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Joey McGuire updates Texas Tech football's injury report as Red Raiders report for camp
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The Texas Tech football team spent the offseason loading up on talent and depth through the transfer portal, which should help the Red Raiders as they begin preseason camp this week.
During the team's local media day on Tuesday, Joey McGuire provided an updated injury report for a handful of Red Raiders who will be out of action for at least the first month, while a few others should return in the next week or two.
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Safety Chapman Lewis and linebacker Justin Horne are each coming off ACL injuries suffered last season. McGuire said each should be back around Oct. 15. The focus remains on utilizing a redshirt year for Lewis, who has been a mainstay in the secondary for Texas Tech in his first two years in Lubbock.
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Colorado transfer offensive lineman Cash Cleveland, who joined the team in the spring, will be out until early to mid-September. He is dealing with a foot injury. Fellow offensive lineman Ellis Davis (back) should be back in the fold in late September. Defensive backs Macho Stevenson (shoulder) and Braylan McDonald (hamstring) should be back by the second or third game of the regular season.
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A few other players should be back before the season begins. This list includes starting safety AJ McCarty (hamstring) and defensive end Terrel Tilmon (foot), who McGuire could be back by the second week of practice.
Receiver Tyson Turner, McGuire said, is getting X-rays this week for a collarbone injury.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech injury report to start preseason camp
