After two weeks of turbulence in the Lady Raider basketball program after reports of an abusive staff were broken by USA Today Sports and subsequent firing of Marlene Stollings as the coach of the Lady Raiders.
After the firing, Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt held a press conference saying that the university had failed the players and allowed the coaching staff with broken trust and no relationships
Texas Tech's Athletics Director began with an apology to the Lady Raider basketball players, and then tried to outline the timeline before answering questions.