When David Bailey arrived in Lubbock last season after three years at Stanford, Texas Tech’s coaches studied his film and had a thought that changed his career trajectory: What if we make him a true defensive end? It was obvious that Bailey had pass-rush talent, but Stanford utilized it more situationally. He played off the ball some. He dropped into coverage. Stanford was doing "a bunch of things" with him, according to Red Raiders coach Joey McGuire. So Texas Tech decided to simplify things with Bailey. "We just believe if you’ve got a guy that has a special whatever his trait is, then let h...
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