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The Texas Tech football team is less than seven weeks away from taking the field for the Aug. 31 season opener against Abilene Christian. This season, the attraction is more than just the team and the games, though, as Tech’s $242 million football facilities project moves closer to completion.
The Avalanche-Journal sat down with Tech deputy athletics director Jonathan Botros recently for an update on the progress.
Here are key dates to know:
Texas Tech football coaches move in: July 19
For the past two decades, Texas Tech football coaches officed in the Football Training Facility, the one-level structure just southeast of the stadium. That was razed to make way for the two-story Dustin R. Womble Football Center that’s currently under construction.
Joey McGuire and his assistants, working out of suites in the west-side stadium building the past few months, will move into their new offices in the south end zone building this coming week.
“When we start camp, all the student-athletes will be able to visit, use the position meeting rooms in the south end zone,” Botros said. “We will likely use the field club as the large team meeting room. So we’ll be completely out of the west side so we can start prepping that for fans for game day.”
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July 31 is the first day of practice for the Red Raiders. At that point, they’ll be able to use the portable locker rooms in the east parking lot of the stadium or the new team locker room in the south end zone.
“We’ll just play that by ear when camp starts on which facility,” Botros said, “or if they want to use both.”
Visitors’ locker room: July 31
Tech officials approved construction of the new street-level…
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Author : Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Publish date : 2024-07-14 09:10:28
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