LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech departed seniors Riko Jeffers and Travis Koontz will acquire part in the Hula Bowl on Saturday as kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. CT at UCF Bounce House Stadium in Orlando. Television coverage will be delivered nationally on CBS Sports activities Network.

Both of those Jeffers and Koontz will be on the Kai squad, which will be led by former NFL head coach Brian Billick. NFL personnel has been in attendance all 7 days top up to Saturday’s sport as the Kai staff also attributes defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, previously head mentor of the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos, and offensive coordinator Mike Tice, previously the head mentor of the Minnesota Vikings.

This is the 3rd-consecutive 12 months a Red Raider has played in the Hula Bowl as Douglas Coleman III and Donta Thompson acknowledged invitations for the 2019 game, whilst Zech McPhearson took portion in the celebration a year ago. McPhearson had an interception in last year’s recreation, which assisted propel him to getting chosen in the fourth spherical of the NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jeffers and Koontz will both be hunting to equally strengthen their NFL stock in the coming weeks immediately after wrapping up their tenures with a victory in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Koontz had two catches for 41 yards in the get more than Mississippi Condition, when Jeffers totaled five tackles for a Red Raider protection that held 1 of the major offenses in the place to only seven factors and 344 yards of complete offense.

Koontz experienced 45 receptions for 647 yards and five touchdowns more than his a few seasons as a Red Raider, the bulk of which arrived this previous period. He recorded 4 of his landing catches this period by itself as section of 21 receptions for 306 yards, all profession highs. Prior to the Liberty Bowl acquire, Koontz set alongside one another his very best video game of his career with five receptions for a profession-large 117 yards in the frequent-time finale at Baylor, which involved a 75-lawn landing haul in the fourth quarter.

Jeffers, meanwhile, closed his vocation with 299 tackles from his linebacker placement, which ranks 15th all-time in application history. Jeffers ranked 3rd on the team with 72 tackles and also extra 4…