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Texas Tech Finds A New Way To Keep The Jones Name Alive - KFYO
Texas Tech Athletics announced the student section at Galaxy Stadium will now be called "The Jones Student Section at Galaxy Stadium," preserving the name tied to former University President Clifford B.
The football stadium itself is not changing its name to Galaxy Stadium. Tech had been working through how to keep the Jones name connected to the stadium after the renaming, and this is the answer they landed on.
For students packing the student section on game days, the familiar "The Jones" identity now officially belongs to them. It threads the needle between honoring a new stadium name and holding onto something Lubbock fans have called home for more than 20 years.
Whether Red Raider fans end up embracing "The Jones Student Section" as naturally as they once said "heading to The Jones" is the real question this season will answer.
Common questions
Is Texas Tech renaming Jones AT&T Stadium to Galaxy Stadium?
- The football stadium itself is not changing its name to Galaxy Stadium. Texas Tech is preserving the Jones name by applying it to the student section, now officially called The Jones Student Section at Galaxy Stadium.
Who is the Jones name honoring at Texas Tech?
- The Jones name honors former University President Clifford B. Jones and his wife, Audrey. Lubbock fans have associated that name with the stadium for more than 20 years, and Texas Tech wanted to keep that connection alive through the student section.
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