The Sports Director for KENS reported Saturday that Kliff Kingsbury’s tenure as Texas Tech’s head coach is coming to an end.

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Several national publications including Bleacher Report also repeated the KENS report.

When contacted, Texas Tech would not confirm.

The reports came in after the Red Raider loss to Baylor by a score of 35 to 24.

The Baylor game represented a five-game losing streak for Tech in the 2018 season.

Quarterback Alan Bowman said on Twitter, “Best coach I ever had. Even a better human being.”

Patrick Mahomes, former Tech quarterback and rising NFL star, said on Twitter Saturday afternoon, “Thank you @TTUKingsbury for everything you have done for me and Texas Tech University!”

Mahomes also said, “You believed in me when very few people did and helped me become the quarterback and person I am today!”

Kingsbury finished with 35 wins and 40 losses during his six seasons at his alma mater. His best year came in his inaugural season at the helm in 2013 when the team capped an 8-5 record with a Holiday Bowl win. Following the season, Texas Tech gave Kingsbury a $1 million raise and extended his contract through 2020.

In his third season, the Red Raiders ended their 7-6 campaign with a loss to LSU in the Texas Bowl.

Texas Tech’s next bowl game didn’t come until 2017. The Red Raiders became bowl eligible thanks to a win over the Texas Longhorns in the season finale. With the victory, Kingsbury became the first coach in school history to win two straight games over Texas in Austin.

During his tenure, Texas Tech has 7 wins and 17 losses in Big 12 home games.

Assuming the reports are true, Tech will begin the search for its 16th head football coach.

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CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story overstated the degree to which a sports columnist for the Austin American Statement independently reported the same information.

UPDATE: Bowman expressed his feelings about Kingsbury on Twitter, deleted the tweet, and later replaced the deleted tweet with essentially the same statement.