IRVING, Texas — Tommy Tuberville wore a suit with a red and black striped tie and a Texas Tech lapel to Big 12 media day. That alone showed how much things have changed at Texas Tech.
Mike Leach is gone and so are his casual, wacky ways — on and off the field.
Tuberville plans to keep a passing offense, but there's going to be more running. More of an emphasis on defense, too. He's also bringing together the guys from both sides of the ball more often to encourage team unity.
Tuberville seemingly stole one page from Leach's playbook by speaking out against the conference office, drawing a public reprimand. He joked Tuesday that it was a remnant from being encouraged to speak his mind as a TV analyst the last few years.