The Texas Tech football team will be without the services of each of its top two punt returners when the Red Raiders host Kansas on Saturday.
Receivers Roy Alexander and Tristian Gentry are both listed as out on Tech’s initial availability report, released by the Big 12 Conference on Wednesday night. Both players missed last week’s win over Houston and will be out again when the Red Raiders return to Jones AT&T Stadium.
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Fellow receiver Coy Eakin took over duties at punt returner in their absence. Eakin was listed as the starter at the position on Tech’s Monday depth chart, ahead of Gentry and running back J’Koby Williams.
Two key starters, linebacker Jacob Rodriguez and left tackle Howard Sampson, are listed as questionable. Rodriguez briefly left the game at Houston with a bruised calf but returned to action later before sitting out the rest of the blowout win.
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Kansas has 10 players listed as out for the game.
Safety Chapman Lewis made his first appearance on the availability report, being ruled out along with cornerback Tarrion Grant and offensive lineman Holton Hendrix. Lewis has yet to appear in a game this season and is expected to utilize a redshirt, but could see action later in the season.
Texas Tech football injury/availability report for Kansas game
OUT: WR Roy Alexander, WR Tristian Gentry, CB Tarrion Grant, S Chapman Lewis, OL Holton Hendrix
QUESTIONABLE: LB Jacob Rodriguez, OL Hunter Zambrano, OL Howard Sampson
PROBABLE: DL E’Maurion Banks, CB Ashton Hampton
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Who’s in, who’s out for Texas Tech football against Kansas?
