Another year, another defensive coordinator, another challenge to Texas Tech safety Keenon Ward to show he can tackle.
New DC David Gibbs said at the start of preseason practice he has “got to get him to tackle better,” echoing something Tech coaches said about Ward after the 2013 season.
The 5-foot-9, 205-pound junior from Snyder is used to it.
“I guess he’s questioning my tackling, but I’m confident in my tackling,” Ward said Wednesday. “I’m not really scared of making tackles, and my confidence level’s not down on that. I’ve just got to prove to him that I can tackle, because the numbers show that I can.