RED RAIDER GAMEDAY
THE SPRING GAME
RED RAIDER GAMEDAY is published each week prior to a home football game at Jones AT&T Stadium. It is intended to be an information source for fans attending the game. For the latest information on Texas Tech Football and all other sports, please visit us online at www.texastech.com. JONES AT&T STADIUM Jones AT&T Stadium Jones AT&T Stadium is located on the Texas Tech campus near the intersection of Marsha Sharp Freeway and University Avenue. Directions: From Lubbock International Airport - Take I-27 south to downtown, take Marsha Sharp Freeway exit and head west (right turn). The stadium will be on the left. From US Highway 84 - Follow US 84 to I-27 and head north (right turn). Take Marsha Sharp Freeway exit and head West (left turn) The stadium will be on the left. From US Highway 82 - US Highway 82 turns into the Marsha Sharp Freeway at I-27. Continue heading west until you reach the stadium.
The 2011 Texas Tech Spring Game Texas Tech will hold its annual Spring Game on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Jones AT&T Stadium. The game will feature the Red Team vs. the Black Team and will give Tech fans their first glimpse at the 2011 Red Raider football team. The game will consist of four quarters (clock will run continuously in the fourth quarter) and a 15-minute halftime period. The game will follow traditional scoring, rules and procedures.
Parking
contents will be denied entry to the stadium. • Policy for stadium scan-outs (pass-outs) remains the same but patrons may not carry items into the stands upon reentry. • Smoking is prohibited within the stadium. Those patrons wishing to smoke must exit the stadium through one of the main gates and receive a pass-out. • Fans are reminded that only persons with an issued credential are permitted on the playing field. Violators will be escorted from the stadium and will not be allowed to return.
All parking around Jones AT&T Stadium is on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no charge for parking and parking can’t be reserved in advance. Fans will enter the stadium through gates 1 and 2 and will be seated on the west side of the stadium. All fans who tailgate in campus parking lots are asked to allow room for cars to drive through all driving lanes safely. Please assist us in our efforts in to keep the parking areas clean by discarding your trash properly.
Official Texas Tech Gear
Ticket Sales and Will Call
Fans who plan on tailgating on Saturday can tune in their portable radios to the Texas Tech Sports Network on Double T 104.3 beginning at 7 a.m. Double T 104.3, the flagship station of Texas Tech sports, will offer extensive pre-game and post-game coverage live from their gameday set on campus. Fans are encouraged to visit the set which will be located in front of the Frazier Alumni Pavilion across the street from Jones AT&T Stadium. The network pregame show gets underway at 12:30 p.m. from the broadcast booth inside Jones AT&T Stadium.
Admission will be $5 for adults (children 18 and under are free) and can be purchased in advance online at texastech.com or through the athletics ticket office at (806) 742-TECH. • Tech students are free with valid student ID. • Tickets will be available for purchase at Gate 1 on Saturday and fans are asked to please bring cash for these transactions. • Existing club/suite ticket holders may purchase access to these areas for $20. To purchase these tickets, please contact the athletics ticket office at (806) 742-TECH. • In addition, the athletics department will be accepting non-perishable food items as part of a food drive to benefit the South Plains Food Bank. Stadium gates (Gates 1 and 2) will open at 11 a.m. Will Call Gates • General Will Call is located at the ticket office (North end of Stadium) • Media Will Call is located at Gate 1C - Overhead Door • Texas Tech Player Guest Will Call is located at Gate 1C - Overhead Door
Jones AT&T Stadium Security Security at Jones AT&T Stadium has been increased for the 2011 season to make Red Raider Football games a safe and enjoyable experience. The following is a list of guidelines to remember on gameday. • No video cameras, long lens still cameras, electronic equipment cases, backpacks, knapsacks, large bags (14”L by 7”w by 11”H), banners, fireworks, umbrellas, strollers, tripods, camera cases, alcoholic beverages, seatbacks with armrests or wider than 16” coolers, cans, bottles, wine skins, flasks or outside food/drink may be carried into the stadium. • All containers, including handbags and binocular cases, are subject to visual inspection. Patrons who refuse to allow visual inspection of
Red Raider Fans can purchase officially licensed Texas Tech gear at various locations around the stadium on Saturday. The official store of Texas Tech Athletics is the Double T Zone and is located on the bottom level of the east side stadium building. The Double T Zone will also offer remote locations on each side of the stadium before and during the game.
Red Raiders On The Air
Saturday’s game will be televised locally on the Texas Tech Sports Network - KYML, My Lubbock TV, 14.1/22.2 (AT&T U-Verse 14, Suddenlink 6/106, Dish Network 14 and NTS 6).
PREGAME ACTIVITIES THURSDAY
Midnight Raiders Join members of the Saddle Tramps in one of Texas Tech’s oldest traditions, the wrapping of the Will Rogers statue. Midnight Raiders begins at 7 p.m. each Thursday night prior to home football games. Members of the Saddle Tramps wrap the statue with red crepe paper so that it is completely red for the final day of classes and for gameday. Once the statue is wrapped, the traditional bell circle is formed and all fans in attendance are able to participate. The Saddle Tramps along with other Tech students then tie red and black crepe paper all throughout campus to complete the event. The Will Rogers Statue is located next to Memorial Circle in the heart of the Texas Tech campus.