One thing that has become evident during the search for a new Texas Tech head football coach is that this process was all about Kirby Hocutt. After having to bow to pressures from school administrators, boosters, the media and fans when hiring Al Golden at Miami and Kliff Kignsbury in 2012, Hocutt appeared resolved to finally make a football hire that he wanted without the influence of anyone else.
That’s what made his comments to the Lubbock media last night so intriguing. Speaking for approximately 20 minutes to announce the hiring of Matt Wells as head football coach, Hocutt finally gave some insight about his thought process, which is something that every Red Raider has been craving.