TTU football kick-starts Quarterback S.A.C.K Initiative at Covenant

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - The countdown to football season continues. We've got just more than a month before kickoff.

Before the season starts, the Texas Tech football team is spending time in the weight room, and making a special visit to Covenant Hospital.

On Monday, around 20 players and coaches took a field trip to the Ronald McDonald room inside Covenant Hospital.

They delivered autographed hats to kids and let them try on official Red Raider uniforms and helmets.

This gathering kicked off the 14th year of the Quarterback S.A.C.K initiative.

Each time the Red Raider defense sacks an opponent's quarterback, money will be donated to the Ronald McDonald charity.

Emmett Jones is the director of Player Development for Tech Athletics.

"We've been working extremely hard to add up those sacks so expect to see us really often here," Jones said.

Jones says this effort is just one of the ways the university can invest in the community.

"We try to get out as much as possible and be visible and motivate kids."

In past seasons the Red Raiders have been able to give back up to $91,000, like they did in 2013.

This year they are aiming for just as much.