Behind the scenes
Texas Tech brought in 18 scholarship newcomers this season, about half of whom have already played. Over the next several days, we’ll update the progress of freshmen who are redshirting and some other young players for whom Tech coaches have expectations.
Name: Quan Shorts
Class: True freshman
Position: Wide receiver
High school: Atascocita
Background: Shorts caught 39 passes for 706 yards and nine touchdowns last year as a high school senior, earning first-team all-District 16-6A recognition. In the spring, he ran on the Atascocita 800-meter relay team that qualified for state.