kˈʌmbi dᵻklˈaɪnd ðˌɛm bˈoʊθ ænd ɛnɹˈoʊld æt tˈɛksəs tˈɛk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ɐbˌaʊt ˈeɪɾi mˈaɪlz fɹʌm snˈaɪdɚ, ænd dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ɐn ɪnvɪtˈeɪʃən tə wˈɔːk ˌɔn tə ðə fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːm fɹʌm hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ mˈaɪk lˈiːtʃ.
Cumbie declined them both and enrolled at Texas Tech University, about 80 miles from Snyder, and decided to accept an invitation to walk on to the football team from head coach Mike Leach.