After cementing his name in the record books at North Dakota State University and being named an All-American and Scholar Athlete of the Year, Cole Wisniewski is ending his six-year collegiate football career at Texas Tech.While the Red Raider safety brings a trophy case of accolades and five years of championship experience, Wisniewski said he’s not above anyone around him.“I mean, honestly, it's whatever they (the Tech coaching staff) ask of me,” Wisniewski said. “That would be my expectation for myself, do the work that they asked me to do and execute in every way, the same way.” The former NDSU Bison is 23 years old and listed as a sixth-year super-senior by Tech Athletics. During his time in Fargo, North Dakota, Wisniewski said he learned from a multitude of prolific coaches at the linebacker and safety position.However, his countless drills ran and hundreds of hours spent studying film doesn’t mean he shouldn’t work just as hard as the safeties fighting for a roster spot, he said.“You’re going to be a sixth-year guy, but also a rookie at the same time in the program,” Wisniewski said. “ … If I see something, I'll say something, like a foot up or hand position or something like that, but a lot of it is coach (Rob) Greene. It's his drills and stuff that he's teaching us. I'm learning for the first time too.”Greene, who is also in his first season with Tech as the safeties coach, said Wisniewski hasn’t lost a step since he missed the 2024 season due to foot surgery in August.Although Greene wasn’t directly involved in Wisniewski’s recruitment, the super senior said Tech’s first-year defensive coordinator Shiel Wood was a leading factor. During recruiting, Wisniewski said championship mentality was a necessity, a mindset he’s come to appreciate after contributing to multiple title runs at his other school.Wisniewski played under former NDSU head coach Matt Entz and current head coach Tim Polasek who have won a collective three FCS championships and boast a combined 74-13 record since 2019, according to NDSU Athletics.“I learned that coach Wood was gonna be the guy pretty early, so I went back to his legacy, and saw what he did,” Wisniewski said. “When I came down here on the visit and saw kind of their vision of what to be as a program, I knew that it aligned.”Wood hired Greene a month after Wisniewski’s commitment, and the first-year Red Raider safeties coach was quick to put Wisniewski’s tape on in the film room.With a smile on his face, Greene said Wisniewski was exactly the athlete he expected him to be, but what stood out the most in spring training was Wisniewski’s understanding of respect.“Nobody's gonna buy you as a leader, until they bought you as a person,” Greene said. “He's (Wisniewski) done a really good job with that, not being overbearing, but being vocal when he needs to be vocal.”Wisniewski’s resume garnered the respect of his peers before he stepped on campus, but the poise and work ethic he brought to the field is what solidified his relationships, Greene said.“I think I'm just a perfectionist, so whatever I'm trying to do, if something's not right, like, I'm going to be doing whatever I can to correct it,” Wisniewski said. “I don't want to live my life with regrets or excuses. So if I'm going to do something, I want to see how good I can be at it.”