Heading into the 1977 season, Texas Tech quarterback Rodney Allisonwas the toast of the Southwest Conference. After all, he had just guided theRed Raiders to a 10-1 record � just the sixth time they’ve posted 10 ormore wins in their 83-year history � and had thrown for 1,458 yards,fourth-most in the SWC. Had it not been for a certain Tommy Kramer outat Rice, he likely would’ve been a first-team all-conference pick as a junior.
So we confidently placed him on the cover of that year’s summer previewmagazine. If there was a more viable choice for that year’s cover boy,right then would’ve been the time to stand up.
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