Dallas Morning News · Mar 11, 2019
Texas Tech key spring issues: Who will fill in at outside linebacker for the Red Raiders?
Editor's note: This is the fourth of a five-part series examining issues surrounding the 2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Texas Tech returns a solid athlete at inside linebacker with 6-1, 240 pound senior Jordyn Brooks anticipated to reprise his role. He led the Red Raiders with 78 total tackles a season ago.
But who will fill in at outside linebacker under Keith Patterson's new defensive scheme? The new defensive coordinator said he has changed the position, which Patterson calls 'Raider,' to more of a defensive end or pass rush role -- 40 percent linebacker in comparison to the defensive line.
We got one!
Jordyn Brooks makes a great play to pick off Robinson in the endzone!