Texas Tech shocked Texas on Friday night, scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to snatch a 27-23 victory away from the Longhorns and clinch bowl eligibility in the final game of the regular season.
So why is the result of two former Southwest Conference rivals news for SMU fans? Because after the win, Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt declared that head coach Kliff Kingsbury would return to Lubbock next season.
Kingsbury's job status was the subject of much speculation the past weeks, especially after last weekend's 27-3 defeat. And when people hypothesized about who could replace Kingsbury at Tech, one of the first names that came to mind was SMU head coach Chad Morris.