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Tech notes: Keenon Ward welcomes return from long layoff

Keenon Ward made it back from a fractured right forearm while missing only one month of football. Don’t try telling him that. To Ward, it felt like the calendar flipped more than once.

“For sure, it was rough,” the Texas Tech safety said Tuesday. “After the whole recovery thing, it felt like I missed eight weeks and it’s only been four. It feels like I’ve been out forever, so I’m just really trying to get back to the flow of things.

“The surgery took a lot out of my arm. I’m really trying to get that strength back.