Cumbie to be retained as Tech’s offensive coordinator

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech head mentor Joey McGuire declared Wednesday that offensive coordinator and quarterbacks mentor Sonny Cumbie will be retained as section of his constitution personnel with the Red Raiders.

“Sonny Cumbie is just one of the major offensive minds in the state, and we are privileged to have him stay on our staff members below at Texas Tech,” McGuire mentioned. “Like I claimed in my opening push convention, I want to create a staff below that will deeply devote in our gamers. That’s who Sonny Cumbie is to his main, and that is been evident in the engage in of this workforce the past four weeks. We are thrilled for the brand of offense we will have underneath Mentor Cumbie’s route.”

Cumbie, who will remain in his role as interim head mentor by means of Tech’s bowl sport, pushed the Crimson Raiders to their 39th bowl physical appearance in university record just a few weeks ago when Tech topped Iowa Point out, 41-38, at home for its sixth acquire. Cumbie returned to his alma mater prior to this time subsequent seven many years at TCU in which he aided build 1 of the nation’s top rated offenses.

“I am grateful for the chance Coach McGuire has delivered me and my loved ones to remain with this application,” Cumbie explained. “It is no solution how considerably I enjoy this place and this method, and I am hunting ahead to working closely with Mentor McGuire on building this method effective 12 months-in and yr-out. I might be remiss if I did not thank our gamers and coaches as very well as they have poured their hearts into this system the past handful of weeks.”  

Cumbie is the 1st on-the-discipline coaching employ the service of for McGuire consequently significantly as additional staff members bulletins are envisioned in the coming days. McGuire has previously tabbed three customers to his off-the-subject employees in James Blanchard (Director of Participant Personnel), Cody Bellaire (Director of Scouting) and Dave Martin (Director of Participant Development).