By Caitlyn Nix
At Texas Tech’s new West Rec Turf Fields, students can be seen playing flag football on most weeknights.
Many students look forward to intramurals each year and take the games very seriously, causing emotions to run high, said Jared McCauley, assistant director for intramurals at Tech.
Fights may break out, but very rarely. Rec Sports hosts more than 20 flag football games per night, five nights a week, McCauley said, and has only seen one fight happen this season.
“We take sportsmanship very seriously,” McCauley said. “Teams are graded on their sportsmanship each week.”
If a team scores a C or lower in two games during the season, it is not allowed in the playoffs.
Jacob White, a senior education major, said he enjoys competing with and against his college peers. He added that he takes intramurals very seriously, but he has never been in a fight during a game.
Jonathan Caudle, a graduate student in the College of Media & Communication, has played in many intramural games during his time at Texas Tech.
“The thing I like most about intramurals is how much fun it is,” Caudle said. “It gives students a venue to play an organized sport they may have not played in a while and to play against others and just have fun.”
This year’s NIRSA: Leaders in College Recreation flag football regional championship is scheduled for Nov. 20-22 at Texas A&M. Tech’s turf complex will be open through mid-November, according to the Rec Sports website.
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