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Texas Tech football: Matt Wells has chance to begin winning over home fans

There was once a time when Jones Stadium was the most dreaded stadium in the Big 12 for visiting teams. But after a decade of futility, the Texas Tech football team has allowed most of the Jones’ mystique to blow away in the West Texas wind.

This weekend provides Matt Wells his first opportunity to begin restoring the Red Raiders’ lost home-field advantage by beating No. 21 Oklahoma State. If he does, it will be the first time since 2013 that a ranked team has left Lubbock in defeat.

When Kliff Kingsbury coached his first-ever Big 12 game six years ago, his unranked Red Raiders slugged out a 20-10 win over No.