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Kaster hyped up Red Raiders when game was close with Miners

Jared Kaster pulled his fellow Red Raiders over to the sideline.

Texas Tech has just given up a 91-yard rushing touchdown to UTEP’s Aaron Jones.

The Texas Tech senior center had seen enough.

“It just clicked with us, they got a little too close and we felt like we were a much better team,” Tech wide receiver Jakeem Grant said. “We got together and Kaster brought us all level and told us “These guys can’t hang with us.’ So, once Kaster gave us his motivational speech is was like a light switch came on.

“He put the hype in everybody.