{"id":3835,"date":"2025-10-14T23:48:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T23:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/3835\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T23:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T23:48:13","slug":"pocket-knife-hits-kansas-staff-member-at-texas-tech-football-game-coach-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/3835\/","title":{"rendered":"Pocket knife hits Kansas staff member at Texas Tech football game, coach says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Texas Tech officials all but confirmed Kansas head coach<\/a> Lance Leipold’s claim that a pocket knife was thrown toward the Jayhawks’ sideline on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Lubbock school<\/a> has had a long-standing tradition of fans throwing tortillas onto the field, which officials voted 15-1 to ban. However, the ruling has not stopped fans, and one apparently took it too far.<\/p>\n

“A pocket knife was thrown, and it hit one of our staff members. I mean, it\u2019s ridiculous,” Leipold said<\/a> after KU’s 42-17 loss to the Red Raiders. “I mean, it\u2019s supposed to be for safety and things like that, and it\u2019s a culture that\u2019s been accepted to a point, and it hasn\u2019t changed. And eventually, somebody\u2019s going to be seriously hurt, unfortunately.”<\/p>\n

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General view of an F18 flyover during the National Anthem before the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Kansas Jayhawks on October 20, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Kansas 48-16.\u00a0 (John Weast\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Officials later said a pocket knife was found on the Jayhawks’ sideline.<\/p>\n

Leipold also said that Big 12 officials handled the object-throwing “poorly,” considering it is no longer allowed.<\/p>\n

Leipold was animated in his postgame handshake with Red Raiders head coach Joey McGuire, calling the actions “bulls—.”<\/p>\n

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Head coach Joey McGuire of the Texas Tech Red Raiders and head coach Lance Leipold of the Kansas Jayhawks talk at midfield after the game at Jones AT&T Stadium on Oct. 11, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. \u00a0 (John E. Moore III\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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“Coach, I can’t do anything about that. You want me to do something f—ing about it?” McGuire asked.<\/p>\n

“It’s frustrating. I’m frustrated. I know he’s frustrated. We’ve got a new rule in this league. We know the rule. We didn’t follow it, and we got penalized for it\u2026 We gotta be better. We gotta do a better job, and we will,” McGuire said. The Red Raiders were given two 15-yard penalties for fan behavior.<\/p>\n

The knife was given to Texas Tech, which turned it over to the Texas Tech Police Department. The school is also reviewing game day video.<\/p>\n

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Members of the Texas Tech Red Raiders student body during the first half of the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Jones AT&T Stadium.\u00a0 (Michael C. Johnson\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

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The Red Raiders are ranked seventh in the AP poll and have a date at Arizona State this weekend to improve to 7-0.<\/p>\n

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