Bryce Butler took the long road to the Texas Tech football program
New Texas Tech football defensive tackle Bryce Butler is a Toronto native who played at a Connecticut prep school, a Kansas juco and Washington.
It would probably be hard to find a Texas Tech football player who takes for granted the team's nearly new facilities that cost more than $240 million to build. It might be hard to find a player who appreciates all the luxuries more than defensive tackle Bryce Butler , considering he spent two years at a Kansas community college where accommodations are, well, more spartan. "Juco was a big eye opener for me," Butler said after practice on Thursday, April 9.
"I've seen a lot of people come and go in juco. It came down to how bad do I really want it, because there were points in juco where I was like, I'm barely eating sometimes. It was rough; I'll say that.
"I just took advantage of what I had. We had a little weight room. I was in there every day.
I was on the field every day by myself just trying to perfect my craft and God blessed it, opened up some opportunities for me. " More: Can Texas Tech football's Hunter Zambrano finally catch a break? More: Ex-NFL staffers go back to school with Texas Tech football D-line Butler's a 6-foot-4, 325-pound fifth-year senior.
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