This OutKick feature offers a hiking guide for fans travelling to Lubbock, Texas, ahead of the 12th-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders' week-one home game against Abilene Christian. It follows a similar guide published for Tallahassee during college football's week zero, aiming to help visiting supporters make the most of the local outdoors while attending the match.

The piece recommends several trails around Lubbock, with a warning that the West Texas September heat is dry but can cause dehydration to sneak up on hikers. Highlighted spots include Lubbock Lake Landmark (a free, roughly five-mile trail past an archaeological dig site), Dunbar Historical Lake (a two-mile easier loop and a hillier five-mile loop popular with mountain bikers), Buffalo Springs Lake (a 1.7-mile, less-maintained trail with canyon and lake views plus birdwatching), and Mae Simmons Park for a wilderness feel close to the city.