Texas Tech brought in 18 scholarship newcomers this season, about half of whom have already played. Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been updating the progress of freshmen who are redshirting and some other young players for whom Tech coaches have expectations.
Name: Kolin Hill
Class: Sophomore
Position: Defensive end
High school: Schertz Clemens
Background: Hill transferred to Tech from Notre Dame, where he played in nine games last year as a freshman, making 10 tackles and two sacks. Two years ago as a senior at Schertz Clemens, he was credited with 96 tackles, 13 sacks and 10 pass breakups for an 8-3 team.