Rivera, the Red Raiders' star defensive tackle from 1979 to 1982, was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in the Class of 2012.
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It's been the lack of consistent production from those seniors that has put the Wildcats in a position to where they have to win a series on the road at Texas Tech to qualify for the Big 12 Championships.
Joining Tech in Seattle will be 16th-ranked host Washington, Harvard and Maryland.
Kansas State's 2-1 series win over Sunflower State rival Kansas pulled the ninth-place Wildcats to within a game of the seventh-place Red Raiders going into this weekend's series.
Former Texas Tech basketball assistant Chris Beard on Monday was named the new head coach at McMurry after he backed out of a job he'd accepted last week at Lamar State College-Port Arthur.
Walker had seen limited playing time during her two seasons in Lubbock. She averaged six minutes, two points and two rebounds per game as a sophomore.
Spencer said he and Hocutt along with deputy athletic director Joe Parker have had meetings recently, and that any evaluation of the program would be conducted after the season.