US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Texas Tech's tortilla tradition is falling flat with coach Joey McGuire after penalties
Texas Tech was penalized twice under a new Big 12 rule for fans throwing tortillas on the field during kickoffs in a 42-17 win against Kansas.
- On Saturday, Texas Tech football team was penalized twice for tortillas thrown during kickoffs in a 42-17 victory over Kansas, mostly from the student section behind the visiting bench.
- Big 12 athletic directors voted 15-1 in the offseason to approve a Big 12 policy disciplining home teams for fans throwing items, while Coach Joey McGuire pleaded during the week to stop throwing tortillas past the opening kickoff.
- The first penalty forced Texas Tech to start a drive inside its 15 during Kansas’s 17-point run, and the second gave Kansas possession at its 40 after Cameron Dickey’s fourth-quarter 55-yard touchdown.
- After the game, McGuire and Kansas coach Lance Leipold exchanged heated words, while Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt defended the tortilla tradition as the lone dissenting vote among Big 12 athletic directors.
- McGuire said there were two weeks to fix the problem as most tortillas come from the student section behind the visiting bench, complicating officials' warning protocol enforcement.
Insights by Ground AI
19 Articles
19 Articles
Associated Press News+14 Reposted by 14 other sources
Texas Tech's tortilla tradition is falling flat with coach Joey McGuire after penalties
No. 9 Texas Tech finally got penalized for fans throwing tortillas onto the field during kickoffs. It happened twice in a 42-17 victory over Kansas.
·United States
Read Full Article
The Sports Network - Texas Tech's tortilla tradition is falling flat with coach Joey McGuire after penalties
No. 9 Texas Tech finally got penalized for fans throwing tortillas onto the field during kickoffs, and it happened twice in a 42-17 victory over Kansas on Saturday night. The longstanding tradition came under scrutiny in the offseason when Big 12 athletic directors voted 15-1 to approve a policy to discipline home teams for fans throwing items on the field. Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt was the lone dissenting vote, and was a bit defiant in defendi…
Coverage Details
Total News Sources19
Leaning Left9Leaning Right2Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Left
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources lean Left
53% Left
L 53%
C 35%
12%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
