Texas Tech’s game against the UCF Knights started at 4:05 p.m. local time, was televised on FS2, reportedly had a fox before it started, and included a fake field goal, blocked extra point and five combined drives (excluding the last drive) that ended in opposing territory without any points. It even had an appearance from […]
Funky timeslot, funky channel, funky game: Brooks’ 182 leads Texas Tech to bowl eligibility
November 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Thursday + drone show + OPOSSUM = Texas Tech wins Saddle Trophy
November 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
For the first time since 2018, Texas Tech played a regular season game on Thursday, and they did it for the first time at Jones AT&T Stadium since 2016. The 2018 game was also the last time Tech beat TCU and took the Saddle Trophy, funny enough. This year, it was a night to remember […]
Quarterback Carousel Continues as Red Raiders Drop Homecoming Game to Wildcats
October 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The Red Raiders marched into the locker room at halftime Saturday night trailing the Kansas State Wildcats 17-14 but carrying all the momentum on their homecoming night at Jones AT&T Stadium. After going down 17-7 with 1:20 left to play in the first half, Texas Tech and its starting quarterback, Behren Morton, mounted a seven-play, […]
FOOTBALL: Red Raiders defeat Cougars in first test of conference realignment
October 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
“Man, we needed that.” Those were Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire’s opening remarks following his team’s 49-28 win over the Houston Cougars on Saturday afternoon in Lubbock. The win improved the Red Raiders to 2-3 in 2023. It was not an understatement. They did need it. On the heels of an 8-5 season and […]
FOOTBALL: Texas Tech v. new Big 12 (for now)
September 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
by Caden Simpson The Texas Tech Red Raider football team had a disappointing start to the 2023-2024 football season. They lost their first two games by being shocked by Wyoming and having their hearts broken a week later against Oregon. Luckily, the team rebounded, blowing out Tarleton State 41-3 Saturday. No one in Lubbock was […]
Football: Texas Tech pounds Ole Miss in Texas Bowl, Shough announces return
December 29, 2022 by Leave a Comment
“Texas is West Texas,” Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire said after the Texas Bowl win, repeating the “it’s all West Texas” mantra that’s been on billboards and become a saying around Texas Tech. Exactly one year ago, Texas Tech football ended the 2021 season with a 35-7 win in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl over […]
Football: Red Raiders rock Jayhawks 43-28
November 12, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Texas Tech got a huge 43-28 victory over Kansas to end a two-game losing streak. Tyler Shough got the start at quarterback for the Red Raiders. Shough finished with 246 passing yards, 76 rushing yards and two total touchdowns. It was the first game Shough started and finished since playing Florida International in 2021. With […]
After unforgettable Texas win, Texas Tech shows how special this program, athletics can become
September 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Although I watched some Texas Tech games on television, I never went to a Texas Tech football game in person until my freshman year. It was the second game of 2020, the “COVID season,” and it was against that team in burnt orange. I still remember how weird it was to have limited capacity and […]
Football: Texas Tech Somehow Defeats No. 25 Houston in a Double-Overtime Thriller
September 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Both Texas Tech football head coach Joey McGuire and UT-San Antonio football head coach Jeff Traylor were on the cover of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football during this summer, and now they both have playing the Houston Cougars in an overtime game in common as well. Traylor and UTSA played Houston close last week, falling 37-35 […]
Football: Texas Tech outruns Murray State Racers 63-10 in Joey McGuire’s debut
September 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
A new era is officially underway in Lubbock. Texas Tech football delivered a dominant performance in Joey McGuire’s debut as Tech’s head coach. In a 63-10 dismantling of FCS opponent Murray State, Texas Tech put up 605 total yards while scoring a whopping nine touchdowns. The Red Raider offense put on a clinic, executing big […]
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