zone lockout our last one and Jalin Conyers had like a 25 yard touchdown on the red zone lock out. one was at 20.9 miles per hour, and those were 20.8 miles per hour, and you know, he was the one trying to knock him out of bounds on the one yard line and Jalin scored and he tweaked it there."
What about Joseph Adedire?
"Same thing, he got rolled up on a screen. He should be back Monday."
You mentioned Mo Horn earlier, could you go more in detail about his performance?
"It's huge because Bralyn Lux is such a good corner. You talking about a guy when you start looking at guys that have played a lot of college snaps. So we feel great about him. And I thought Mo had a really good spring, but he's taking it to another level. Even if the ball is caught, he is right there battling, you know, to knock the ball out. He's 180 pounds. So you're like, man, 180 pounds. How physical you can be. He's really physical as a corner. And man did a good job attacking the ball today. You know, I thought that the corners, especially early in the scrimmage, I thought the corners really gave our receivers on the outside all they could handle."
Where are you at in the STAR battle between AJ McCarty and Brendan Jordan?
"I feel great about both of them first, we really do feel really good about our two deep I mean, whenever I say our ones went out on defense, I bet we played, I bet we played 22 guys with our ones today, honestly. When you talk about the outside linebacker rotation. You're talking about the deep tackle rotation, and you're talking about inside linebackers. I bet we played 22 guys.
If we're starting a game tomorrow, I would say AJ would be the starter going out. But I feel really good about both of them. They both do some really good things. You know, AJ, is really, does a really good job with coverage. And then he is really, he's a really good Blitzer. I mean, he does a really good job. He's very sudden, and he takes great angles. And then, BJ, no, he's got a little bit more experience in this defense, playing last year. And then he's 210, pounds, so, you know, lining up over a tight end, being physical on the edge. Setting the edge is kind of what he's really good at."
How has Brendan Jordan improved at setting the edge from last season?
"It's all angles. He wanted to set the edge. It wasn't a lack of physicality, but, you know, it's a little bit different, you know, at this level, from the standpoint of who's blocking you at the receiver position, and you go back and you have guys that are really willing to block and do a good job, leverage wise. So so many times he was like, hey, I can beat this guy inside, and then he's getting washed instead setting the edge and he's doing a lot better job of that."
How were the QBs today?
"I thought he did a really good job. I mean, I thought all four of them, at different times, had good scrimmages. It was funny. I was walking off with Cam and and I said, 'you did a good job' and he said 'I was alright.' And I said, Well, Cam, you gotta always remember part of your game is never gonna show up in the scrimmage. I mean, I'm not gonna let anybody hit you...But you know, the quarterback run game goes to a whole different level whenever he comes in the game."
Have you seen what you've wanted from Behren, throwing the ball away when needed?
"Yeah, he through the ball out of bounds a couple times. It was really good. You know, I thought that he hung in there whenever needed hanging there. We had a couple of good plays with him scrambling. But there were two that he immediately got out of pocket and threw the ball out of bounds, where, I think, last year, in a game, if he was probably getting hit instead of getting the ball out."
Who was in that one's rotation at the OLB positions?
"Isaac at the B, Harvey at the B, Joseph since he didn't go today, you've really got three guys there. I mean, they all do good things, and there's different things that they do well. Then Charles Esters, Amier Washington has had a phenomenal camp. He kind of tweaked his groin yesterday, if it was a game, he would've gone today. I didn't want to get him out there. And then all of a sudden, he gets it worse, and now it's two or three. I mean, he's a young guy. We all saw him in the bowl. He needs a lot of reps, because he is going to make a huge impact on this team. But Esters, Ansel (Nedore) and Sam Carrell were out there with the twos and threes."
Did you mention Dylan Spencer?
"Spencer, we lost him for the year, knee...Practice number one, maybe two. Non-pads, non-contact, so he'll be out for the year...Yeah, bad step kind of over extended, and it's kind of scary when you have a non contact guy."
Have you decided on any redshirts for the year?
"Yeah, bad step kind of over extended, and it's kind of scary when you non contact guys. Cam Dickey is not going to redshirt. Micah Hudson isn't. I hope like crazy that we're not playing four quarterbacks this year or three quarterbacks. We want to play one and get get 2 (Morton) out whenever we need to, and and play 7 (Brown) in certain packages. I mean, there's some guys are really showing up, but those two, for sure, I don't see us redshirting."
How's the helmet communication going?
"Today we went into Jones AT&T stadium, and we cranked up the volume. If y'all didn't hear it, we really cranked it up. I think that's the sound system, even it has more. Gio (@Robert G) was trying to be, I guess, sweet to all the neighbors around stadium, but it was so great for us, because it's the first time, even though we played music, it was the first time that you could definitely see we even popped in crowd noise whenever we were on that the big jumbotron end, and all our quarterbacks had to cover their ears, because, you know, it was hard for those guys to hear. It's been great. You know, all the quarterbacks have the communication whenever they go on the field. And then on the defensive side of the ball, you've got Jacob Rodriguez, you've got Ben Roberts, and you've got Bryce Ramirez with the green dots. It's going to be interesting to me. It's just like it happens in the NFL, you know, you can't have two green dots on the field, so we'll have to have an extra helmet for can Brown, and then my three linebackers. By rule, the free kicks, you can have more than one green dot, meaning kickoff and kickoff return. We'll practice in a second helmet this week with those guys. So we're actually scrimmage number two. We're going to practice where we're going to have those guys on and off to where we'll have to have different helmets, because it's five yard penalty. And, man, you use think about it, it's fourth and four, they're coming out to kick a field goal, and you got cooked two green dots. You just gave him a first down. So all that stuff we gotta practice.
It's gone well, DeRuyter is in the box it's even better for him whenever he gets to be in the box, versus practice. Today was the first day that we worked with the shut off. And so if you remember, in the bowl, we talked the whole time, we got the shut off. So today I'm really anxious to hear what they thought, the players thought, what Kitley thought."
Is Kittley going to talk from the sideline?
"Yea. Y'all have heard me gripe and gripe about this, it's really comical. You're still going to see everybody signal. You can't. Again, we're signaling a little bit different whenever it comes on the offensive side of the ball because you're still talking about your entire secondary. We actually experimented with letting linebacker that has it on tell the other linebacker, and then they were going to communicate to the two levels. We got lit up like a Christmas tree. I mean, it was, it was a fiasco. And so please for all the other coaches that we play, please, don't signal. Have one guy trying to communicate it to everybody on the field whenever you're playing college football and tempo. Hopefully they relook at this after this year, whenever everybody still sees all the boards and all that where people report you're not going to see that they didn't change anything. They just found the easy way to get it passed."
How's the kicker battle?
"I would say today, just off of my thinking, going through it, Gino won the day. They both had some kicks that were 40-plus. You know, with our kicks, we're trying to be, you know, 80 plus percent. When you start talking about 47 yards, kind of, that's the mark. And I know Reese missed one. I don't know what the distance was. I want to say it was, it was a 40 yarder. I think Gino hit all of his. I think coming into this, Reese kind of had a little bit of a lead. I think Gino, you know, won the day. We are trying to put as much pressure for two reasons. Number one, we want to create competition. But number two, Reese has earned the right to be in a battle with Gino. We want to make sure we have the best kicker out there."
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Opening Statement:
"Physical. That's the I'm going to say. It was really one of the most physical scrimmages that we've had since I've been here, on both sides of the ball. Guys that really stood out. Mo (Maurion) Horn at corner, had a really great scrimmage. Ben Roberts at linebacker, Harvey Dyson at outside linebacker Justin Horne, I was really pleased. I've been pleased for the last three or four days, or last three or four practices with Justin Horne, he's really starting to come on. And then our six defensive tackles that played with the ones and twos. Quincy, DB (Carroll), James Hansen, (Jayden) Cofield, (Braylon) Rigsby. I mean, they were really dominant whenever it came to the first part of scrimmage. I was really pleased with that. Defensively dominated the first part of scrimmage. I mean, there were three and outs right off the bat with the ones and the threes, and then the second time the twos came out, it was three and out. Was happy with that on the defensive side of the ball.
Offensively, Drae McCray, had a really good scrimmage. Jordan Brown, I thought had a really good scrimmage. We had some big plays with Josh Kelly, once we got into the red zone lockout period. But the kid that really stood out, and it's cam Dickey roll his ankle in practice, so he didn't go today, and so that pushed J'Koby Williams up to get some with the twos. That kid is special. I mean, in the open field, he had two big runs of 25 and 35 yards. It was really good to see.
Saying that the defense dominated the first part of the scrimmage, the offense dominated the redzone. They won the lockout 18-4. You know, again, really sharp, but a lot of teaching. You know, we had way too many pre snap penalties. We had a Big 12 officials crew, called it just like they're going to call it in September, October, November and December, January. We wanted it called just like that. So we got way too many pre snap penalties. We just got to make sure that we're focused and detailed with that stuff. That's something that's going to be really big going into next week's practice and next week's scrimmage."
How did the OL look, specifically at left tackle?
"Yeah, I thought they did some good things, especially in red zone lockout. We had some good pass pro with the ones, but there was not a lot of, whenever we were going those six guys versus our first offense in the interior, there wasn't a lot of room to run. I mean, they did a good job of, you know, maintaining their gap. They got some knock back. So, you know, excited. So we got to get better, you know, a lot of that, o-line wise is going to be keep working our pad level. We'll have 100% everybody back Monday, because we get Jaxon Hughes fully back. We didn't scrimmage him today, so we'll have all of our lines. So I think this next week is going to be really interesting. Sterling and Dalton played left tackle today with the ones. We had Ty Buchanan playing right tackle, but we had Caleb Rogers playing right tackle at times when DC went in at guard. You know, Vinny is kind of that mainstay right now but we want to make sure that we're getting a good mix of all of them playing together so we can find our best five. You know, I feel the good thing is we have good depth. I thought the twos, whenever they went out there, did a good job. And, you know, the first time the twos went out there, Cam Brown was quarterback, they moved the ball a little bit better than the ones did, but then the ones, whenever they came out in red zone. I mean, they scored twice and it wasn't, I mean, we didn't even come close to putting up a fight with those."
WR Screen & Perimeter Blocking a point of emphasis?
"That was why Drae McCray really stood out. And he stood out because he was on the screen side, as far as getting some of the screens and, you know, producing some good yardage, that probably as a whole, whenever I talk about physicality, the offense and defense of some of those screens, they're really physical. And then we had a big play to get the red zone started to Josh Kelly and Micah Hudson's out there on the edge, blocking and being really physical.
I think, you know, the coaching part is, you know, maintaining your leverage and then understanding, you know, let the defensive guys sometimes, if he starts winning, let him go where he wants to go. Just maintain contact, you know. So he's not just free, making plays on the ball. A lot of it is want to, you got to go out there and you got to want to block on the perimeter, you know, because it's tough. There's going to be a lot of bodies flying around, if we're really running to the football whenever it comes to the screen game."
I saw Bryce Ramirez the other day get dinged up, any update?
"Hamstring, hopefully getting him back. We had a red zone lockout our last one and Jalin Conyers had like a 25 yard touchdown on the red zone lock out. one was at 20.9 miles per hour, and those were 20.8 miles per hour, and you know, he was the one trying to knock him out of bounds on the one yard line and Jalin scored and he tweaked it there."
What about Joseph Adedire?
"Same thing, he got rolled up on a screen. He should be back Monday."
You mentioned Mo Horn earlier, could you go more in detail about his performance?
"It's huge because Bralyn Lux is such a good corner. You talking about a guy when you start looking at guys that have played a lot of college snaps. So we feel great about him. And I thought Mo had a really good spring, but he's taking it to another level. Even if the ball is caught, he is right there battling, you know, to knock the ball out. He's 180 pounds. So you're like, man, 180 pounds. How physical you can be. He's really physical as a corner. And man did a good job attacking the ball today. You know, I thought that the corners, especially early in the scrimmage, I thought the corners really gave our receivers on the outside all they could handle."
Where are you at in the STAR battle between AJ McCarty and Brendan Jordan?
"I feel great about both of them first, we really do feel really good about our two deep I mean, whenever I say our ones went out on defense, I bet we played, I bet we played 22 guys with our ones today, honestly. When you talk about the outside linebacker rotation. You're talking about the deep tackle rotation, and you're talking about inside linebackers. I bet we played 22 guys.
If we're starting a game tomorrow, I would say AJ would be the starter going out. But I feel really good about both of them. They both do some really good things. You know, AJ, is really, does a really good job with coverage. And then he is really, he's a really good Blitzer. I mean, he does a really good job. He's very sudden, and he takes great angles. And then, BJ, no, he's got a little bit more experience in this defense, playing last year. And then he's 210, pounds, so, you know, lining up over a tight end, being physical on the edge. Setting the edge is kind of what he's really good at."
How has Brendan Jordan improved at setting the edge from last season?
"It's all angles. He wanted to set the edge. It wasn't a lack of physicality, but, you know, it's a little bit different, you know, at this level, from the standpoint of who's blocking you at the receiver position, and you go back and you have guys that are really willing to block and do a good job, leverage wise. So so many times he was like, hey, I can beat this guy inside, and then he's getting washed instead setting the edge and he's doing a lot better job of that."
How were the QBs today?
"I thought he did a really good job. I mean, I thought all four of them, at different times, had good scrimmages. It was funny. I was walking off with Cam and and I said, 'you did a good job' and he said 'I was alright.' And I said, Well, Cam, you gotta always remember part of your game is never gonna show up in the scrimmage. I mean, I'm not gonna let anybody hit you...But you know, the quarterback run game goes to a whole different level whenever he comes in the game."
Have you seen what you've wanted from Behren, throwing the ball away when needed?
"Yeah, he through the ball out of bounds a couple times. It was really good. You know, I thought that he hung in there whenever needed hanging there. We had a couple of good plays with him scrambling. But there were two that he immediately got out of pocket and threw the ball out of bounds, where, I think, last year, in a game, if he was probably getting hit instead of getting the ball out."
Who was in that one's rotation at the OLB positions?
"Isaac at the B, Harvey at the B, Joseph since he didn't go today, you've really got three guys there. I mean, they all do good things, and there's different things that they do well. Then Charles Esters, Amier Washington has had a phenomenal camp. He kind of tweaked his groin yesterday, if it was a game, he would've gone today. I didn't want to get him out there. And then all of a sudden, he gets it worse, and now it's two or three. I mean, he's a young guy. We all saw him in the bowl. He needs a lot of reps, because he is going to make a huge impact on this team. But Esters, Ansel (Nedore) and Sam Carrell were out there with the twos and threes."
Did you mention Dylan Spencer?
"Spencer, we lost him for the year, knee...Practice number one, maybe two. Non-pads, non-contact, so he'll be out for the year...Yeah, bad step kind of over extended, and it's kind of scary when you have a non contact guy."
Have you decided on any redshirts for the year?
"Yeah, bad step kind of over extended, and it's kind of scary when you non contact guys. Cam Dickey is not going to redshirt. Micah Hudson isn't. I hope like crazy that we're not playing four quarterbacks this year or three quarterbacks. We want to play one and get get 2 (Morton) out whenever we need to, and and play 7 (Brown) in certain packages. I mean, there's some guys are really showing up, but those two, for sure, I don't see us redshirting."
How's the helmet communication going?
"Today we went into Jones AT&T stadium, and we cranked up the volume. If y'all didn't hear it, we really cranked it up. I think that's the sound system, even it has more. Gio (@Robert G) was trying to be, I guess, sweet to all the neighbors around stadium, but it was so great for us, because it's the first time, even though we played music, it was the first time that you could definitely see we even popped in crowd noise whenever we were on that the big jumbotron end, and all our quarterbacks had to cover their ears, because, you know, it was hard for those guys to hear. It's been great. You know, all the quarterbacks have the communication whenever they go on the field. And then on the defensive side of the ball, you've got Jacob Rodriguez, you've got Ben Roberts, and you've got Bryce Ramirez with the green dots. It's going to be interesting to me. It's just like it happens in the NFL, you know, you can't have two green dots on the field, so we'll have to have an extra helmet for can Brown, and then my three linebackers. By rule, the free kicks, you can have more than one green dot, meaning kickoff and kickoff return. We'll practice in a second helmet this week with those guys. So we're actually scrimmage number two. We're going to practice where we're going to have those guys on and off to where we'll have to have different helmets, because it's five yard penalty. And, man, you use think about it, it's fourth and four, they're coming out to kick a field goal, and you got cooked two green dots. You just gave him a first down. So all that stuff we gotta practice.
It's gone well, DeRuyter is in the box it's even better for him whenever he gets to be in the box, versus practice. Today was the first day that we worked with the shut off. And so if you remember, in the bowl, we talked the whole time, we got the shut off. So today I'm really anxious to hear what they thought, the players thought, what Kitley thought."
Is Kittley going to talk from the sideline?
"Yea. Y'all have heard me gripe and gripe about this, it's really comical. You're still going to see everybody signal. You can't. Again, we're signaling a little bit different whenever it comes on the offensive side of the ball because you're still talking about your entire secondary. We actually experimented with letting linebacker that has it on tell the other linebacker, and then they were going to communicate to the two levels. We got lit up like a Christmas tree. I mean, it was, it was a fiasco. And so please for all the other coaches that we play, please, don't signal. Have one guy trying to communicate it to everybody on the field whenever you're playing college football and tempo. Hopefully they relook at this after this year, whenever everybody still sees all the boards and all that where people report you're not going to see that they didn't change anything. They just found the easy way to get it passed."
How's the kicker battle?
"I would say today, just off of my thinking, going through it, Gino won the day. They both had some kicks that were 40-plus. You know, with our kicks, we're trying to be, you know, 80 plus percent. When you start talking about 47 yards, kind of, that's the mark. And I know Reese missed one. I don't know what the distance was. I want to say it was, it was a 40 yarder. I think Gino hit all of his. I think coming into this, Reese kind of had a little bit of a lead. I think Gino, you know, won the day. We are trying to put as much pressure for two reasons. Number one, we want to create competition. But number two, Reese has earned the right to be in a battle with Gino. We want to make sure we have the best kicker out there."
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STORY: How is an unorthodox training regimen impacting LB Jacob Rodriguez? pres. by BHW Law
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How an unorthodox training regimen is impacting LB Jacob Rodriguez
Rodriguez detailed what his offseasons look like and how a change in his football regimen is impacting him on the field.
Good convo with JRod the other day after practice.
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Not ready for tomorrow!
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Went for a run around campus this morning just living up the memories and praying for my kid to have a great experience while being safe.
Anyone else moving in a kid tomorrow?
One of the best things I've seen today: Jurrien Loftin is back on the field as a Red Raider
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Pardon the sentimental post here. I apologize in advance.
Jurrien Loftin is a kid I've known the last 5 years, but have really gotten to know him the last 3. He is an Aledo graduate and is very good friends with my daughter. In fact, she was the one who brought him to Lubbock for his unofficial visit for the Iowa State game back in 2021. If you recall, that was Sonny Cumbie's first game as interim HC, Joey had just been hired, and Jurrien was invited by Matt Wells. It was an odd situation to say the least. He had never been to campus before--ever--so our family showed him around, and he had Scarlett and Zach sit with him in the recruits section. That was the Garibay 62 yard FG to beat Iowa State. They all rushed the field. Long story short--he was a Red Raider that day.
Jurrien is one of the smartest kids I know. Freakish smart. Could be a doctor, will probably be a lawyer, looking to be an economist. Earned a full academic scholarship to Tech. His summer internship last summer (2023) was in the Australian Parliament. Just a really great kid. And, clearly, one of my favorites.
He's about 6'4" in the 290 - 300 lb range. Subsequently, he is a walk on OL for Joey. Joey even gave him some pub in a press conference as a walk on player of the week. In the Fall of 2022, his first year in the program, he was going thru pass pro in practice and everyone heard his left ankle snap. He was done for the year. After about 6 - 9 months of rehab, he was back for summer workouts in 2023. He was doing really well in practice, and felt like he had a shot at making the travel roster, and would see some playing time vs. Tarleton State. The week of the Tarleton State game, again at practice, he suffered a devastating knee injury. He tried to explain to me how and what happened, but basically he ended up with multiple pieces of cartilage floating around in his knee. It required a total knee replacement. He had to be put on a donor list and had to wait for the right donor to literally die so he could get their knee. (A lot of summary there, but you get the point.) In March of 2024, he flew out to California to have the surgery. The doctors told him that he could not put weight on his knee for 4-6 weeks, and 9 months for complete recovery. Now, 3 months ahead of schedule, he is back in a Texas Tech Football jersey, practicing with the team. I honestly did not think I would see him in a Tech jersey this year.
Sorry for the long post. Just very, very proud of this kid. He had opportunities to go to Baylor or TCU. The coach who invited him on a visit was fired. He didn't know if the new guy wanted him. Hell, he had never seen the campus before. Gets a shot, gets injured, rehabs, makes progress, has a devastating injury, gets a new position coach, works his ass off, and is now back on the field.
PS: HUGE shout out to Joey and the medical team at Tech. It could have been easy to tell him "Sorry buddy, hope you get better". But nope, they stuck with him and took care of him. Good on Joey and his staff.
Jurrien Loftin is a kid I've known the last 5 years, but have really gotten to know him the last 3. He is an Aledo graduate and is very good friends with my daughter. In fact, she was the one who brought him to Lubbock for his unofficial visit for the Iowa State game back in 2021. If you recall, that was Sonny Cumbie's first game as interim HC, Joey had just been hired, and Jurrien was invited by Matt Wells. It was an odd situation to say the least. He had never been to campus before--ever--so our family showed him around, and he had Scarlett and Zach sit with him in the recruits section. That was the Garibay 62 yard FG to beat Iowa State. They all rushed the field. Long story short--he was a Red Raider that day.
Jurrien is one of the smartest kids I know. Freakish smart. Could be a doctor, will probably be a lawyer, looking to be an economist. Earned a full academic scholarship to Tech. His summer internship last summer (2023) was in the Australian Parliament. Just a really great kid. And, clearly, one of my favorites.
He's about 6'4" in the 290 - 300 lb range. Subsequently, he is a walk on OL for Joey. Joey even gave him some pub in a press conference as a walk on player of the week. In the Fall of 2022, his first year in the program, he was going thru pass pro in practice and everyone heard his left ankle snap. He was done for the year. After about 6 - 9 months of rehab, he was back for summer workouts in 2023. He was doing really well in practice, and felt like he had a shot at making the travel roster, and would see some playing time vs. Tarleton State. The week of the Tarleton State game, again at practice, he suffered a devastating knee injury. He tried to explain to me how and what happened, but basically he ended up with multiple pieces of cartilage floating around in his knee. It required a total knee replacement. He had to be put on a donor list and had to wait for the right donor to literally die so he could get their knee. (A lot of summary there, but you get the point.) In March of 2024, he flew out to California to have the surgery. The doctors told him that he could not put weight on his knee for 4-6 weeks, and 9 months for complete recovery. Now, 3 months ahead of schedule, he is back in a Texas Tech Football jersey, practicing with the team. I honestly did not think I would see him in a Tech jersey this year.
Sorry for the long post. Just very, very proud of this kid. He had opportunities to go to Baylor or TCU. The coach who invited him on a visit was fired. He didn't know if the new guy wanted him. Hell, he had never seen the campus before. Gets a shot, gets injured, rehabs, makes progress, has a devastating injury, gets a new position coach, works his ass off, and is now back on the field.
PS: HUGE shout out to Joey and the medical team at Tech. It could have been easy to tell him "Sorry buddy, hope you get better". But nope, they stuck with him and took care of him. Good on Joey and his staff.
Can’t wait to watch Micah Hudson play this season
- By B. Golan
- Inside The Double T
- 22 Replies
Just drafted Micah Hudson with the first pick in the Adopt A Red Raider draft.
This dude is going to be so special.
Some great content put out by the guys this week (shoutout @J. Apodaca and @J. Ramirez)
Micah Hudson garnering praise from multiple angles off of fall camp rebound
Five-star wideout Micah Hudson is making a splash in fall camp after missing spring ball.
Micah Hudson leaning on rare mentality, maturity in adjustment to college
Tech's highest rated recruit broke down his adjustment to college and how he is dealing with lofty expectations.
This dude is super impressive in a media setting. Can’t remember the last time a true freshman was even made available let alone was this media savvy and confident.
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Some of the more fun Micah Hudson’s threads throughout his recruitment:
Visit for spring practice: https://texastech.forums.rivals.com/threads/5-star-wr-micah-hudson.178954/
The Ketch thread: https://texastech.forums.rivals.com/threads/ketch-being-dumb-micah-hudson-edition.180120/
Official visit recap: https://texastech.forums.rivals.com...-micah-hudson-recaps-ov-at-texas-tech.180901/
At state 7v7: https://texastech.forums.rivals.com/threads/micah-hudson-at-state-7v7-update-2-22-pm.181019/
6/21 bat signal thread: https://texastech.forums.rivals.com/threads/6-21-bat-signal.180967/
The biggest and best CFS in Texas: https://texastech.forums.rivals.com/threads/ot-the-biggest-and-best-cfs-in-texas.180955/
Commit thread: https://texastech.forums.rivals.com/threads/five-star-wr-micah-hudson-to-tech.183273/
UPDATE: Friday Flare - new 2025 commitment, new 2025 DT target + more
- By M. Clare
- Inside The Double T
- 11 Replies
good morning boys and girls, happy Friday!
in this week's Flare we cover...
Friday Flare
Perfect for passionate Texas Tech fans like us, chocolate milk isn’t just a delicious treat—it’s packed with nutrients that keep you energized. Whether you’re finishing a workout, tailgating, celebrating a big win, or just need a tasty pick-me-up, chocolate milk is your go-to drink for strength and recovery AND treating yo’ self! Let’s raise our glasses and toast to a season of victories and unforgettable moments with chocolate milk by our side.
Check out everything there is to know about chocolate milk (plus milk, cheese, yogurt, YOU NAAAAME it), and the hardworking dairy farmers that provide it for you here: https://www.dairymax.org/
@Williermo
in this week's Flare we cover...
- new 2025 commitment
- new 2025 DT target
- commit highlights
- recruiting around the Big 12
Friday Flare
Perfect for passionate Texas Tech fans like us, chocolate milk isn’t just a delicious treat—it’s packed with nutrients that keep you energized. Whether you’re finishing a workout, tailgating, celebrating a big win, or just need a tasty pick-me-up, chocolate milk is your go-to drink for strength and recovery AND treating yo’ self! Let’s raise our glasses and toast to a season of victories and unforgettable moments with chocolate milk by our side.
Check out everything there is to know about chocolate milk (plus milk, cheese, yogurt, YOU NAAAAME it), and the hardworking dairy farmers that provide it for you here: https://www.dairymax.org/
@Williermo