Before he entered the White House, Donald Trump was introducing the Red Raiders on national television, years before his presidential campaigns.
A little piece of Texas Tech football history buried deep in YouTube has been brought to light by former Lubbock County Republican Party Chairman Dan Isett.
Isett shared a video clip of Trump introducing the Red Raiders during their November 17, 2007, game against No. 3 Oklahoma at Jones AT&T Stadium.
Trump's appearance in the clip gives Red Raider fans a playful reason to claim he was on their side long before any presidential campaign.
The game itself was memorable. Playing before a national television audience, Coach Mike Leach's Red Raiders knocked off the Sooners 34–27.
The victory came before 55,038 fans in Lubbock and featured quarterback Graham Harrell and a Texas Tech team that delivered one of the season's biggest upsets.
Nearly 19 years later, the clip offers an unusual intersection of Texas Tech football history and presidential politics.
Watch the original clip below.
Source: Texas Tech Athletics and video shared by Dan Isett.
