Texas Tech’s pre-practice team meeting on Wednesday turned out to be anything but routine for Talor Nunez.*The sop re defensive lineman from Midland Lee was told in front of the team he’d been placed on scholarship. Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury highlighted top classroom performers from the summer II session, then showed a practice clip of Nunez.
“He was just pointing out positive things,” Nunez said, “and out of nowhere — it was kind of like a left hook — he said, ‘And on top of that, you’re on scholarship.’”
Nunez, a former high school quarterback and hurdler, came to Tech as a 200-pound walk-on projected to play safety. After one semester, he was moved to the defensive line. Now 6-foot-3 and 255 pounds, he played in 12 games last year, as an end, tackle and on special teams.
Nunez said he started crying when he was given the good news because of how much it will mean to his family, in particular his father Domingo, an insurance agent.*“You put in so many hours and so much work and time to give your absolute best,” he said, “because my dad’s paying for my school and it’s been a stress for him and a struggle.
"I’m about to call him and tell him, ‘You don’t have to pay for my school anymore. It’s taken care of.’”....
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