HOUSTON, TX (KCBD) -
The Texas Tech Red Raiders will be traveling to Houston to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers on December 28 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
The Red Raiders finished the season at 7-5 while the Golden Gophers finished with a record of 6-6.
Tickets for Texas Tech's third appearance in the Meineke Car Care Bowl can be purchased immediately at
www.texastech.com or by calling the athletics ticket office at (806)
742-8324 (M-F; 8:30-5:30 p.m. CT). Texas Tech has received an
allotment of 12,000 tickets for the game and fans are encouraged to
purchase tickets through Tech so that the university receives credit
toward this allotment.
"This is an exciting day for Texas Tech University, our football program
and Red Raider fans," Kirby Hocutt, Director of Athletics said. "The
Meineke Car Care Bowl is an outstanding game and we are thrilled at the
opportunity to play in our home state of Texas
against a quality opponent like Minnesota."
"We are excited to accept an invitation to play in the Meineke Car Care
Bowl," Texas Tech Head Football Coach Tommy Tuberville remarked. "The
opportunity to play another game in Texas is huge for our team, our fans
and for recruiting. Minnesota is a talented
football team and we will have our hands full the next couple of weeks
in our preparations."
Game day festivities will commence at 4 p.m. with the TexFest Pregame
Festival on the Bud Plaza outside Reliant Stadium. Kickoff for the 2012
Meineke Car Care Bowl is set for 8 p.m. CT on ESPN.
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