Culture: the Name of the Game for Texas Tech

Culture. It is one of the many words, if not the word, that describes Texas Tech basketball since the arrival of Chris Beard. Culture is the plays that do not show up on the box score. For example, a charge. Charges not only count as a turnover and a foul for the opposing team but […]

Tech Looks to Make Up for Loss of Ntambwe

On Tuesday, news of Texas Tech forward Joel Ntambwe’s decision to leave the program broke, leaving Red Raider fans with many questions. One of which being: how will this affect Tech’s depth in the front court? In each of the Red Raider’s first three games of the season, the team used all 12 active players […]

Behind the Numbers: Texas Tech Defeats Northwestern St. 101-58

There are a lot of reasons Texas Tech basketball fans should be excited for the 2020-2021 season, but maybe none more than the team’s depth. Full Roster on Display in 1st Half Fifth-year coach Chris Beard took advantage of the team’s abundance of talent early on, making 33 subs in the first half. Texas Tech […]

Community College, Javelin-Throwing, Redshirt: Jonathan Garibay’s Long Ride to Instant Stardom

Jonathan Garibay was no stranger to kicking during his time at Riverside City College, but he never quite had a game like he had in Texas Tech’s 24-23 win over Baylor. Coming out of Rubidoux High School in California, Garibay made the decision to stay in-state for the start of his collegiate career, committing to […]

Texas Tech Records First Two-Match Sweep of the Season

Texas Tech used late comebacks in both game-clinching sets to sweep a two-match series against Oklahoma. Facing a 24-20 deficit in set four Thursday, Texas Tech strung together their biggest run of the game to take the set, 27-25, and the match, 3-1. The 7-1 run was aided in part by two kills each from […]

Texas Tech Knocks Off Texas in Final Home Game, 1-0

Kirsten Davis’s 54th minute strike into the upper-right-90 was all Texas Tech would need to pick up their second win of the year, 1-0 over Texas. The strike came quickly off of one of the many counter attack attempts the Red Raiders had on the night. Senior left back Amanda Porter played a through ball […]

KTXT-FM Off-Air Due To Ice

KTXT-FM is currently off-air due to ice on its antenna. The station went off the air at 8:38 Monday morning after enough ice built-up on its antenna. A major winter storm is currently affecting the region bringing sub-freezing temperatures, snow and ice to most of the area. Listeners can still hear KTXT audio stream online […]

#2 Bears Claw Past Texas Tech, Taking Both Matches on the Weekend

Texas Tech keeps showing signs of growth on the 2020 season, falling just short of the second-ranked Baylor Bears 3-2 on Friday before getting swept on Saturday. Red Raiders Take Bears to the Brink After getting swept in both matches last season by the eventual NCAA Tournament top seed Bears, Tech made it obvious they […]

COVID-19’s Impact on Texas Tech Athletic Events and Lubbock Tourism

Written by: Trinity Porter, Carina Negrete, Corey May, Haley Goodman, Michael Lowery and Austin Watts Texas Tech University has a long tradition of instilling pride, culture and tradition in its students, alumni, community and surrounding areas. At the epicenter of all this is the universities’ annual homecoming week. Annually, the game attracts tourists to Lubbock […]

Virtual campus tours bringing new experience to Texas Tech

COVID-19 has changed the way people do a lot of things, including how prospective students look at universities across the nation. Now, if a prospective student wants to tour the Texas Tech campus they have to head to the internet, not Lubbock. Tours usually start in front of West Hall, near the campus entrance, but […]