Emmett Jones, who used the past a few seasons as an assistant coach at Kansas, will return to the Texas Tech soccer team as passing-match coordinator and huge receivers mentor, Tech announced Monday.

Jnes was on the Tech team beneath Kliff Kingsbury from 2015-18, the very first 12 months as director of participant advancement and the final a few as outdoors receivers coach. When Kingsbury and his staff were being dismissed immediately after the 2018 period, Jones went to KU.

Jones performed large-college football at Seagoville and began his university career as a stroll-on quarterback with the Pink Raiders less than Spike Dykes. He later earned a degree from North Texas in 1999 and coached substantial-college football from 2000-14 at Seagoville, Dallas Lincoln, Dallas Skyline and Dallas South Oak Cliff.

Patterson named head coach at ACU

Texas Tech defensive coordinator Keith Patterson was named head mentor on Monday at Abilene Christian University.

ACU dismissed Adam Dorrel on Nov. 21 just after he went 19-32 in five seasons. The Wildcats were 5-6 this year, which include 4-2 in the Western Athletic Conference.

“Keith Patterson has a demonstrated monitor document at the Division I level of acquiring youthful gentlemen on and off the field,” ACU vice president for athletics Zack Lassiter mentioned in the announcement. “We have superior aspirations for our soccer software to contend for WAC championships and qualify for the playoffs. Not only will Keith just take our soccer method to the next level, he will be a excellent addition to the Abilene neighborhood.”