Texas Tech football: WR McLane Mannix will make huge impact this fall

This weekend, the Texas Tech football team received fantastic news when McLane Mannix, an inside receiver who transferred from Nevada this offseason, was granted a waiver allowing him to play this fall.

In the two decades that the Texas Tech football team has been at the forefront of college football’s spread passing attack revolution, the Red Raider offense has almost always featured standout slot receivers. Players like Wes Welker, Danny Amendola, Jakke Grant, Eric Morris and Keke Coutee have all excelled in the slot for the Red Raiders making Texas Tech football synonymous with the position.

But heading into this offseason, there was a huge question about which member of the current roster…