JayBird Films Takes Us on a One-Take, Drone’s-Eye View of Texas Tech’s Football Empire

JayByrd Films is known for his one-take drone videos that take you deep inside various locations with an FPV camera. In his latest video, Jay Christensen takes us on a flythrough of Texas Tech University’s football facilities, also known as the heart of Red Raider nation.

Some of the various locations include their Football Training Center, a 200,000 square foot behemoth that is the largest contiguous football facility in the country. The hallways are alive with crimson and black, the colors of the squad radiating pride. Glass walls reflect trophies and artifacts, indicating that the program has a long history.

For the players, the weight room is where much of the magic happens, a vast facility where they can hone their strength. The space is filled with natural light from large windows and 70 weight stations that shine under bright lights. The facility cost $48 million to renovate and was completed in 2017, complete with a 100 yard grass field as well as a recovery center sporting hydrotherapy pools.

We can’t forget the South Endzone Building, a $25 million addition to Jones AT&T Stadium. This is where the premium seating and recruiting suite is, but the drone goes down and shows us the players’ area. The locker room is impressive, with unique lockers with each player’s name, glossy wood finishes and a massive Red Raider logo etched into the floor. LED lighting and wall mounted digital playbooks give it a modern feel and it’s called the “football resort”.

The practice fields are where the team comes alive, with two full size turf fields that sprawl out and are backed by a high tech video analysis system that captures every rep and turns them into a proving ground where strategy and sweat mix under the Texas sky.

Back inside, we see the special teams meeting room where coaches and players huddle around tablets and whiteboards covered in play notes. The facility has 10 conference rooms and each one has a 4K projector and surround sound to analyze game footage.