Nate Night Thoughts: Will Texas Tech be known for its defense in 2018?

The Red Raiders have been known as an offensive power since the new millennium started. The Air Raid offense has brought inflated numbers to college football and no team has taken more advantage of that than the Red Raiders. Texas Tech has had incredibly prolific offenses, but lost in the 4,000 yard passers and 1,000 yard receivers over the years has been the defense.

Gibbs’ 806D returns 10 starters this fall and after the improvements on defense last year, it’s time to be excited about what this defense can do. Last year’s unit forced 29 turnovers which led the Big 12 and was ranked 6th nationally. Texas Tech had not forced that many turnovers since 2008. Additionally, the 806D had 4…