Throughout history, man has undergone legendary quests for mythical treasures. For centuries, explorers have searched for the fountain of youth or the lost city of gold only to spend their lives seeking in vain. And the Texas Tech football program has its own version of that type of legendary and fruitless hunt, the quest for defense.
Since Mike Leach first brought the “Air Raid” offense to Lubbock in 2000, Tech football has been on a never-ending crusade to field a defense that could complement the program’s elite offense. But that treasure has proven as elusive as finding Big Foot, capturing the Loch Ness Monster, or contacting extraterrestrial life.