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Randy Rogers Band discuss experiences, journey during music career

By CHASE SEABOLT Managing Editor

Randy Rogers began performing at just 12 years old. From playing the piano to getting up and singing, he was always involved with music. Today, Rogers continues to pursue his passion for music as co-owner and lead singer of the Randy Rogers band.

When Rogers was 13 years old, he said he could write a good song and sing it.

“That’s kind of when I knew that baseball wasn’t my deal,” he said.

“It was music.”

His first gig was at Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos, he said. His memories from when he first started the band as it was just beginning to play professionally

stand out.

“I’ll never forget those nights and those feelings,” Rogers said.

“Hellbent” is the newest album from The Randy Rogers Band. They will be releasing “Hold My Beer Vol. 2” in 2020, he said. “(Hellbent) is more so a band record than we’ve made in a while,” he said. “What I mean is we just sat together in a room, and we all looked at each other and worked parts out and we played and trusted our guts.”

“In My Arms Instead” is his favorite song to play live, he said.

That song is on the self-titled “Randy Rogers Band” album. “(Music) has always given me peace, it’s always comforted me,” he said. “It’s like picking up a guitar, playing, writing, playing music has always calmed me down and

given me peace.”

A memory that still stands out to this day would be playing with Willie Nelson, he said. He grew up wanting to be like Willie Nelson.

Geoffrey Hill, lead guitarist and harmony singer for the Randy Rogers Band, is a Texas Tech alumnus with a bachelor’s in accounting. He met Randy Rogers at Southwest Texas State, now Texas State, while getting his Master of Business Administration to become a Certified Public Accountant.

“We all had a party over at Randy’s house,” Hill said. “He drew a line in the sand and said, ‘We’re all fixing to graduate. Let’s do this or let’s not.’”

It has been 17 years since the band started playing professionally, Hill said, besides one year where they had some other players

in the band.

“I’d say that playing Red Rocks is the coolest gig we’ve got to play,” he said. “Getting to play at Red Rocks is pretty much the coolest gig you could possibly play, so that was an honor.”

One time the band was in a hotel room and a woman was about to get hit by an 18-wheeler, he said. Randy jumped over the railing, ran down the street and pulled her out of the street.

“That’s when I knew Randy was a stand-up guy,” he said.

While he was growing up, Hill said he always wanted to be like the 90s rock bands such as Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots.

“I think our self-titled record, ‘Randy Rogers Band’, is my favorite one we’ve released,” he said. “’In My Arms Instead’ is on that record and it is my favorite one

we have ever recorded.”

Hill said he writes 20-30 songs for every record the band releases.

If the songs work out for the record, then they get recorded. If not, he plays them on acoustic sets at a small place in town.

“I’ve always said that I play music for free, and I get paid to leave my family at home,” he said. “We all got kids at home. When we’re gone, we miss our families.”

Les Lawless, drummer for the Randy Rogers band, is also a Tech alumnus. During his time at Tech from ’97 to ’99, he was a member of the Co-Ed Cheer Team and an architecture major before switching his major to public relations and before transferring to South Plains College.

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With mid-season record of .500, conference tests ahead for Tech

By MAX HENGST Sports Editor

With the Texas Tech football team’s season halfway done, the Red Raiders have posted a 3-3 overall record in the Red Raiders’ first season under head coach Matt Wells. The Red Raiders have not lost a single game at Jones AT&T Stadium, but have yet to record a win on the road.

Opening the season, Tech defeated Montana State 45-10 at home. In the Red Raiders’ win, Tech recorded 691 total offensive yards as sophomore quarterback Alan Bowman threw for 436 yards and two touchdowns.

Bowman found success in his passing game as he completed 75.5 percent of his pass attempts. Sophomore Xavier White led the Red Raiders in receiving, recording 107 yards and a single receiving touchdown.

As Tech’s offense thrived against Montana State, the Red Raiders’ defense only gave up 289 yards in their season opener, according to Tech Athletics. Tech’s defense held the Bobcats to 127 rushing yards and 162 passing yards. The Red Raiders’ third defense

played a part in the win as Montana State only converted two of its 16 attempts. Senior linebacker Jordyn Brooks led the defense with 11 total tackles and two quarterback hits and junior linebacker Evan Rambo recorded Tech’s only sack.

Following the win against Montana State, Tech continued its success at home as the Red Raiders defeated the University of Texas at El Paso 383. The Red Raiders recorded 424 total offensive yards as Bowman led Tech’s offense with 277 passing yards and three touchdowns, according to Tech Athletics. Sophomore wide receiver Dalton Rigdon led Tech’s receivers with a career-high 83 receiving yards.

Defensively, the Red Raiders allowed just 131 total yards, according to Tech Athletics. Tech’s defense shut down UTEP’s passing game as the Miners only recorded 54 total passing yards. Although UTEP had possession of the ball for almost six minutes longer than Tech, the Miners, just like the Bobcats, could not convert on third down.

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Members of the Texas Tech football team celebrate after scoring a touchdown during the game against Oklahoma State University on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders defeated the Cowboys, 45-35, to secure a 3-0 record at home this season.

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CAMPUS

Experts discuss future of agriculture industry at Harvest Luncheon

By EMMA MCSPADDEN Staff Writer

The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Harvest Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center.

The luncheon was an opportunity for the community to discuss the importance of agriculture in the local area.

“This luncheon is designed to celebrate agriculture and what harvest means to this area,” Tom Sell, Combest, Sell and Associates co-founder and former deputy chief of staff for the House Committee on Agriculture, said.

The Chamber invited three experts in the agriculture industry to host a panel called “Tariffs, Tear Gas, and Teamwork: Tales from the Trade Trenches.”

The panel included Tim Lust, chief executive officer of National Sorghum Producers, Kody Bessent, vice president of operations and legislative affairs at Plains Cotton Growers and Dale Artho, the owner of Dale and Kathy Artho Farms.

The panel discussed the trade war between the United States and China.

“We throw around words like ‘trade war’ — the president uses those words himself — but this is the best kind of possible war we could be fighting,” Sell said. “There is no bloodshed.”

However, the United States’ agriculture industry continues to struggle in the face of the Chinese Trade War, Lust said.

International sorghum trade has increased in the past five years, Lust said. International sorghum exports increased from one-third to about 70 percent.

“There’s only one country that is important to our industry, and that’s China,” he said.

Before the trade war, Bessent said the American cotton industry exported about $1.2 billion worth of cotton to China. This year, less than $200 million worth of cotton was exported.

The U.S. originally dominated the agriculture industry in China, Lust said.

Originally, sorghum would sell for about 90 cents, but now, it only sells for about 60 cents.

Trade with China not only affects the agriculture industry, but also the industries that rely on agriculture, such as banking and

finance, Lust said.

The trade war causes tension between the two countries for various reasons, but some may stem from cultural differences.

As a Communist country, China values the government over individualism, Sell said. Good ideas belong to the Chinese State rather than the people who create them.

“We take so many things for granted as Americans,” Lust said.

Despite the trade war, American agriculture businesses still work closely with Chinese clients, Lust said.

“We still talk to them on a weekly basis because longterm, they need us, and we need them,” Lust said.

However, many Americans in the agriculture industry have problems with Chinese business operations, Artho said. When trading with China, Americans must share aspects of their business plans that make them competitive, such as certain business secrets or technology.

“You have to share with China to do business with China, and that’s not right,” Artho said.

In addition, the panelists discussed some of the double-

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Moderator Tom Sell, along with panelists Tim Lust, Kody Bessent and Dale Artho, speak during the 2019 Harvest Luncheon. Presented by FiberMax-BASF, the luncheon took place Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center. standards within American agriculture industries.

“Every time something goes south in the business world, people are looking for a scapegoat,” Lust said.

“You’re shutting down a factory in Ohio, it’s easier to blame that on NAFTA (North American Trade Agreement) than inefficiency in one’s own business.”

Conversely, Lust said

when markets improve, people do not give credit to NAFTA or more efficient markets, but to individuals.

The panel also addressed the infrastructure on which most industries in the U.S. rely.

Agriculture relies heavily on other industries, such as transportation, Lust said.

“We can’t compete in this country as an ag pro-

ducer without your help, without your infrastructure,” Artho said.

Overall, the panel said international agriculture affects West Texas.

“Agriculture is the foundation of the Lubbock community,” Sell said. “It certainly improves our economy; it improves the values and spirit of West Texas.” @EmmaMcSpaddenDT

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Trump dismisses Syria concerns; Dems walk out of WH meeting WASHINGTON (AP) — Washing his hands of Syria, President Donald Trump declared Wednesday the U.S. has no stake in defending the Kurdish fighters who died by the thousands as America’s partners against IS extremists. Hours later, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats walked out of a meeting at the White House, accusing him of having a “meltdown,” calling her a “third-grade politician” and having no plan to deal with a potentially revived Islamic

State group.

Condemnation of Trump’s stance on Turkey, Syria and the Kurds was quick and severe during the day, not only from Democrats but from Republicans who have been staunch supporters on virtually all issues.

The House, bitterly divided over the Trump impeachment inquiry, banded together for an overwhelming 354-60 denunciation of the U.S. troop withdrawal.

Many lawmakers expressed worry that it may lead to

revival of IS as well as Russian presence and influence in the area — in addition to the slaughter of many Kurds.

At the White House, Trump said the U.S. has no business in the region — and not to worry about the Kurdish fighters.

“They know how to fight,” he said. “And by the way, they’re no angels.”

After the House condemnation vote, the congressional leaders of both parties went to the White house for a briefing, which grew conten-

tious, with Trump and Pelosi trading jabs. The Democrats said they walked out when the meeting devolved into an insult-fest.

“What we witnessed on the part of the president was a meltdown,” Pelosi told reporters, saying Trump appeared visibly “shaken up” over the House vote.

“We couldn’t continue in the meeting because he was just not relating to the reality of it,” she said.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer criticized

Trump for not having an adequate plan to deal with IS fighters who have been held by the Kurds. He said the meeting “was not a dialogue, this was sort of a diatribe, a nasty diatribe not focused on the facts.”

Republicans pushed back, saying it was Pelosi who’d been the problem.

“She storms out of another meeting, trying to make it unproductive,” said House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy.

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Tr u m p h i m s e l f h a s stalked out of his White House meetings with congressional leaders — in May, saying he would no longer work with Democrats unless they dropped all Russia investigations, and last January during the partial government shutdown.

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Flu season prompts vaccines among community

By GRACIELA VASQUEZ Staff Writer

The flu season is approaching and so are some misconceptions regarding the vaccine. As the fall season continues, people may consider flu shots to prepare for the virus.

One of the most common misconceptions some have is the flu vaccine causes the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Richard Lampe, infectious disease physician and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech Health Science Center, said it is impossible for the flu shot to cause the flu.

It will take about two weeks for the immunity to get up to speed, so the quicker one gets a flu shot, the better, he said. October is the best month to get a flu shot.

Once a person has the flu, Lampe said getting vaccinated is not helpful as it

is too late.

“As far as side effects from the vaccination, the risk of the disease far outweighs the discomfort of the immunization,” Lampe said. “The vaccine is exceedingly safe, it is effective, but nothing is 100 percent effective. The shot only protects against the types of flu that are in the vaccine, but it saves people from having to make a trip to the hospital.”

Regardless of the misconceptions on flu shots, Lampe said it is easy to access flu shots.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has a flu vaccine finder, requiring just a zip code.

Once the zip code is submitted, Lampe said the website will provide a list of accessible locations around the area and information on the type of vaccines that are offered.

“Students like to watch football games and basketball games. Good defense

in the team often gets the win, and good defense is being immunized,” he said regarding the importance of getting a flu shot.

There is no excuse for not getting the vaccine, Lampe said. Some places offer the vaccine for $5 and at other places it is free.

Alejandro Espinosa, a third-year medical student at the Tech Health Sciences Center from Sacramento, California said one misconception is that the flu is similar to a cold.

“Literally you feel like you’re going to die, that’s how bad the flu is, whereas with the cold it’s just very bad, a very big difference,” she said.

Despite misconceptions about how bad the flu is, there are a variety of reasons why one may need to get a flu shot. Getting a flu shot is preparation people may need to consider as the fall season continues.

“Even though we like people to visit their doc-

tors, you don’t have to wait to see your doctor. You can just get it in between

classes,” Lampe said. “Lubbock would be a healthier place if we have over 50

to 60 percent of our adult population immunized.” @GVasquezDT

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Stress impacts students despite workload, GPA

By ADÁN RUBIO News Editor

Most students strive to achieve the highest grade point average possible in college. In reaching this goal, stress may be a prominent issue.

In a survey from Active Minds and The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 9,319 academically high-achieving college students were surveyed to determine their needs in regards to improving mental health, according to a National Society of Collegiate Scholars news release. The workload of college overwhelmed 91 percent of surveyed stu-

dents who maintained a 3.4 GPA or higher at U.S. colleges and universities.

But still, it affects every school, every person. Students are everywhere.

ADEOLA OMOLOJA NSCS VP Because of these issues with stress, students with higher GPAs tend to seek mental health services, according to the news release. In the survey, 73

percent of the students said they received help from someone within the last year.

In addition to these actions, 46 percent of the students think the stigma of getting mental health support is present, according to the news release, and 50 percent state they do not have the time or money to access mental health services.

Along with this mindset, two-thirds of students do not feel comfortable confiding in an academic adviser or professor, according to the news release. There are suggested methods for college administrators, faculty and advisers to utilize

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Fort Worth faith leaders want judge to enforce police reform FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Community and faith leaders on Wednesday called on the Trump administration to open a civil rights investigation into the Fort Worth Police Department in the wake of a white officer’s fatal shooting of a black woman in her home, saying the goal should be a police reform plan enforced by a federal judge.

But it’s unclear if that objective is realistic given the disfavor, even hostility, the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump has shown toward such court-supervised plans, called consent decrees, which agency policymakers say too often tie the hands of officers while imposing burdensome costs.

Pastor Kyev Tatum, among those who gathered at a news conference in Fort Worth to announce their request, said attempts to get the city to end the kind of abuses that contributed to the killing of Atatiana Jefferson Saturday hadn’t worked. No mechanism exists to hold city officials accountable, he said.

“It’s time for somebody else to take control,” Tatum said.

Tatum and others sent a letter to the Justice Department asking it to determine whether there has been “a continued pattern and practice of using excessive force” against minorities in Fort Worth.

Officer Aaron Dean, 34, resigned and was arrested Monday for firing a single bullet through a windowpane while investigating a neighbor’s report about the front door being open at Jefferson’s home.

“The only alternative to prevent future unlawful killings,” the coalition letter said, “is to place the city under a federal consent decree.”

Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price Wednesday reiterated the city’s commitment to ad-

dressing concerns. She said in a statement, “My focus remains on healing this city and pushing forward to see that we make progress.”

She said actions currently underway include engaging national experts to review procedures within the police

department, with an independent third-party panel being on board by Nov. 19.

She said they’ll continue to implement recommendations from a race and culture task force, including hiring an independent police monitor and diversity officer.

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in regard to providing support for students.

Whether it be talking with students or referring them to sources on or off campus, there are a variety of ways staff and faculty members could help.

The “Validate, Appreciate and Refer” process is one that allows a faculty or staff member to help a student through being available to discuss the issue and leading them to the proper resources, according to the news release.

Normalizing the need for mental health support and being an advocate for more support services on campus are other ways faculty can help.

Throughout the school year, faculty can also promote mental health services and implement mental health exercises in class and keep an eye out for those students trying to maintain the best GPA, according to the release. Another recommendation for faculty and staff includes practicing self-care.

Adeola Omoloja, a sophomore civil engineering major from Akure, Nigeria and vice president of public relations and recruitment for the Tech chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, said there is a mentality that having good grades does not allow for stressful situations.

“People believe that once you get good grades, you’re fine mentally, emotionally,” he said.

Whether it be cramming for a test or other lastminute study methods, Omoloja said there are ways to obtain good grades that can cause stress.

D e p e n d i n g o n o n e ’s workload and the difficulty of his or her classes, the amount of stress one has to manage may differ from person to person.

“But still, it affects every school, every person,” Omoloja said regarding the topic of mental health not discriminating by GPA. “Students are everywhere.” @AdanRubioDT

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Spreading the love one small act at a time H

ave you ever complimented someone and watched as their face lit up? Have you ever told a friend how much they mean to you and seen the positive impact of your comment?

There is nothing more rewarding than knowing that you were the reason someone smiled today or felt positively about themselves. I strive for that feeling whenever possible, and I recently had the opportunity to share the appreciation with people that I love very dearly.

Each year during family weekend, Texas Tech awards a few lucky family members with the prestigious Tech Parent of the Year and Tech Grandparent of the Year awards. This year, I decided to nominate my mom and dad, along with my grandmothers.

Although my parents unfortunately were not selected, my grandmothers actually won. With my paternal grandmother in California and my maternal grandmother in Missouri, I felt pretty sure that they would not travel all the way to Texas for the ceremony, but I

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was happy enough to give them the title alone.

When I called each of them to reveal the good news, I had no expectations for their reactions. I simply wanted to give them a fraction of the happiness back they have given me throughout my childhood and into my adulthood.

I simply wanted to give my grandparents a fraction of the happiness back they have given me throughout my childhood and into my adulthood.

But when I heard their responses over the phone and FaceTime, I knew my efforts had paid off. They were both so honored I took

time to submit a nomination package on their behalf and that the university selected them for recognition.

I could tell I achieved my goal of returning some of the joy they have given me.

They were both so enthused, in fact, they wanted to fly in for the ceremony. My paternal grandmother had a conflicting family wedding, so she unfortunately was unable to make the visit.

To my surprise, my maternal grandmother and mom were able to book flights and a hotel during a football game weekend with only a two-week notice.

Although my mom researched the ceremony ahead of time, my grandma had no idea what was coming. My mom thought it would be fun to devise a secret plan to keep the ceremony a surprise.

We bought tickets to the game and sat in the beating sun for the first quarter and most of the second quarter. A few minutes before the end of the second quarter, and before we were supposed to meet the rest of the group for the ceremony, my mom told my grandma that I had friends

in the opposite side of the stadium for us to meet up with during halftime.

My grandma had no reason to be suspicious, so the three of us began the long trek from our seats to a meeting point four gates away. After what felt like forever, we finally found the Parent and Family Relations representatives, who began to escort all of the nominees onto the field.

It is easy to forget the joy that we have the abililty to evoke within loved ones by doing things as simple as stating our appreciation.

By this point, my grandma knew we weren’t reuniting with friends anymore. She asked why it looked why we were exiting the stadium, so my mom and I finally confessed the truth. We explained that the award involved more than just a title, but also included a plaque and recognition in

front of the whole stadium.

I watched her mouth drop as we marched past dancers, photographers, band members and even football players on the field. We lined up with the other award winners for pictures and instructions of where to look while the camera panned past us.

It was at this moment that I handed her the plaque with her name and “Texas Tech Grandparent of the Year 2019.” I felt another wave of instant gratification while watching her beam at the present.

My mom accepted the second plaque on behalf of my paternal grandmother, and we enjoyed our 15 seconds of fame on the big screen while the announcer impressively butchered our names. We took our time slowly exiting the field, soaking up every image of the halftime show.

Later that weekend, we FaceTimed my other grandmother to show off her own plaque and to describe the scene. She was so impressed with the ceremony and with our story of being able to surprise my grandma by walking onto the field.

By chatting with other family members this past

week, I have discovered that both of my grandmothers have bragged about this honor to just about everyone they know. My parents have heard the story repeated so many times at various family gatherings, but they don’t mind listening to it again.

Writing the essay and submitting the award nomination package took no more than an hour of my time. Yet the endeavor clearly meant so much to two people that I love.

Oftentimes, it is not the most expensive or strenuous acts of kindness that reap the most benefits.

While we may regularly think kind thoughts about others, we generally do not express them aloud or in essay format.

It is easy to forget the joy that we have the ability to evoke within loved ones by doing things as simple as stating our appreciation.

As cheesy as it may sound, I encourage you to spread the love whenever you get the chance. And hey, if you are a student, there is always next year’s awards ceremony. @HannahSnidmanDT

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Student debt: what fourth grade teachers aren’t telling you

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tudent debt is a problem many students encounter during college. Many jobs today require some form of higher education, which leaves many students with no other choice than to accrue a bunch of debt in order to receive an education. This problem

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is not one that will just go away, and it is causing many students to make sacrifices in order to pay for their education.

Going to college is something that has been programmed into my mind since I was in elementary school. In fourth grade, there was a banner in our hallway that said “Class of 2018” – a reminder from our teachers that graduating from high school shouldn’t be our last stop.

Looking back, this was my first real memory that included thinking about college at all. At the time it seemed so far, but fast forward to now, and I’m already a sophomore in college.

I am right where I knew

I was going to be. However, my fourth-grade teachers conveniently left out the fact that college cost tens of thousands of dollars to attend, and I would most likely have to incur tons of debt to pay for higher education that was taught to me as a necessity, something I would not be able to succeed without.

Going to college is something that has been programmed into my mind since I was in elementary school.

We are not taught about how much college costs until we get to high school, and even then, I didn’t learn about the different types of student loans until I was a senior in high school. This may seem

ridiculous, but it is true.

When you have finally accepted the reality that you will be severely in debt, the army recruiter comes to your class and you think “that doesn’t seem so bad.” Or even better, a spokesman from a trade school comes to tell you that you in fact don’t need a four-year degree to be successful, and then you realize that your fourthgrade teachers were only telling one-half of the story.

While I had already made plans to go to college and worked my butt off in high school to try and get as many scholarships as I could, it still was not enough. So now I am starting to look closer at my FAFSA loans and even though I have to pay them off one day, I am thankful that I currently have one less thing to worry about.

Tech actually has lots of resources on different types of loans, which was very

helpful for a uninformed first-generation student like me. They had many different types of loans listed on the financial aid website which helped me narrow down my choices.

I also learned more about the ways Tech helps students through Red to Black financial coaching. They can help you budget or figure out what loans would be best for you.

Student loans are a necessity for me now and seem a little less scary as I have accepted the fact that I need them.

Student loans are a necessity for me now and seem a little less scary as I have just accepted the fact that I need them.

Now that I have been in

school for awhile, I have learned about new ways to save myself money and ways that I can get ahead of my debt, so it will not be so bad when I graduate.

Certain tips and tricks for getting scholarships have helped along the way too.

My debt is something that will follow me postgraduation, but I have to believe the value of my education is worth it.

On hard days, it is easy to lose hope, but then I remember how blessed I am to even have the opportunity to gain a higher education.

I think about all the opportunities I’ll have with my degree, and my situation doesn’t seem so bad. I am receiving this education to get a well-paying job that will help me pay off these loans fast anyway, so I might as well work hard and achieve my goals. @MSheffieldDT

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The deficit has gotten worse. This shouldn’t be a surprise.

The GOP’s fiscal hawks have finally flown the coop.

The Congressional Budget Office recently released its latest estimate for the federal budget deficit for the fiscal year that just ended. Lo and behold, the deficit likely reached nearly $1 trillion — $984 billion, to be precise. Final numbers are due from the Treasury Department any day now.

To put this in context: This was the largest annual deficit in both raw dollar terms and as a share of the economy since 2012, when we were still recovering from the aftermath of the financial crisis and ensuing Great Recession. It was also a huge jump from where it was when President Donald Trump first took office; the deficit is up by 26 percent since fiscal 2018 and a whopping 48 percent since 2017.

This is, needless to say, not what either Trump or others in his party told us to expect under Republican leadership. For years,

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the GOP cast itself as the party of fiscal responsibility, fighting tooth and nail against virtually any Obama-era expense even when the struggling economy desperately needed more fiscal stimulus.

When he ran for president in 2016, Trump promised to not only shrink deficits but to actually eliminate the entire federal debt — that is, to pay down all the accumulated deficits we’ve had over the years, which now add up to about $23 trillion.

The King of Debt’s promise to wipe out government debt was always nonsense.

But reducing deficits? That seemed at least theoretically possible.

We’re more than a decade into an economic expansion, after all. For most of the postwar period, when unemployment was low, budget deficits fell or even flipped into surpluses.

That’s because a strong economy usually means much stronger tax revenue: People and companies earn more money and so remit more taxes.

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A strong economy also typically means less need for safety-net services such as food stamps or unemployment benefits, and therefore less overall government spending.

In the past few years, though, the health of the economy and the health of the budget have decoupled. In fact, fiscal 2019 was the fourth consecutive year in which the deficit increased as a percentage of the economy, despite falling unemployment.

So what went wrong?

To be fair, the country is aging. That means more Americans enrolling in Social Security and Medicare, which, of course, swells spending.

But even aside from this demographic change, our political leaders, corralled by Trump, have made things appreciably worse through their policy choices.

A political leader who’s serious about curbing budget deficits would propose actual fixes — including unpopular or painful ones, such as spending cuts or

tax hikes. Instead, Trump decided to go on a taxcut-and-spending-hike spree. He wished away the predictable deficit consequences with promises of turbocharged growth.

While independent forecasters projected longterm economic growth around 2 percent, Trump instead pledged rates around 5 percent.

As I’ve explained before, a good rule of thumb is that the more growth a politician promises, the worse his economic plan likely is; it suggests he needed to make extra-rosy assumptions to get his math to work out. And that has clearly been the case with Trump.

Even Trump’s own economic advisers, such as Stephen Moore, now admit 5 percent economic growth was never remotely feasible. Trumpkins eventually scaled back their growth promises to a “mere” 4 percent, but those haven’t materialized, either.

We had a brief sugar high in growth last year,

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and now we’re reverting to annual rates in the mid-2 percent range. Which, to be clear, is still respectable. Because Republicans slashed tax rates, though, Treasury coffers haven’t benefited much from the continued expansion.

Even rising tariff revenue — which, despite Trump’s claims to the contrary, are taxes paid by Americans — won’t make up the difference. In other words: No, tax cuts aren’t paying for themselves. The CBO estimated that the GOP tax cut would actually leave deficits over the next decade nearly $2 trillion larger than they would have otherwise been had the tax system stayed the same.

Meanwhile, federal spending has grown. A lot. And not just on the growing legions of elderly Americans; defense and other areas of discretionary spending have also shot up under Trump’s presidency. So have interest payments on the debt, even as interest rates have fallen.

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S.O. Sing brings student organizations together for Homecoming

By MALLORY ROSETTA

Digital Content Manager The Student Activities Board hosted the annual S.O. Sing Event on Tuesday night in the United Supermarkets Arena as a part of Homecoming week to bring organizations across campus together.

Michelle Morris, president of the Student Activities Board and a junior public relations major from Mesquite, said S.O. Sing stands for student organizations. Members of organizations come together with a song that has their own lyrics and a dance to go with it to compete to win points for Homecoming week.

“It’s mostly sororities and fraternities but in the past years we’ve been working to get more student organizations involved on campus, so this is actually our first year having a wider base of student organizations at S.O. Sing,” she said.

“We have one category that’s for Greek life and one that’s for other organizations.”

BAND

CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 At South Plains College, Lawless played in a different band, he said.

“While I was up there at South Plains, we would open shows for Pat Green and Charlie Robison,” he said. “Then the band moved down to College Station and about a month later they called me and asked me to come live with them.”

The band would go out to the bars and Randy would be playing, he said.

The band would tour Friday, Saturday and Sunday so it could come back and watch him play on Mondays.

“We’d talk and hang

Morris said this event is important for Homecoming week because organizations come together and work for months in advance to make this all happen. It helps with community and school involvement.

The crowd also helps build up the Homecoming aspect of the event because the viewers not only get to watch their friends perform, she said, but also because everyone is excited to see the Homecoming court announced.

“From this event we also announce our top candidates for royalty, so they get to find out who’s in the next level and then they also just get to have a lot of fun while watching their peers perform,” Morris said.

Grace Patrick, a freshman education major from Longview and a member of the sorority Tri Delta, said S.O. Sing was an optional event where members had the option of trying out to participate.

Patrick did dance and cheer throughout high school

and earlier grades and said she was really fond of it.

“I thought it would be fun to continue it with my college in my sorority and stuff like that,” she said.

The event is a good way to bring everyone together during Homecoming week and get all the organizations involved recognition, Patrick said. No matter who won or lost, the important thing is that everyone had fun.

“It gets everyone’s morale up, and it gets all the sororities and fraternities involved, and it gets the whole campus involved,” she said.

Logan Romine, a freshman advertising major from Fort Worth and a member of the fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha, said that since it is his freshman year, he wanted to get involved.

“I’m trying to live out the full college freshman experience,” he said. “I played sports in high school and so I’ve always thought that it’s fun to be apart of something bigger than you.”

out and he wasn’t getting along with the guy that was playing the drums for him at the time,” Lawless said. “So, I told Randy, ‘If something happens, I’ll come fill in until you find someone else.’ And we just never found anyone else.”

Lawless started playing in church, he said. He followed through with being in band in junior high and high school. When he came to Tech, he didn’t plan on playing music. I ended up buying a pawn shop guitar and learned to play in the dorm,” he said. “I just couldn’t get away from it.”

Being a cheerleader at Tech, he said everything was about pop music and going to the clubs.

“I was not a country music fan at all,” Lawless

said. “In high school I wanted to play Metallica and Nirvana and all that crap. But, a good buddy of mine dragged me to a Robert Earl Keen concert and I thought it was the coolest thing I’d ever been to.”

He bought a CD and wore it out, he said. Then he bought another one and wore it out. Robert Earl Keen is what got him into country music, he said.

Later, at Rogers’ apartment, when Rogers drew a line in the sand regarding the band, Lawless was all in, he said.

“We are going to quit our jobs and go all in,” he said. “That’s when I knew we were going to give it a shot and try to do this for a living.” @ChaseSeaboltDT

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Alpha Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon perform a dance routine to “Phineas and Ferb” during the Student Organizations Sing competition on Oct. 15, 2019, in the United Supermarkets Arena. Various organizations competed with prepared dancing and singing routines.

Romine said that the event is a good way to get everyone on campus involved during Homecoming week and gives everyone the opportunity to do what

Homecoming is all about: have fun.

“It brings everyone together and shows that everyone is striving toward the same goal and we’re all here

to have fun and we’re all here to bond with each other and make friends and live out our lives as best as we can,” he said. @MalloryRosettaDT

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Randy Rogers performs with his band at the Randy Rogers Band Street Party hosted by the Blue Light on Oct. 12, 2019 on Buddy Holly Avenue.

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Pomping an intensive, enjoyable Homecoming tradition

By RYANN RAEL Staff Writer

One of the many homecoming traditions at Texas Tech is the parade the Friday before the game. The parade is comprised of floats created by students. Students in Greek life make up a large portion of the individuals making homecoming floats, and there is a very specific way the floats are created: pomping.

“Pomping is a tradition, a lot of schools do it for their homecoming,” Lauren McKenzie, a senior human sciences major from Montgomery and the president of Delta Gamma Sorority, said.

“Basically, you take small pieces of colored tissue paper that you order from a pomping website and everyone has different techniques.”

McKenzie said she has seen it done with pencils, rolled into little tubes and rolled into balls. Depending on the texture wanted, chicken wire, glue and plywood are used and are all stuck together.

“Usually it’s drawn out ahead of time, so it eventually comes together in a beautiful image on our huge parade floats,” she said.

The sororities and fraternities partner up every year, and each pair will design their floats, Destiny Morton, a sophomore biology major from San Antonio, and the pomping chair and homecoming assis-

tant of Tri Delta, said.

The partnerships are determined a year in advance, she said. The fraternity and sorority then design their float based on the theme. This year the homecoming theme of is Texas Tech Gets Animated, so each float was based off an animated show or movie.

The floats are a massive undertaking, requiring a lot of manpower and time, she said. The entire chapter has to do hours.

“Our seniors, which there are about 40 seniors, they do one hour. We don’t require our SoSing girls to do hours, and there are about 18 girls. So, there are about 60 people, and in that there’s only 40 hours coming out of that,” Morton said. “And then everyone else does 3 hours. So, it’s about 300 people doing three hours.

So there’s about 900 hours of work going into all this, just in the sorority alone. That doesn’t count the fraternity.”

Despite the hundreds of mandatory hours both the fraternity and sorority put into the float, there may still be work left to be completed.

Morton said she had spent 40 hours in the week prior to the parade pomping.

Students can have busy schedules between school, work or other extracurricular activities. Free time may come at odd hours, mainly late into the evening, but Grayson McCarley, a junior IT and marketing major from Bellaire

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LEFT: Students add details to their organization’s homecoming float to prepare for homecoming week. The construction took place on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 in a private storage unit. RIGHT: A member of Beta Upsilon Chi Fraternity cuts parts to be used on the Beta Upsilon Chi/Delta Delta Delta homecoming parade float. and member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, said working late into the night Homecoming week is part of the fun.

“Honestly for me, and for a lot of guys and girls, it’s really fun to just be up there late and just hang out and try to finish as much as possible by the deadline,” McCarley said.

“And it’s not really that stressful. It’s more just fun to be able to finish it.”

Delta Gamma and Kappa Alpha are partnering this year, and staying true to the theme, they picked Dexter’s Laboratory, the popular Cartoon Network show, for inspiration, McKenzie said.

“We started putting together all the panels Wednes-

day night (the week prior to Homecoming week) so we are well on our way to being done,” McKenzie said. “But definitely a few more long nights ahead. But it’s really nice when we have the whole chapters support, and KA has been a wonderful partner and has really been great supporting and helping as well.”

The floats are also judged.

Tri Delta took the top prize last year, Morton said, and this year it is hoping to do just as well. Since it is a competition, the floats and designs are kept secret from the other organizations in order to maintain a competitive advantage.

“With that competitive aspect, it just makes everyone go 10 times harder,” Morton said. “I’m super excited to see everyone’s float this year.”

However, the winning fraternity from two years ago was Kappa Alpha, and McCarley said this year’s float, created with Delta Gamma, is better, and feels confident it will take the cake.

“I think our float this year is better than our float my freshman year and our float my freshman year, we won it,” McCarley said. “I think our float this year in my opinion is better just because there’s a lot more design. Our float my freshman year was just massive, it was the biggest one there, but I think now there’s just a lot more detail.”

Beneath the competitive craze and desire to win, is a strong sense of community. Pomping, as well as all the homecoming events, provide an opportunity for members of Greek Life to connect and bond.

McCarley said pomping, as well as other events, are a great way to get to know the members of the other organizations and boost school spirit. The parade does not just bring students together; many locals, faculty and students attend the festivities as well.

“It is so cool, and the community is so incredible the way

they come out and support,” McKenzie said. “Last year we had so much fun giving candy out to the kids and seeing everyone we knew from the community coming out and supporting too. I think that’s one of the coolest traditions by far from Homecoming.”

With athletic events being the epicenter of school spirit, McCarley said the parade creates a similar environment that makes participating in the parade particularly enjoyable, both in the atmosphere and in connecting with the community.

“It really is cool because a lot of the faculty and students come to the parade and it creates a kind of environment you don’t always see at Tech, besides football games or sporting events,” he said.

“It’s like an event of its own.

It’s kind of like Carol of Lights or something like that. It’s a really big event at Tech, and it’s really nice to see the community come together.” @RyannRael_DT

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Red Raiders, Horned Frogs set for 25th matchup

By ARIANNA FLORES Staff Writer

The No. 13 Texas Tech soccer program will face Texas Christian University at 7 p.m. on Friday at the John Walker Soccer Complex for the 25th anniversary reunion between the two teams.

The first game between the Red Raiders and the Horned Frogs dates back to Sept. 15, 1994 where the two teams tied 1-1 for the first out of four ties in the 25-year history, according to Tech Athletics.

“It is super fun to have a rivalry game with TCU and with TCU so close, we have so many people from Dallas and it’s fun to get a win against them,” Teeter said.

Since the first game, the Red Raiders have defeated Texas Christian 10 times and have lost 14 times since 1994, according to TCU Athletics.

Tech’s longest winning streak against the Horned Frogs was four games from 2013 to 2015.

The Red Raiders have a 6-5-1 record at home versus TCU and head c o a c h To m S t o n e s a i d he is glad the game is at home on Friday because the energy the fans bring helps the team.

“We know them well, they know us well. They’ve been off for like ten days or so because their game got cancelled and they had a disappointing result the week before against Texas, so they are hungry for points, we are hungry for points,” Stone said.

Since Tech has played TCU before, the team is familiar with them, sophomore defender Charlotte Teeter said. It is a great rivalry game that will be super competitive.

“Like Tom said, they had ten days off, but I think we have an advantage,” Teeter said. “ We ’ v e b e e n w o r k i n g our butts off. We’ve had great competition, great few games this past weekend, and I think we are just ready to compete and get some points.”

This season, Tech is undefeated with a 3-0-2 record in conference and undefeated at home, according to Tech Athletics.

Tech is nationally ranked and has earned six Big 12 weekly awards within the last month.

Stone said he believes this will be a good game because both teams have the same amount of drive and motivation to secure more points.

The Horned Frogs have a 2-1-1 record in confer-

ence and overall are 8-4-1, according to TCU Athletics. TCU has 88 points so far this season and is second with the most points for the Big 12 while Tech trails in third with 82 points, according to Big 12 Sports.

The Red Raiders have the second most goals in the conference with 31 so far, 14 of them scored by junior forward Kirsten Davis, according to Big 12 Athletics. Davis leads in three categories in the Big 12, one category being the most points earned with 28 points.

Three TCU players are in the top ten in the Big 12 with points, according to Big 12 Sports. Junior midfielder Yazmeen Ryan and her teammate freshman midfielder Gracie Brian are tied for seventh with 19 points, and sophomore forward Messiah Bright is tenth with 15 points.

The same three players are also in the top ten for the most goals in conference. Brian is ranked fourth with eight g o a l s , Ry a n i s r a n k e d fifth with seven goals and Bright is in tenth with five goals, according to Big 12 Sports. For the Red Raiders, Davis is second in goals with 11 so far this season and is the only Tech player ranked

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Texas Tech soccer head coach Tom Stone discusses his team’s performance with media outlets during a press conference after practice at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 at the John B. Walker Soccer Complex. Stone will coach the Red Raiders as Tech will play TCU for the 25th time all-time. in goals.

Freshman goalkeeper Madison White is ranked first in both save percentage with .913 and goals against average with .31 in six games, according to Big 12 Sports.

Junior goalkeeper Emily Alvarado is ranked sixth

i n g o a l s a g a i n s t a v e rage with 1.15 and fifth in save percentage with .781. White had four shut outs in six games, making her fourth in conference.

Alvarado is eighth in shut outs with two in 13 games this season. “(This game) is about

who performs on the night.

I think it’s going to be a great Friday night game,” Stone said. “It’s the old school Friday night deal and if we get the turn out we have been getting on those kinda nights, it could be electric.” @AriannaFloresDT

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The defending NFC champions believe the potential rewards are well worth it.

“You want guys with some swag, some personality,” coach Sean McVay said Wednesday while he awaited the star cornerback’s arrival at their training complex.

“As long as those guys love football, they love competing every single day, I think this is a building that will suit him well.”

Ramsey flew to the West Coast on Wednesday, a day after Los Angeles traded two first-round picks and a fourth-rounder for an elite defender whose tumultuous tenure with the Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t last four full seasons.

On his Uninterrupted podcast on SiriusXM’s app, Ramsey pronounced himself “overjoyed” to be with the Rams, and eager to “show them that they got the best corner in the whole NFL for years and years to come.”

The Rams are sold on Ramsey’s talent and publicly convinced of their

own ability to channel it into a big role on a winning team. General manager Les Snead said he has already spoken to Ramsey’s agents about his future beyond his current contract, which ends in 2020, and that both sides were encouraged by the conversation.

“We actually did talk to

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Freshman Caitlin Dugan was awarded Big 12 Rookie of the Week on Monday after posting 12 kills, three blocks and finishing with a .345 hitting percentage in Saturday’s 3-1 win against Iowa State.

Dugan has been working towards stats like this all season and knows she needs to mature quicker if she wants to reach her goals, she said.

“It’s something I’ve been working towards the whole season and especially really closely with my coaches,” Dugan said. “We just had a talk last week about how I need to act on this team, and it settled with me, and I think this week it probably showed.”

Dugan has played 68 sets so far this season, more sets

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Of UTEP’s 15 attempts on third down, the Miners converted just twice. Brooks led the team in tackles with 11 and also led the defense with 1.5 tackles for loss.

Tech traveled to Tucson, Arizona for its first road test of the season against Arizona. The Red Raiders suffered their first loss of the year as the Wildcats recorded a 28-14 win. In the loss, Tech’s offense recorded 411 total yards with Bowman leading the team with 307 passing yards and a touchdown, according to Tech Athletics. Junior wide receiver

than any of the other freshmen on the team, and is third on the team in kills and blocks, according to Tech Athletics stats. Teammate Allison White praised Dugan’s composure and maturity on the court. “(Dugan’s) done a great job, she’s stayed really composed,” White said. “She’s been put into a really large role from the day that she got here. She’s handled it really well, just been super calm under pressure. You wouldn’t think she’s a freshman. She plays older than that.”

Coach Tony Graystone knows Dugan has talent, but after the tough 3-2 loss to TCU on Oct. 6, he knew something needed to change after she struggled to find a rhythm offensively, he said.

They made a couple of corrections and adjustments with

her arm swing after the TCU game, and there were instant results, Graystone said regarding Dugan’s performance at the Iowa State game.

“I’m proud of Caitlin,” Graystone said. “She nailed it when she just said we had a talk with all the players just to check in last week. Part of her to-do list was to embrace her role as a young player and not let things come to her, but to be the initiator and remember how much talent she’s got.”

Dugan went a little more indepth on what she feels like she needs to improve on in order to take the next step as a player.

“Just overall be better. I knew I could be better, (the coaches) knew too. Especially after that TCU game I wanted to make some changes and they did too, and it worked,” Dugan said. “I stopped acting

like a freshman. I just wasn’t afraid to make mistakes and I listened to everything my coaches said, and I really tried to implement what they wanted me to do.”

The adjustments worked well as Dugan recorded a .345 hitting percentage, her highest of the season in conference play.

Graystone praised Dugan’s ability to be a coachable young player, he said.

“With Caitlin (Dugan) we’ve asked her to do quite a bit, she’s played two different positions this year and we kinda bounced her back-and-forth, her and Brooke,” Graystone said. “She came in as a player with a strong block but her offense needed to develop and now I feel like her offense is maybe a little bit ahead of her block, so she’s done a great job.”

T.J. Vasher led the receivers with 96 receiving yards.

Despite Tech’s success on defense in the first two games of the season, the Red Raiders gave up 499 total yards to Arizona, according to Tech Athletics.

Arizona’s quarterback Khalil Tate led the Wildcats with 185 passing yards as well as leading the team with 145 rushing yards.

Although the defense gave up more yards than its first two games combined, the Red Raiders recorded its first takeaway of the season in Tucson as senior defensive back Douglas Coleman III recorded two interceptions.

In the game against the Wildcats, Bowman went down in

the third quarter and exited the game. After Arizona’s following drive, Bowman returned from the locker room to finish the rest of the game.

Riding a 2-1 overall record, the Red Raiders traveled to Norman, Oklahoma for its first conference game of the season.

In Norman, the Red Raiders suffered a 55-16 loss. As Bowman was announced out for several weeks because of a shoulder injury suffered against Arizona, Wells played both senior Jackson Tyner and junior Jett Duffey at quarterback in hopes of finding a new starter.

Against the Sooners, the Red Raiders recorded 314 total yards, according to Tech Athletics. Tyner started the game at quarterback but was pulled after his first two drives, where he completed one of his five pass attempts for two yards.

Duffey finished the rest of the game as he completed 11 of his 20 passes for 120 passing yards.

Rigdon led the receivers for the second time this season with 37 receiving yards.

Tech’s defense struggled for the second consecutive week as the Sooners recorded 644 total

yards, according to Tech Athletics. Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts led the Sooners’ offense with 415 passing yards and three touchdowns. The dual-threat quarterback also recorded the second-most rushing yards with 70 yards on the ground. Junior linebacker Riko Jeffers led the defense with seven tackles, and junior defensive lineman Eli Howard led the defense with 2 tackles for loss and a sack.

After suffering two straight losses on the road, the Red Raiders came back to Lubbock to defeat No. 21 Oklahoma State 45-35. Of Tech’s 586 total yards, Duffey threw for a season-high 424 yards and four touchdowns, according to Tech Athletics.

Vasher led the receivers with 110 receiving yards as eight Red Raiders recorded 20 or more receiving yards. Redshirt freshman SaRodorick Thompson led Tech’s running game with 71 rushing yards.

Oklahoma State recorded 509 total yards against the Red Raiders, but Tech’s defense forced three interceptions and seven sacks to prevent the Cowboys from outscoring them, according to Tech Athlet-

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Freshman opposite hitter Caitlin Dugan sings the matador song after the win during their game against West Virginia University on Sept. 25, 2019. The Red Raiders defeated the Mountaineers 3-1. ics. Coleman intercepted two passes as junior defensive back Damarcus Fields also picked off a pass. Brooks led the defense with 19 tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, a forced fumble and quarterback hit.

Following Tech’s upset, three Red Raiders earned weekly Big 12 awards, according to the Big 12 Conference.

Duffey was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, Brooks was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and redshirt freshman kicker Trey Wolff was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week.

Along with the Big 12 awards, Brooks was tabbed to the Bednarik Award Watch List, Pro Football Focus College’s Big 12 Defensive Team of the Week as well as being named the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Award Player of the Week and Dave Campbell’s Coverboy of the Week. Duffey was also recognized nationally as he was named the Maxwell Player of the Week and Davey O’Brien Quarterback of the Week.

Coming off of the upset against Oklahoma State, Tech traveled to Waco to take on No. 22 Baylor. The Bears ultimately defeated the Red Raiders in double overtime 33-30. In the loss, Tech recorded 510 total yards as Duffey threw for 362 yards and a touchdown, accord-

ing to Tech Athletics. RJ Turner was the most-targeted receiver as he recorded 138 yards off seven completions. Thompson led the running game as he was the only Red Raider with positive rushing yards, recording 153 yards on the ground.

Baylor recorded 525 total yards as Charlie Brewer threw for 352 yards, according to Tech Athletics. Heading into the game against Tech, Brewer had not thrown a single interception, but the Red Raiders forced three. Coleman, Rambo and junior defensive back Ja’Marcus Ingram each recorded an interception while Howard and senior Broderick Washington both recorded a sack. Brooks led the defense with eight tackles and two quarterback hits.

At the midseason, Coleman was honored as a Midseason All-American by The Athletic as well as Sporting News and Associated Press since the defensive back led the nation with six interceptions, according to Tech Athletics.

Brooks was also named an All-American by The Athletic.

With the Red Raiders 3-3 at the midway point of the season, the team will continue its season against Iowa State.

The game will be Tech’s homecoming game with kickoff set for 11 a.m. on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. @MaxHengstDT