{"id":10701,"date":"2025-10-19T07:43:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/10701\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T07:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:43:15","slug":"texas-tech-coaches-discuss-support-of-ronald-mcdonald-house-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/10701\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech coaches discuss support of Ronald McDonald House Charities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; When you watch each Texas Tech game, be on the lookout for sacks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Every time Texas Tech sacks an opposing quarterback, more money is raised, through pledges to Quarterback S.A.C.K., supporting the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Southwest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">RELATED STORY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/2025\/10\/13\/quarterback-sack-with-school-record-nine-sacks-red-raider-defense-propels-texas-tech-count-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/2025\/10\/13\/quarterback-sack-with-school-record-nine-sacks-red-raider-defense-propels-texas-tech-count-21\/\">Quarterback S.A.C.K.: With school-record nine sacks, Red Raider defense propels Texas Tech count to 21<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire discussed this long-running partnership between Tech Athletics and the Ronald McDonald House following the Red Raiders\u2019 school-record nine sacks against Kansas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThey\u2019re fired up, man,\u201d McGuire said. \u201cThey want to hit the quarterback no matter what, but this is always a good purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Nine sacks in a game also matches the high mark for any FBS program in a game this season. Tech now has 21 sacks on the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Defensive coordinator Shiel Wood said Coach McGuire shared the success of Quarterback S.A.C.K. with the staff and team. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI think that\u2019s awesome,\u201d Wood said with a smile. \u201cAnd the more sacks, the merrier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">McGuire said the Ronald McDonald House staff messaged him, \u201camount they raised and she, of course, was like \u2018oh my gosh, nine sacks!\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">McGuire said he puts this information on Power Point presentations on Tuesday, tracking the team\u2019s progress. Then he shares messages from the Ronald McDonald House with defensive coaches and those racking up sacks, including David Bailey and Romello Height. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">McGuire stressed the importance of anyone helping others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAll this stuff of you feeling sorry for yourself or if you\u2019re sore or anything like that,\u201d McGuire explained. \u201cThat can\u2019t exist whenever you have an attitude of gratitude. And you have an attitude of&#8230;you\u2019re a servant and how much you\u2019re helping people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">How you can help<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For more than a quarter century, Texas Tech Athletics has partnered with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Southwest. Every sack leads to more money raised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">There is still time for you to donate this season.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmhcsouthwest.com\/quarterback-sack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.rmhcsouthwest.com\/quarterback-sack\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; for the Quarterback S.A.C.K. website. Fans can pledge to donate any dollar amount for every sack made by Texas Tech defense during the football season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">All proceeds help to give back to those families who need it most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Ronald McDonald House in Lubbock provides families with a home away from home when they have a child receiving medical care. Families who stay at the House may have a newborn staying in the NICU, a child receiving cancer treatments, or needing any other medical care. Families within our local children\u2019s hospitals, Covenant Children\u2019s and UMC Children\u2019s, are also able to take a break and grab a snack at our Ronald McDonald Family Rooms inside the hospitals. These rooms offer respite and comfort as well as access to basic necessities like showers, laundry, coffee, snacks, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; When you watch each Texas Tech game, be on the lookout for sacks. 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