Texas Tech bans clothing with logo inside football facility as motivational tactic

The Texas Tech football team is using the school’s logo as motivation.

The team announced — in a dramatic Twitter video nonetheless — that players are barred from wearing clothing with the Tech double T logo on it inside the football facility. The reasoning is that players have to earn the right to wear the logo. Tech was 5-7 in 2016.

The video includes clips of disappointment throughout the season. Interestingly — maybe only to us — The first game clip is a botched handoff between quarterback Patrick Mahomes and running back Demarcus Felton. Mahomes, who was Tech’s best offensive player, declared for the NFL draft after the season and won’t be returning to school. He’s completely unaffected by the motivational ploy.

2017 is shaping up as a pivotal year for coach Kliff Kingsbury and the Red Raiders. Tech hasn’t missed a bowl game in consecutive seasons since 1990-92 when Spike Dykes was the head coach.

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