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Texas Tech football’s Romello Height on the addition of Stanford transfer David Bailey
Texas Tech football’s Romello Height on the addition of Stanford transfer David Bailey
The Texas Tech football team reached an unofficial stopping point on its pursuit of talent in the NCAA transfer portal when the Red Raiders added 17 players during the 20-day window in December.
However, at programs going through a coaching change, players have a 30-day window to ponder going elsewhere. That put another big fish on the market when Stanford fired coach Troy Taylor on March 25.
Stanford edge rusher David Bailey had his name entered into the portal, signed on Saturday with Texas Tech and practiced with the Red Raiders on Tuesday. Bailey graduated from Stanford, which had winter-quarter exams from March 17-21 and conferral of degrees last week.
The 6-foot-3, 250-pound graduate of Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei High School played in 33 games for the Cardinal over the past three seasons. He was credited with 31 tackles last season, a career low, but made seven sacks, eight quarterback hurries and five forced fumbles, all career highs. Over his career, Bailey’s been credited with 111 tackles, including 22 1/2 tackles for loss and 14 1/2 sacks.
During the December period, Tech added edge rusher Romello Height, who made 4 1/2 sacks last season with Georgia Tech after playing two years each at Auburn and Southern Cal.
Bailey donned jersey No. 31 for Tuesday’s practice.
“I don’t see it as competition. I definitely see it as more depth,” Height said. “We need it. That’s taking more snaps off of me. When it comes time, David Bailey can come in with fresh legs and the (offensive) tackle is going to have to ……
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Publish date : 2025-04-09 02:45:00
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