With Tuesday’s news that Texas Tech special teams and outside receivers coach Darren Chiaverini is leaving the program to join the coaching staff at his alma mater Colorado, Kliff Kingsbury now has five assistant coaching jobs to fill this offseason.
And while this unusual situation might appear to those outside of the Texas Tech circle as a sign that the football program is in trouble, the reality is that this offseason presents a tremendous opportunity for the Red Raiders to improve by hiring quality assistant coaches.
This is not to say that former assistants Mike Smith, Trey Haverty, Kevin Curtis, Mike Jenks and Chiaverini are poor coaches.