The Case for Texas Tech in March Madness

By Chris Williams March is here, and Coach Beard has his guys poised to be in the big dance, yet again. After a 67-66 loss to Texas in the Big 12 quarterfinals, the Red Raiders are sitting at a respectable 17-9 record on the season, with a 9-8 record in conference play. This placed Tech […]

Texas Tech splits midweek series with Texas State

Texas Tech nearly did a complete lineup change in-between games as the Red Raiders would bounce back from a 6-5 loss in leg one of a double-header with Texas State with a 7-2 win in the finale.  Game One In game one, Tech held a 2-0 lead, courtesy of a two-run home run by Kelcy […]

Former Longhorns coach joins Chicago Bears

Former UT-Austin head football coach Tom Herman joins the Chicago Bears.  The Bears organization made the announcement yesterday.  Herman served as Texas’ head football coach from 2017 to 2020. He concluded his tenure in Austin with a 32-18 overall record and zero Big 12 titles. A tweet yesterday from the Bears says Herman will work […]

Oklahoma State Bumps by Texas Tech, 82-77, in Overtime

Cade Cunningham knocked down three free throws with 27 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys outscored Texas Tech 14-9 in the free period to knock off the No. 13 Red Raiders, 82-77. The Red Raiders were led offensively by Mac McClung, who scored 21 points off of 7-15 shooting, […]

Texans reportedly break NFL virus protocols at Watson’s new restaurant

The Texans are apparently in violation of NFL coronavirus protocols.  At least six Houston players attended the grand opening of quarterback Deshaun Watson’s restaurant.  The NFL prohibits more than three players gathering outside the team facility.  League spokesman Brian McCarthy says the NFL is aware of the event but declined further comment. 

Why Texas Tech Could Not Close Out Kansas

Ochai Agbaji scored off of an inbounds play with 13 seconds left to give #5 Kansas a 58-57 victory over #14 Texas Tech, despite a 21-point game by Mac McClung and a 20-point game by Terrence Shannon, Jr. The Red Raiders had nine fewer turnovers than the Jayhawks, 16-7, led for a longer duration of […]

Oldest living former MLB player turns 100 today

Major League Baseball’s oldest former player will turn 100-years-old today.  Eddie Robinson played first base over a 15-year playing career with seven teams from 1942 to 1957.  He then stayed in baseball after retirement and worked his way up to being the general manager of the Atlanta Braves from 1972 to 1976 and the Texas […]

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 […]

Opinion: Something Has to Give in Dallas

The following is an opinion column by Nathan Lee By Nathan Lee The Dallas Cowboys are in one of the most interesting positions in the NFL. At 3-8, the Cowboys have the worst record in the NFC, yet they are just one game back of the NFC East lead. They are the first team in […]

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 […]