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Coy of Texas Tech Football, Eikin enjoys “more freedom” in new position

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In the last two seasons for the Texas Tech football team, Coy Eakin has started almost every game in the last two seasons and achieved 85 passes for more than 1,000 yards. He did everything during his redefine newcomer and his second season, so the spring exercises should sharpen and try to improve his game.

Oh, another thing: he learns a new position.

The Tech trainer team, who tries to make all their best pieces too fit, brought Eakin to the insider recipient after the junior from Stephenville has spent outside in the past two years.

The biggest adaptation?

“More freedom, I think,” said Eakin. “It's great. Especially outside, no matter what crime you are in, you have published yourself inside/outside, and that's it. In the slot you can put on with everything, so I'm pretty excited. You can transform a 5-yard holder into a playdown of a game of the game.”

Reggie Virgil, a 6-foot 3, 190-pound senior, is on Ekin's old spot, the X-Outsourser recipient. Virgil joined Miami (Ohio) to the team in January, where he was the second team-all-mid-American conference last year after a breakout season with 41 catches for 816 yards and nine touchdowns after a breakout season.

“He can fly,” said Tech coach Joey McGuire. “He is one of the fastest boys we have had in the team here since my time.”

In the other position of the external recipient, Tech Caleb Douglas returns, which caught 60 passports for 877 yards and six touchdowns. Eakin caught 49 passes for 652 yards and seven TDS.

The numbers Virgil, Douglas and Eakin last season were across the board for all three career height. Nobody in the team has almost a comparable season. It made sense to bring all three to the first unit so that someone had to change the spots.

Eakin was someone. He said there were some discussions about his alternating positions before Zach Kittley left the staff and the new offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich.

“(When) you got reggie,” said Eakin, “I thought it was a child's play. Let us do it.”

Eakin also acted in Jersey No. 8 against No. 3, a number that symbolizes something extra under the Red Raiders. It is said to represent the spirit of the late Luke Siegel, who wore number 3 in youth sports. This is supposed to represent “The Brand”, McGuire concept of a hard, hard -working and competitive team.