The Italian coach of the team, that won the 2008 Texas vs. Texas Tech football game , was born March 9, 1961.
 The team was coached by Mike Leach. 
Michael Charles Leach (born March 9, 1961) is an American college football coach. 
The 2008 Texas vs. Texas Tech football game was a Big 12 Conference game played between the Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas, United States. 
