Pitts is in his 43rd, and final season, as the on-site producer/engineer for Texas Tech Football radio broadcasts. Suspended announcers Brian Jensen and John Harris also participated in the ceremony.
The Red Raiders and Wildcats will kickoff next Saturday at 11am at Jones AT&T Stadium. Texas Tech is trying to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2017.
The Big 12 alleges ESPN acted with "tortious interference" in seeking to cause the demise of the conference, while working with the American Athletic Conference to expand.
The applications for membership by Texas & Oklahoma could be approved as soon as this week by the SEC's 14 existing teams. UT and OU have been a part of the Big 12 Conference since 1996