Former Cardinals HC Kliff Kingsbury Being Inducted Into Texas Tech Hall of Fame

Former Arizona Cardinals head coach is heading into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame.

Arizona Cardinals fans learned to expect the unexpected when it came to former head coach Kliff Kingsbury. 

This bit of news may be more on the unexpected side. 

The Athletic's college football insider Bruce Feldman is reporting Kingsbury will be inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame. Legendary coach Mike Leach will also be inducted into the team's Hall of Honors.

SOURCE: Texas Tech is going to induct the late Mike Leach into the Red Raiders' Hall of Honors as well as Tech legend Kliff Kingsbury into its' Hall of Fame in September. Leach is Texas Tech's all-time winningest coach.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) June 14, 2023

Of course, Kingsbury's 35-39 head coaching record during his six-year stint as the Red Raiders' leader isn't quite why he's going in. Kingsbury played quarterback at Texas Tech and gathered the following honors/accolades:

- 39 Texas Tech Records, 13 Big 12 records and 7 NCAA records after his four years at quarterbacks

- First team All-Big 12 in 2002

- Second team All-Big 12 in 2000, 2001

- Sammy Baugh Trophy winner in 2002

- AP National Offensive Player of the Year in 2002

More info via his wiki page:

"He, along with Graham Harrell, are the only Texas Tech quarterbacks to have beaten both the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns during their careers as starters. Kingsbury led Tech to 3 bowl games in his 3 years as a starter, with a 24-16 overall record. 

"In 2003, he held the NCAA records for career plays, career plays per game, single season and career passing attempts, single season and career passing completions, highest single game completion percentage, career lowest percentage of passes intercepted, and most single season and career games gaining 200 yards or more.

"Kingsbury was only the third player in college football history to throw for over 10,000 yards, gain over 10,000 yards in total offense and complete over 1,000 passes in a career. 

"He also became just the fourth player in college football to throw for over 3,000 yards three times during his career. Kingsbury was also an Academic All-Big 12 Conference choice following his sophomore campaign in 2000."

Kingsbury then went on to be drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft, winning a Super Bowl with the team during his rookie season despite being on injured reserve. 

You can watch his reaction here to the honor in the tweet below:

A special call with @KliffKingsbury.

Can't wait to have you back in Lubbock to celebrate! pic.twitter.com/DXs3RxSZdH

— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) June 14, 2023

Kingsbury spent four seasons with the Cardinals before being fired after the 2022 season. He is currently the quarterbacks coach at USC.