In the days after taking the position of head coach with the Texas Tech basketball team ... inside Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, the crowd erupting for every high and low of the Final Four.

Jack Francis is a walk-on player for the Texas Tech basketball team who is undefeated ... he's met with a chorus of cheers from the crowd, each one encouraging him to shoot any time he touches ...

Kerwin Walton has a Final Four appearance under his belt, but said this March Madness run with Texas Tech basketball is ...

Grant McCasland says Jack Francis is a better walk-on than he ever was, and Texas Tech basketball fans and teammates love him for it.