Texas Tech defensive tackle Breiden Fehoko started all 13 games last year as a second-semester freshman, giving the Red Raiders some push up front and hope for the future.
Defensive coordinator David Gibbs would like to see less of Fehoko this season, which might seem counterintuitive.
“He played too much,” Gibbs said. “We didn’t have anybody to spell him, so his production was down because he got beat up. He won’t play near as much simply because you cannot play 80, 85 plays a game against these Big 12 offensive linemen.
“If you go back and watch film, in the first half of every game last year, they couldn’t block him.