Cam Batson named Texas Tech’s Fastest Man in Texas

With the strength and conditioning regime Texas Tech players have experienced in the past two offseason, results are beginning to show, especially with Cam Batson.

Cam Batson has high expectations this upcoming season, but his newest title, “Fastest Man in Texas,” means the strength and conditioning programs are having a positive effect on team expectations.

Wide receivers are supposed to possess fast, elusive speeds, but they’re also supposed to be strong enough to shed defenders and fight for yards after catches. Not only does the entire Texas Tech Football team look to be in solid shape, they also appear to be testing each other, and making each practice a competition.

With Dylan Cantrell, Derrick Willies, Keke Coutee, and Cameron Batson expected to be responsible for the majority of the receptions this season, the necessity to constantly push each other is imperative if Tech’s going to stay among the NCAA’s elite passing teams.

The level of detail exhibited now demonstrates a specific mental conditioning Texas Tech has been lacking for years. But with Scott Salwasser and Rusty Whitt stabilizing and reinforcing the foundation, it’s safe to say the program is finally on track for growth.

Throughout the Spring and Summer, Tech athletes have been undergoing rigorous training, designed to improve specific areas of need. For Tech receivers, beating defensive backs on routs, and making SC Top 10 worthy, athletic plays are vital, so for Cam Batson, these 40 times are impressive.

During Speed School drills at practice on Thursday, Batson ran three consecutive, 4.3 40-yard dash’s, as confirmed by Coach Whitt on Twitter:

Here’s the highlight video from Texas Tech Athletics on YouTube:

Every time players are out on the football field testing each other mentally, and physically, they’re improving.

Batson scored four touchdowns in September, but managed to improve schematically, and finished the season with 60 catches for 644 yards, and eight total touchdowns.

His 5-foot-9, 180 pound size makes him the perfect speed guy to bulldoze through tiny windows, and catch defenses off-guard. In 2015 when Texas Tech defeated Texas in the trick play famously known as, “Small people, big world,” former Texas Tech wide receiver Jakeem Grant was hiding behind five linemen, and what appeared to be a victory formation, turned into a 40 yard touchdown run.

Batson has the size to mirror situations like that, making him a potentially lethal weapon in situations where it makes sense.