Texas Tech Game Notes

It's time for the Big 12 season to open, and the game notes are out for the Texas Tech game. After yet another underwhelming performance by the defense, there are yet more shake-ups in the two deep. After the Louisville game, there were no changes on the depth chart for Louisiana's Rajin' Cajuns, but for those who went to the game, there were in fact many changes. Those changes are starting to show up on this week's depth chart.

OFFENSE

WR
83 Brandon Banks (5-7, 142, Jr.-JC)
84 Matt Wykes (6-2, 209, Jr.-RS)
Brandon Banks takes over the position manned by formerly held by Lamark Brown, but in actuality was Banks since the Louisville game. Matt Wykes, a former walk-on, gets in the depth chart at number two. Adrian Hilburn, who had been in this position, is injured.

WR
89 Aubrey Quarles (5-11, 195, Jr.-JC)
5 Ernie Pierce (6-4, 209, Sr.-1L)
We all knew that Quarles was the starter, but now that's showing up on the depth chart has he has replaced Pierce, who has moved to number two.

LT
78 Alesana Alesana (6-4, 304, Sr.-1L)
61 Edward Prince (6-5, 289, Jr.-JC)
Prince played most of the snaps against Louisiana. We'll see.

LG
59 Zach Kendall (6-3, 287, So.-1L)
76 Brock Unruh (6-6, 288, Jr.-2L)
Unruh has been unseated by Kendall, who was the number 2 center.

C
79 Jordan Bedore (6-3, 310, Sr.-3L)
54 Trevor Viers (6-5, 284, Jr.-1L)
I hope that Bedore can stay healthy. Ideally Viers, who started much of last year after Bedore went down, would redshirt.

RG
73 Gerard Spexarth (6-6, 284, Sr.-3L)
66 Eric Benoit (6-4, 286, Jr.-RS)
Finally a position with no change.

RT
64 Nick Stringer (6-6, 271, Jr.-2L)
63 Penisini Liu (6-6, 282, Sr.-1L)

TE
85 Jeron Mastrud (6-6, 253, Jr.-2L)
80 Brett Alstatt (6-4, 230, Sr.-3L)

WR
87 Deon Murphy (5-10, 170, Jr.-1L)
81 Attrail Snipes (6-1, 180, Jr.-JC)
Snipes has made his way into the depth chart as well. Ideally he would be redshirted, but with Hilburn's injury and Brown moving to running back, that opened the door for some potential playing time.

QB
1 Josh Freeman (6-6, 250, Jr.-2L)
14 Carson Coffman (6-3, 208, So.-1L)

RB
7 Lamark Brown (6-3, 225, So.-1L)
28 Logan Dold (6-0, 195, Fr.-HS)
Lamark Brown has made the change to running back and former walk-on Keithen Valentine has disappeared from the depth chart. He played no snaps at running back against Louisiana; Dold and Brown received all the carries. Also, Justin Woods is no longer on the depth chart.

DEFENSE

LE
99 Brandon Harold (6-6, 264, Fr.-HS)
55 Vlad Faustin (6-2, 253, Sr.-2L)
Harold has cemented his place as a starter as he has had several good outtings and the only consistent player on the defensive side of the ball. Faustin moves into the number two role replacing Rapael Guidry.

NT
77 Daniel Calvin (6-3, 310, Jr.-JC)
92 Brandon Balkcom (6-1, 292, Sr.-2L)
Calvin has replaced Balkcom on the depth chart, though Calvin did in fact start against Louisiana.

RE
98 Ian Campbell (6-5, 255, Sr.-3L)
90 Eric Childs (6-3, 238, Jr.-2L)
No change since the first shake-up.

OLB
56 Olu Hall (6-3, 230, Jr.-TR)
40 Antonio Felder (6-2, 253, Jr.-JC)

ILB
50 Hansen Sekona (6-0, 230, Jr.-JC)
47 Alex Hrebec (5-11, 238, Fr.-RS)
I still don't know anything about Alex Hrebec, but the Gantz family says that he is a tough nosed son of a gun.

ILB
51 Ulla Pomele (6-1, 228, Jr.-JC)
39 John Houlik (5-11, 219, Jr.-2L)
Houlik is back in the depth chart after serving a three game suspension for driving under the influence. He takes the spot formerly held by Kevin Rohleder.

OLB
53 Reggie Walker (6-1, 247, Sr.-3L)
43 Antwon Moore (5-11, 221, Sr.-2L)
Reggie is back in the starting line-up, taking over for Antwon Moore. Moore was injured in the Louisiana game leaving early in the first quarter.

CB
4 Joshua Moore (5-11, 184, So.-1L)
29 Otis Johnson (5-10, 175, Jr.-2L)
Otis Johnson takes the spot formerly held by Billy McClellan.

SS
20 Courtney Herndon (6-0, 211, Jr.-2L)
21 Gary Chandler (5-11, 190, Sr.-1L)

FS
30 Chris Carney (6-1, 190, Jr.-2L)
2 Tysyn Hartman (6-3, 204, Fr.-RS)
Hartman, formerly a back-up quarterback, has moved to safety to add athleticism to the defense. He replaces Andrew Erker on the depth chart.

CB
6 Blair Irvin (6-0, 180, Jr.-JC)
23 Ray Cheatham (5-11, 193, Sr.-2L)
Irvin and Cheatham have been flip-flopping the starting role all year. I have no idea if this is a change or not, and frankly matters little because often Irvin, Moore, and Cheatham are all on the field at once.

SPECIALISTS

KO
16 Brooks Rossman (6-0, 182, Sr.-1L)
19 Josh Cherry (6-1, 183, So.-1L)

PK
16 Brooks Rossman (6-0, 182, Sr.-1L)
19 Josh Cherry (6-1, 183, So.-1L)

HOLD
2 Tysyn Hartman (6-3, 204, Fr.-RS)
31 Tony Purvis (6-0, 170, Jr.-2L)

LS
42 Corey Adams (6-4, 242, So.-1L)
85 Jeron Mastrud (6-6, 253, Jr.-2L)

P
4 D.J. Fulhage (5-9, 180, So.-SQ)
17 George Pierson (6-0, 201, Jr.-JC)
Fulhage kicked against Louisiana after replacing Pierson during the Louisville game. His name now tops the depth chart.

KOR
87 Deon Murphy (5-10, 170, Jr.-1L)
89 Aubrey Quarles (5-11, 195, Jr.-JC)

PR
87 Deon Murphy (5-10, 170, Jr.-1L)
83 Brandon Banks (5-7, 142, Jr.-JC)