When Matt Wells’ name began to surface as a leading candidate in last fall’s coaching search, most Texas Tech football fans had never heard of the 45-year-old Utah State head coach. And that was a huge reason that most were initially against his hiring.
We all prefer that which we are familiar with or at least have some knowledge of. Thus the reason that Red Raider fans were hoping for candidates such as West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen, Troy’s Neal Brown, or UNT’s Seth Littrell, is that all have coached at Tech at one time or another.
But after just a few months on the job, Wells has been able to ingratiate himself to the Texas Tech fan base and the community of Lubbock.