Countdown to Kickoff: 11 Days
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Texas Tech's 2016 football season will begin in exactly 11 days with a Sept. 3 kickoff against Stephen F. Austin.
Today, we continue our Countdown to Kickoff series with a notable way the number 11 relates to Red Raider football.
11: Michael Crabtree posted 11 100-yard receiving games in 2007.
The most impressive thing about Michael Crabtree's staggering campaign in 2007 is how consistent he was week in and week out. The redshirt freshman shattered a Texas Tech record by logging 100 or more receiving yards in 11 of his 13 games that season.
Crabtree dazzled from the beginning, starting the season off with 12 catches for 106 yards and three touchdowns against SMU. He rattled off six more 100-yard performances in a row before the Missouri Tigers finally "held" him to 76 yards on 10 catches. Two weeks later, in a 38-7 rout, Crabtree was limited to 61 yards on four catches.
The final three games of the 2007 season saw Crabtree return to form. In games against Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia, the unanimous All-American caught 30 passes for 450 yards and four touchdowns.
Tomorrow: 10 - We look at one of the most dominant defensive performances in Texas Tech history.