Right now, ahead of the Orange Bowl, there’s not a single college football team that is better at stopping the run than the Texas Tech Red Raiders. And that feels like such a weird thing to say about Texas Tech given the modern history of this program (and the fact that the Red Raiders have been allergic to playing defense for much of the past quarter century).
But it’s the truth. Ahead of the Orange Bowl, Texas Tech is boasting the best run defense in the country. The Red Raiders are really good at stopping their opponents when folks try to run the ball.