As Texas Tech players climbed the ladder and clipped the net Saturday afternoon, a photographer from the school’s athletic department snapped a photo of Sean Sutton.
His brow was sweaty.
His hair was mussed.
Oklahoma State fans well remember the disheveled look from Sutton’s days on the Cowboy bench.
And yet as he embraced Red Raider coach Chris Beard after their team had punched its ticket to the Final Four, Sutton had this huge smile on his face. It was so big that it changed the look of his face. You had to double check to make sure it was him.