Five reasons Texas Tech will go bowling in 2017, such as a rising defense

Staff Photographer Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury is pictured during the Baylor University Bears vs. the Texas Tech University Red Raiders NCAA football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday, November 25, 2016. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)Texas Tech failed to reach a bowl game in 2016, head coach Kliff Kingsbury's fourth season. However, the team's offense played outstanding for most of the season and the defense showed improvement in crucial moments, leaving Tech fans with hope for the future.

Here are five reasons why we could expect the Red Raiders to reach the postseason next year:

That high-powered passing offense. First things first, we still don't know if…