The committee will interview candidates and make a recommendation to Texas Tech University President Dr. The members of the group are: Texas Tech University System Board of Regent members Cody Campbell and Dusty Womble, former Texas Tech running back Sammy Morris, and assistant athletic director Tony Hernandez. To assist him in finding the next head coach for Texas Tech Football, Hocutt created a four-person search committee. He said it's been done in numerous other sports for Texas Tech, including baseball, men's basketball, tennis, golf, and track & field. Hocutt also said that it's not an option to not have a goal of making Texas Tech Football an elite program. The goal is for Texas Tech Football to be an 'elite program.'Īccording to Hocutt, on Monday, those standards include: making a bowl game each season, being ranked in the Top 25 each season, and playing meaningful games in the month of November. Hocutt reiterated what he also said three years ago when Wells was hired from Utah State.
