David Gibbs remembers laying out his vision to Kliff Kingsbury just before he arrived prior to the 2015 season. Fixing Texas Tech’s defense wouldn’t be easy. He refused to take the shortcut of scraping together a depth chart full of junior college newcomers and graduate transfers.
They were going to dig their heels in and make it work. He had a vision of development and building his defense from scratch. Back then, Gibbs was the seventh Red Raiders defensive coordinator in seven years. It was easy to scoff. These days, it’s a lot harder.