Piling up honors is a seemingly annual thing for Zach Thomas.
That was true when he was a player, and it remains so in his retirement.
A year after he was selected for the College Football Hall of Fame, the much-decorated linebacker will be inducted this fall into the Texas Tech Ring of Honor, becoming the fifth member of the exclusive club.
“Zach Thomas remains one of, if not the best, linebackers in Texas Tech history,” athletic director Kirby Hocutt said in Tech’s announcement Thursday. “As I’ve said before, induction into the Ring of Honor is reserved for the best of the best and Zach’s accomplishments are certainly worthy of induction.