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Tennis coach Siegel retires after 23 years Texas Tech men’s tennis coach Tim Siegel has decided to retire after leading the program for 23 years.

Assistant coach James Wilson will serve as the SIEGEL interim coach as the program conducts a nationwide search for a new coach, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

“This decision will allow me to spend more time with my family,” Siegel said in the release. “I look forward to pursuing coaching and teaching here in Lubbock. These past 23 years have been incredible. I want to thank all of my former and current players, and all of the great people I have worked with at Tech.

I love Texas Tech with all my heart, and will continue to be the biggest supporter of this great University. Guns up!”

Siegel won 330 dual meets and led the Red Raiders to 12 NCAA Championship appearances over his 23 seasons, according to the release.

In his final season, the Red Raiders made the NCAA Finals for doubles for the second time in the past four years.

Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt said Tech greatly appreciates Siegel making the Red Raiders one of the top programs in the nation.

“We appreciate Tim’s years of service at Texas Tech,” he said in the release. “He leaves behind a successful program that earned two consecutive NCAA Championship berths, along with nine NCAA appearances in the previous 11 years.” ➤➤@JeremyK_DT

Blue Bell to begin trial runs at Alabama plant MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Blue Bell Creameries said Wednesday that it plans test production runs at its Alabama plant as the company inches toward putting its ice cream back on grocery store shelves.

Blue Bell notified Alabama health officials and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of its plans for its plant in Sylacauga, Ala. The company shut down production and issued a national recall after the company’s ice cream was linked to 10 listeria illnesses in four states, including three deaths in Kansas.

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Lubbock adjusts to issuing same-sex marriage licenses

By MICHAEL CANTU Staff Writer

With a U.S. Supreme Court vote that brought down all state bans on same-sex marriage late last month, Texas was among the few that challenged the ruling. Initially refusing licenses around different parts of the state, this week all Texas counties had no choice but to issue licenses to everyone.

According to the Texas Tribune, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has conceded a separate legal challenge to the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. With many opinions being directed toward Paxton’s office as to how unfair the refusal to issue licenses was, the state had no choice but to make sure counties around Texas were willing and able to issue all marriage licenses.

Lubbock County was among the many holdouts to issuing licenses after the ruling on June 26, but County Clerk Kelly Pinion said it was not because of personal opinion, but in trying to get the official application up to date.

“My main goal was to have an end product that didn’t have the suffixes, Mr. or Ms.,” Pinion said. “To get that done it was a challenge that the software company worked with us on.”

In changing the application to make it completely gender neutral, the office is in compliance on the back end of things, she said. However, now that Lubbock County has changed its marriage license application to be completely gender neutral, there are now only marriage licenses, not same-sex marriage licenses.

Through this, Pinion hopes there will not be any opportunity to segregate anybody who wants a license, she said. All across the state, the same change is being made because it was the state of Texas that initially had the suffixes changed to make the application more gender neutral.

The biggest obstacle the clerk faced was being in compliance with the law instantaneously, Pinion said. Normally when there are changes to laws, county offices have until the next January to be in full compliance, but in this case people wanted full compliance the same day the ruling was issued.

“Anything that I do in my office, I want to be sure it gets done right the first time.

I don’t like going back and re-doing and correcting,” she said. “And I needed to get

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RAIDER RED PLAYS a game of dodgeball with attendees of Texas Tech’s Band and Orchestra Camp on Wednesday at Urbanovsky Park. The Band and Orchestra Camp runs until July 11.

Organization assists visually impaired students with job opportunities

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Married benefits available for same-sex spouses of Texas Tech employees In accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 ruling, Texas Tech is now enrolling samesex spouses for employee coverage and services at the same cost as opposite-sex spouses.

While previously unable to receive the same coverage, such as Medicare and retirement benefits, same-sex couples are now able to enroll for these through Tech’s human resources department, Chris Cook, Tech spokesperson, said. The initial enrollment period began on July 1 and will last until July 31.

This enrollment period is specifically for the Tech employees who have been previously married in other states, according to the guidelines posted by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

For new same-sex marriages occurring after June 26, couples will have 30 days to enroll for services from the date of their marriage.

Tech insurance is administered by the Employee Retirement Program of Texas, Cook said.

The services provided by this program include medical coverage by United Health Care, dental coverage by Humana Dental and optional insurance coverage.

For more information regarding Tech employee benefits, information is available at http:// depts.ttu.edu/hr/.

direction on how to formulate a plan, and come up with a path to take and get it right the first time.”

Pinion was adamant on making sure the County Clerk’s office was issuing a good product, free of letters crossed out by markers and no use of white-out to get rid of unneeded or unfair application points, she said. With each document different from all the others by a serial number, there was no way the office was able to issue a license and then go back and correct later.

Because it has a paperless system, there was no way to keep the accounting correct on the issuing on licenses if the office did not approach this in the manner it is now, she said.

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Started in 1995, Project SWEEP (Summer Work Experience and Empowerment Program) has assisted hundreds of visually impaired and blind students each summer in finding jobs, acquiring necessary job skills and, most importantly, meeting kindred spirits.

Project SWEEP is a five-week residential program for teenagers who are visually impaired or blind, Stephanie Campbell, certified orientation and mobility specialist and Project SWEEP supervisor, said. The students stay at the Texas Tech campus during the five-week period.

“The first week they learn job readiness skills, and the second through the fifth week they go to work,” Campbell said. “It’s sort of like an internship.”

The students are placed in areas of their interest, she said, where they acquire essential job skills. Additionally, they get an opportunity to learn independent living skills in orientation and mobility.

The students also go back home during weekends and visit their families, Campbell said.

“The kids are wonderful. They have a great time, and it’s a really good opportunity for them to meet other students like themselves,” she said.

SAVANNAH O’KEEFFE IS one of many teenage students who are a part of Project SWEEP, which assists visually impaired students with job opportunities. O’Keeffe serves food and works in the kitchen at The Market at Stangel/Murdough.

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tegral in coming up with a quarterly information system for the company.

With this experience, along with working on online professional journals throughout his career, Schulze handpicked Wetherbe to be the one in charge of coming up with the EIX platform, Wetherbe said.

“He knew that I had worked on premier journals in the field of information systems,” Wetherbe said, “and (Schulze) is trying to create a thought-leadership platform for entrepreneurs that is state of the art.”

Working on the EIX for about a year and a half, Wetherbe has created a free open-access resource for any student, faculty or practicing entrepreneur. The goal, according to the website, is to spotlight innovative ideas and research quicker than traditional scholarly journals and subject them to professional peer reviews.

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Creating a national program that would support top scholars around the country, the Richard M. Schulze Foundation has awarded James Wetherbe, a professor in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration, the Distinguished Professor of Business Award.

Wetherbe said he has known Richard Schulze for nearly 25 years and has helped the Schulze Foundation in getting a thought-media platform that was social media based.

As the founder of Entrepreneur and Initiative Exchange, Wetherbe has created an entrepreneurial thinktank for the foundation.

Originally serving on Schulze’s board of directors in the formative years of Best Buy, the company that Schulze founded, Wetherbe was in-

The website makes it easy for users to register and submit articles of any type, and tagging and filtering articles in the website makes it easy for the user and editors to follow the articles. Once the required number of EIX editors endorse an article or another submission, it will then be officially published, according to the website.

“We publish articles, research, practitioner articles, commentary, interviews, all sorts of things,” Wetherbe said. “We kind of run this like American Idol.”

If three editors endorse a piece and publish a person’s work on the website, it is then subject to crowd sourcing and feedback, he said.

“I refer to it as an intellectual amusement park for entrepreneurs,” Wetherbe said. “There’s just a lot of fun stuff out there.”

As editor-in-chief of EIX,

Wetherbe also does his best to keep the editorial board of the website looking for and recruiting people to submit their research or commentary to the website, he said. Doing this sort of work is the reason Wetherbe has been given the award from the foundation.

The website also gives a Schulze award, and through this the author of a research piece can receive a scholarship to the university of his or her choice. The award is given to different categories of research, commentary and different projects and proposals, Wetherbe said.

“Something that we’re launching in September is we will give $50,000 (in) scholarship(s) to students,” he said. “What they’ll do is prepare about a 20 minute video business proposal, and they’ll send them in, and the top ten will get a $5,000 scholarship.”

release. Conference papers, journal articles, research books and book chapters were included in the study.

The list only included universities with four or more full-time marketing professors, and the release named Rawls Business Leadership Program Director and Associate Professor Mayukh Dass, Senior Associate Dean Debbie Laverie and Professor Shelby Hunt as widely known throughout the country.

“The Rawls College is proud of its long heritage of impacting the disci-

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Monday 3:52 p.m. — A Texas Tech officer responded to a medical emergency at the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center. A student injured his knee while playing basketball. He was transported to University Medical Center.

Tuesday 7:26 p.m. — A Tech officer issued a citation to a non-student for leaving a

child in a vehicle following suspicious activity in the 2400 block of Main Street. The incident was reported to Child Protective Services.

11:47 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for driving with an invalid license following a traffic stop in the 2900 block of 19th Street.

The non-student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail. The vehicle was

released to the owner.

3:21 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for public intoxication and resisting arrest after observing suspicious activity in the Whataburger parking lot at 2400 9th Street. The nonstudent was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

Information provided by B.J. Watson of the Tech Police Department.

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the consideration of the Hance Chapel contract.

“We don’t restrict who rents the chapel so the chapel is open to all individuals that meet the requirements of the contract and the payments,” Ruiz said. “We don’t have any restrictions on religious groups or anything in there, either.”

In keeping up with the work of Lubbock County, PFLAG of Lubbock, an organization designated to help parents of LGBTQ children better their relationship, was following the clerk’s office patiently. In finding out the County Clerk was ready and able to issue licenses, many members

of PFLAG were excited.

“I think it’s a big step forward for equality and dignity,” Grace Rogers, PFLAG Board Member, said.

Staying in touch with the County Clerk, the group kept the efforts of Pinion and her staff in high regard as they were working on fixing the licensing process, Tony Thornton, president of PFLAG, said.

“I think her legal counsel had been involved, and they got it done,” Thornton said. “So we were very happy that they were willing to do that, and that (Pinion) didn’t have any objection to issuing licenses from a personal standpoint.”

Even though it may seem, in the public eye, that Lubbock County was hesitant to issue same-sex marriage licenses, Pinion says her office was hard at work trying to come up with a way to be able to issue licenses in a fair manner. With the new system in place, there will not be any distinction between traditional marriage licenses and same-sex licenses in the hope the county can stay fair and balanced.

“The efficiency of our paperless environment was the biggest hurdle,” Pinion said. “Once a record is made it is permanent, it does not get changed.”

award, and funding and designation are made by the Schulze Foundation board, Mark Dienhart, president and CEO of the foundation, said.

“Recommendations to the board come from a committee the board has created to evaluate the credentials of possible awardees,” he said.

“Up to three more such awards could and likely will be made by the board before year’s end.”

Recipients for this professorship will receive a $50,000 research stipend annually, according to the Schulze Foundation website.

“Sometimes people create a professorship and they put the money in the school,” Wetherbe said. “What (Schulze) is doing is he’s leaving money in his foundation, so he can give it to professors wherever they may be, and not be restricted to giving it to the university.” ➤➤@MIchaelCantuDT

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Tech marketing faculty research ranked 48th in world A recent study published in the Australian Marketing Journal ranked Texas Tech’s Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration marketing faculty research No. 48 among the top 500 research universities in the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

The study, conducted by researchers from Australian universities, examined the impact of the research done by researchers at 500 top universities from 2001-2013, according to a Tech news

The website also has a category for doctoral students to send in a proposal and try for a doctoral fellowship worth $10,000, he said, and EIX plans to fund the top five doctoral candidates.

With his year and a half dedicated to working on EIX, Wetherbe said this is yet another feather in his professional cap. Writing 35 books, serving on numerous boards of directors and putting aside time to be a professor, he said the most fun he has had was through the EIX website.

“I’ve had a lot of big projects,” he said, “but this is one that I’m just — I view this as the last big project of my career.”

Wetherbe is the first ever to receive the Distinguished Professor of Business award, he said. Even more profound is the way professors receive this award. The foundation does not accept applications for the

pline of marketing through the high quality of its research,” Lance Nail, dean of the College of Business, said in the release. “This study validates that impact. Our area of marketing ranks in the top 50 departments in the world, top 40 in the United States and top 25 among public universities. We are fortunate to have senior scholars like Shelby Hunt build this legacy, and are excited to add outstanding junior faculty to our ranks to build upon that legacy.”

As far as change goes on the Texas Tech campus, representatives from the Kent R. Hance Chapel are continuing to keep the chapel open to anyone who stays in compliance with their contract, Kym H. Ruiz, representative from the Hance Chapel, said.

There is no policy on same-sex marriages at the chapel, meaning anyone who would like to reserve it is just as eligible as anyone else, she said. The chapel is rented to interested parties that meet

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Editorial: Grasses around Will Rogers statue create traffic hazard T exas Tech’s Campus Beautification Project has greatly improved the look of the Broadway entrance to campus with the addition of new trees and landscaping. It’s a worthwhile endeavor to be sure, but one likely unforeseen and potentially dangerous result has occurred.

The grasses planted around the Will Rogers and Soapsuds statue have unfortunately created a traffic hazard.

Drivers coming onto campus from the Broadway entrance and turning onto Memorial Circle next to the statue need to be able to look to the left to see oncoming traffic coming around the circle. The problem is that the grasses on the west side of the statue have grown so high that most drivers, unless driving a high-profile vehicle, can’t see over them.

Drivers approaching the statue on Memorial Circle also can have trouble seeing traffic coming onto the circle. This doesn’t give drivers much time to react, which could potentially cause an accident.

Oncoming vehicles aren’t

the only hazard here, either.

Pedestrian and bicycle traffic could be even more difficult for drivers to see, which could potentially create a more dangerous situation.

This will become a much larger safety issue in August when more than 35,000 students, plus faculty, staff, buses and visitors, all are traversing across campus. There are already so many distractions when traveling on campus, so obstructing the view of drivers is just creating a recipe for disaster.

The aesthetic value of the landscaping is not in question, but the safety of those on campus could be at stake.

Campus officials should either ensure the grasses are regularly trimmed so traffic can see over them, or simply replace the grasses with something that won’t grow so high.

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GRASS SURROUNDING THE Will Rogers and Soapsuds statue near Memorial Circle has grown high enough to impede line-of-sight for vehicles attempting to enter the roundabout.

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Kinsey Freeman, a senior at Iowa Park High School in Wichita Falls, is a participant in Project SWEEP this year.

Freeman is legally blind and is working at Market Street during her five weeks at Project SWEEP this summer.

“It makes me feel a lot better to actually be doing something,” Freeman said. “I’ve done sacking in the front, sacking groceries, I’ve done some work in the bakery, I’ve done cleaning.”

She works at Market Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and also rides the city buses, she said.

Everyone has been really inviting and understanding, Freeman said, and she has learned a lot in just two weeks.

“I can already tell a difference in myself just within two weeks,” Freeman said. “A lot of that has to do with the staff, their willingness to help and trying to make it fun along with the work. The staff is great.”

Many students in Project SWEEP come from small communities where it can be hard to find jobs, especially ones that require accommodation for

those who are visually impaired or blind, Campbell said.

Project SWEEP is an environment for them to learn both job skills and some independent living, she said.

“Some of our kids are going to be going off to college,” Campbell said. “So being able to learn how to live in the dorms, go to the cafeteria and navigate campus is going to be really beneficial for them in the future.”

Additionally, the students in the program get to meet other students who have visual impairment, Campbell said, so it also functions as a support group.

“Seeing where they were at the very beginning of the program and to see where they are at the end, and how much progress they’ve made during that, it’s great to see,” she said.

Orientation and mobility interns in Project SWEEP play a major role in the program, helping students get acclimated to the program, residence halls, job sites and the Tech campus.

Shelley Campbell, one of the orientation and mobility interns this summer, is a recent graduate of the Orientation and Mobility Certification Preparation Program offered by the Virginia

Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Visual Impairment at Tech.

Although it is a large amount of work, Shelley Campbell said she has had an opportunity to learn a lot working with the students.

What sets Project SWEEP apart from other programs is its emphasis on employment, she said.

“I like the component of the employment for the kids because summer camp is usually just all about fun,” Shelley Campbell said. “While there’s tons of fun activities, there’s also lots of independent living skills that we are teaching and working on.”

First started as a day program in 1995, Project SWEEP initially served Lubbock students only.

In 1997, the program was made into a residential program and expanded to include students from Amarillo all the way to the Oklahoma area, Lubbock, Abilene, Wichita Falls and Midland/Odessa.

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Department of Labor probing Austin police AUSTIN (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor has confirmed that it’s investigating the Austin Police Department, and documents obtained by a Texas newspaper indicate that it’s about unpaid overtime.

The Labor Department said its Wage and Hour Division is looking into complaints against the Police Department, but it wouldn’t comment further. The Austin American-Statesman reported that documents point to the review involving officers showing up early for work so they’re ready when their shifts officially begin.

City Manager Marc Ott notified city council members in a Wednesday memo that the agency had contacted its law department over concerns for work performed by some police officers prior to the start of their patrol shifts.

hen Whataburger shortened its breakfast hours last month due to egg shortages, Texans were grief stricken.

When Gov. Greg Abbott signed the open carry bill into law last month, many Texans welcomed the bill like the return of a prodigal son.

There are few things that Texans love more than Whataburger and their guns.

Because of this, some Texans may be conflicted regarding Whataburger’s recent prohibition on open carry weapons. Announced by the company in a statement last week, customers soon will be banned from openly carrying rifles, shotguns or handguns onto Whataburger premises.

Not only is this decision in the public’s best interest, but it is also important in the conversation of Texans’ right to bear arms. As Texans sort their way through the aftermath of the open carry law, Whataburger has made a great statement in defense of private business rights.

“We’ve had many customers and employees tell us they’re uncomfortable being around someone with a visible firearm who is not a member of law enforcement, and as a business, we have to listen and value that feedback in the same way we value yours,” Whataburger President and CEO Preston Atkinson said in the statement.

Despite a sensitive press statement, some gun rights advocates are not happy with the company’s stance. Whataburger, arguably Texans’ favorite local franchise,

Jarrod Miller has now prohibited Texans’ favorite new constitutional right, and many gun-toting Texans have vowed to never return, according to their colorful posts to Whataburger’s Facebook page.

Of course, I suspect that very few of these protestors have been to a Whataburger after 10 p.m.

After nightfall, when families leave and surrounding restaurants close, Whataburger becomes a very different place, a Texas jungle often filled with drunks, restless teens and general ne’er-do-wells.

For example, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal lists multiple arrests from Whataburger disturbances. The Houston Press has an article dedicated to these weird hours called, “Drunken Wee-Hours Whataburger Drive Thrus: A Proud Texas Tradition.”

This isn’t to say I dislike the after-hours debauchery – far from it.

During my high school years I would love to grab a burger with some friends and watch the freak show unfold. However, considering this volatile, lively crowd, adding guns will rarely de-escalate a situation in which violence arises.

A quick YouTube search will reveal that a number of fights do occur at Whataburger. The majority of these fights take place during the

night time, usually drunken brawls.

While these fights do happen, rarely do they end in serious injury. If open carry guns are allowed, such as rifles or shotguns, there is a much higher probability of the conflict escalating into something gruesome.

A 2008 study by the Western Criminology Review found the availability of guns within a location has a positive correlation with a higher amount of assaults. If citizens feel the need to defend themselves, Whataburger still allows concealed

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handguns. An open carry weapon will serve to provoke a conflict, leading to the possibility of more assaults.

When shots are fired in a Whataburger, whether it be from a drunk person or an average citizen protecting his friends and fries, not only will it endanger the other people in the restaurant, but also will severely hurt the business.

Though it is safe to eat at Whataburger during the nighttime, news of gunfire will scare any patron away for a long while. While

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an in-house brawl might bring some rumors and YouTube videos, a restaurant shootout will make news stories and headlines.

In this sense, it is wise for Whataburger to assert its rights as a private business. Whataburger makes it clear that in a battle for personal rights, private party rights should not be intruded upon. Because Whataburger is such a popular franchise among Texas fast food chains, other restaurants will be aware that they have this option.

The beauty of Texas’ open carry law is the ability for discretion to be used in governing which areas are allowed. While some restaurants may be safe for open carry, the un-

predictable nature of Whataburger’s late night environment calls for discretion. Other situations may include college research facilities that require security or day care areas on college campuses.

Whataburger made a bold decision, one that is in its best interests, as well as of its customers. While some open carry enthusiasts vow to take their business elsewhere, I beg them to do so. My purchases at Whataburger will make up for the losses, and I can eat my bacon and cheese Whataburger in peace.

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Three Tech football players Tech offense has key players to watch this season named to award watch lists On Tuesday and Wednesday, it was announced that three additional Texas Tech football players have been named WASHINGTON to watch lists for national awards.

With these three players, the Red Raiders now have five players named to watch lists for national awards.

On the offensive side of the ball, senior running back DeAndre Washington and senior center Jared Kaster were recognized while senior linebacker Pete Robertson was named on the defensive side of the ball.

Washington was named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, which was created in 1937 and honors the country’s top college football players, according to the award website.

In his junior season, Washington ran for 1,103 yards, which was third in the Big 12 Conference, according to the conference website. He became the first Red Raider to break the 1,000 rushing yard mark since 1998. He was also second in the Big 12 in yards per carry and sixth in all-purpose yards, according to a Tech Athletics news release.

The senior running back needs just 330 yards to be ranked in Tech’s all-time top-10 career rushing leaders.

Kaster was named to the Rimington Award Watch List, which began honoring the nation’s top center in 2000, according to the

award website.

He has started 25 straight games at center for the Red Raiders and helped plow the way for WashingKASTER ton’s 1,000-yard season. Also, the offensive line and Kaster allowed just 13 sacks for all of last season, according to the release.

Robertson has been named to the preseason watch list for the Bednarik Award, which is given to the nation’s best defensive player each year. The award was created in 1995, according to the National College Football Awards Association website.

The outside linebacker has earned All-Big 12 honors in each of the last two seasons. In 2014, he recorded 12 sacks, which was sixth in the nation and the fourth highest for a single season in school history.

Robertson also led the Red Raiders with 81 tackles, 14.5 tackROBERTSON les for loss, seven quarterback hurries and three forced fumbles, according to the release.

In 40 career games, he has recorded 16 sacks and is ranked ninth for Red Raider career sacks.

Washington, Kaster and Robertson will be back in action when Tech kicks off the 2015 season on Sept.

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he Texas Tech football team’s offense was inconsistent in 2014 as the team finished with a 4-8 record.

As the 2015 season is approaching, the offense has more experience and will be looking for improved results. The following is a list spotlighting eight key offensive players and my expectations for each player.

Jared Kaster — The entire offense is anchored by senior center Jared Kaster. He has started the last 25 games for the Red Raiders and has been named to the watch list for the Rimington Award.

Kaster was a large part of the offense’s improved running game last season and will attempt to provide even larger running holes in the upcoming season.

Le’Raven Clark — Senior offensive lineman Le’Raven Clark could arguably be the most talented player on the entire Tech roster. He has started in every game over the past three seasons and has earned All-Big 12 Conference honors in each of those seasons, according to the Tech Athletics website.

The 6’6’’ 307-pound lineman could have entered the NFL draft after last season but chose to play his

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senior year. Clark could be the best offensive lineman in the conference this season.

Justin Stockton — For only carrying the ball 48 times last season as a freshman, sophomore running back Justin Stockton had some of the most memorable plays of the 2014 season. Over those 48 carries, he averaged 8.3 yards per rush, according to the Tech Athletics website. Whether it be running or catching the ball, Stockton should get more touches in the upcoming season and continue to make explosive plays.

Devin Lauderdale — Junior wide receiver Devin Lauderdale’s production increased in the second half last season as he emerged as a true deep threat receiver. On 31 catches, he averaged 19 yards per catch and recorded seven touchdowns, according to the Tech Athletics website. The offense needs Lauderdale to continue to

be a threat downfield and take the top off defenses. He could possibly lead all skill position players in touchdowns next season.

Dylan Cantrell — After being featured on SportsCenter’s top plays multiple times and having a vine of him catching passes while doing backflips go viral, it is clear junior wide receiver Dylan Cantrell can make all the tough catches. In 2015, he needs to use his large frame to make more than just highlight plays and be a regular option in the receiving game.

After catching three combined touchdowns in his first two seasons, Cantrell should more than double his career touchdown total.

Jakeem Grant — Speedy senior wide receiver Jakeem Grant took his game to the next level last season by having some huge games, but also had much less productive games due to an injury. The Red Raiders need him to be the leader of the receivers on and off the field now. If Grant can stay healthy this season, he should catch more than 100 passes and break the 1,000yard receiving mark for the first time in his collegiate career.

DeAndre Washington — Senior running back DeAndre Wash-

ington had arguably the best season of anyone on the roster last season.

He ran for 1,103 yards, becoming the first Red Raider to break the century mark since 1998, according to the Tech Athletics website. Despite Tech having three options at running back besides Washington, he could have another 1,000-yard season behind one of the best offensive lines in the conference. If the Red Raiders want to improve from 4-8, Washington needs to touch the ball as much as possible.

Patrick Mahomes/Davis Webb — Both sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes and junior quarterback Davis Webb are included in this spot because it is impossible to know which player is going to earn the starting job for the first game of the season. Despite which one is the original starter, both will likely take a significant number of snaps because of injury or inconsistency. Regardless of which quarterback runs the offense, they need to play efficiently for the team to have much success.

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Mavs owner Cuban speaks out on DeAndre Jordan’s change of heart (AP) — The fallout from DeAndre Jordan’s decision to spurn the Dallas Mavericks and stay with the Los Angeles Clippers continued reverberating through the NBA on Thursday, the first day that teams and players could officially do business in the new league year.

In Dallas, owner Mark Cuban was predictably unhappy. And at two general managers who weren’t involved in the saga wonder if Jordan’s turnabout will spark leaguewide change in how the offseason moratorium — and re-

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ally, free-agent talks in general — get The Dallas owner addressed the handled going forward. message to Mavs fans. He did not “It’s a weird way to do business mention Jordan by name, though it where agents will tell you we’ve signed was obvious to what he was referring. a guy and we can’t comment,” Brooklyn Cuban also said he will eventually GM Billy King said Thursday. “And so I have more to say about what transpired think from both sides I think everybody on Wednesday, when a group of Cliprealizes it’s something that has to be pers traveled to Jordan’s home in an looked at.” apparent last-ditch push to re-sign him.

Added Orlando GM Rob Hen“I thought I had a good pump fake,” nigan: “The rules have been the rules Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons for a while now. I don’t think this is the wrote on Twitter, another thinly veiled first time that something like this has reference to Jordan changing his mind happened. But that doesn’t mean that and spurning the Mavericks.

Shane Larkin, who signed with the it shouldn’t be looked at.”

How the Jordan saga played out Nets as a free agent on Thursday and is certain to be a hot topic at NBA spent his rookie season in Dallas, said meetings in Las Vegas next week. it’s a difficult situation to talk about.

The NBA has not commented on the On one hand, he was happy for Jordan Jordan matter. to be able to go where he wanted, and Cuban spoke out Thursday via on the other he expressed confidence social media, his first public comments that the Mavs would find a way to get past the mess. since the dramatic change of events.

“I don’t think the time is right to But when he committed to Brooksay anything beyond the facts that he lyn in recent days, Larkin took that never responded to me at all yesterday,” pledge seriously.

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domino effect Jordan’s last-minute flip impacted free agency for franchises and other players. If he had announced early he was staying with the Clippers, teams may have changed their free agent strategies, including the Mavericks.

Former NBA executive Stu Jackson tweeted that changes could be coming to the system.

“Change to the moratorium system is imminent 8-9 days is too long and process could move back,” Jackson wrote.

The moratorium next year is scheduled to last from July 1 through July 11.

Earlier in the week, Cuban was fined $25,000 by the NBA for commenting about the team’s agreements with Jordan and Wes Matthews during the league’s free agent moratorium.

Cuban praised Jordan’s ability and discussed the role he would have on the Mavericks during a radio interview.

Cuban said he offered Matthews the chance to back out of his handshake deal, and that Matthews declined.

“Wes Matthews is exactly the type of player we want in a Mavs uniform and our fans will love him,” Cuban wrote in his message.

Harrison back for Rangers, struggles in loss ARLINGTON (AP) — Matt Harrison was happy just to be back on the mound a little more than a year after career-threatening spinal fusion surgery.

Now the Texas left-hander wants to be better the next time out.

Harrison gave up A.J. Pollock’s three-run homer in a five-run second inning, and the Rangers lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 Wednesday night.

“I didn’t know if it was going to happen,” the 29-year-old Harrison said of his first start since May 13, 2014, against Houston, an outing he left with back stiffness. “I’ve got to get better — a lot better than I was tonight.”

The Rangers dropped their eighth straight at home, one shy of the club record since moving to Texas in 1972.

It was the team’s fifth consecutive loss overall.

Harrison (0-1), an All-Star in 2012 before back problems that limited him to six appearances over the past two seasons, was activated from the disabled list Saturday. That was the deadline for the move at the end of a 30-day rehabilitation assignment that included six minor league starts.

There is no known history of a major leaguer coming back from spinal fusion surgery, which was the last of three procedures for Harrison in about a year.

He was called for a balk in a scoreless first inning that started with a single by Nick Ahmed, who had two hits along with Pollock and Welington Castillo.

Four straight hitters reached with two outs in the second, capped by Pollock’s drive into the seats above the 14-foot wall in left field for his 11th homer.