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Texas Tech has improved from 2017, but Kliff Kingsbury isn't off the hot seat just yet

Chuck Carlton, Big 12 beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered your questions about the league in a live chat Wednesday. Below are highlights, edited for clarity:

Has Kliff Kingsbury done enough this season to get himself off the hot seat?

Carlton: Maybe not yet. Athletic director Kirby Hocutt has said he wants to say progress in the program after last season. You can say Tech is probably a better team than 2017. But the Red Raiders haven't yet reached bowl eligibility. While key injuries (Alan Bowman and Dakota Allen) have hit, Tech probably needs to get to at least six wins and maybe seven for Kingsbury to be safe.