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Texas Tech football: Matt Wells continues to coach from a place of fear

Oct 10, 2020; Ames, Iowa, USA; Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells claps during warmups before their football game against Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Powers-USA TODAY Sports

One key sequence in the Texas Tech football team’s loss to Iowa State proved that Matt Wells was coaching scared against the Cyclones.

There’s been quite a bit of talk about the culture within the Texas Tech football program under Matt Wells lately. A 1-3 start to a season will bring about such discussions. And in Saturday’s 31-15 loss to Iowa State, the second-year head coach missed an opportunity to start to instill a new attitude in his football team because he was scared of what might go wrong.