It’s being billed as one of the comeback stories of the year in the Big 12, and it’s true: The Texas Tech Red Raiders are playing better defense in 2018 than they have in years.
Tech currently ranks 79th nationally in Defensive S&P+, which would be the program’s best finish since 2013 if it holds up. Meanwhile, the Red Raiders are giving up 28 points per game, their lowest average since 2009.
In fact, Tech’s defensive ascent really began last season, when Lubbock’s finest stopped playing some of the worst D in the country and started playing solidly below average.