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No. 20 Colorado, Texas Tech clash in key Big 12 game
No. 20 Colorado and host Texas Tech have their sights set on a trip to the Big 12 Championship when they square off Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.,Colorado (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) is tied for second place with Iowa State, and Texas Tech (6-3, 4-2) is tied with four other teams with two Big 12 losse...
Half-closing surge lifts Texas Tech to rout of Bethune-Cookman
Darrion Williams posted 17 points, six rebounds and six assists while Kerwin Walton and scored 21 points as Texas Tech turned a late-first-half rally into a 94-61 season-opening win over Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.,Williams shot 7-for-12 from the floor while pacing the Red Raiders ...
Texas Tech gets started against Bethune-Cookman
After falling to North Carolina State in the opening round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Texas Tech will open the 2024-25 season against Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday armed with ample motivation.,The Red Raiders, ranked No. 22 under first-year coach Grant McCasland entering the NCAA Tournament last seas...
Texas Tech topples No. 11 Iowa State with 12-play drive in final minutes
Texas Tech defeated No. 11 Iowa State 23-22 on Saturday in Ames, Iowa, following a fourth-quarter comeback orchestrated by quarterback Behren Morton.,Tahj Brooks crossed the goal line on the game-winning touchdown for the Red Raiders (6-3, 4-2) with 19 seconds remaining to cap off a 12-play, 71-yard...
Texas Tech tries to contain Rocco Becht, No. 11 Iowa State
Texas Tech started its Big 12 Conference schedule strong, winning three straight, but now head to Ames, Iowa, on a two-game losing streak to face No. 11 Iowa State.,While Iowa State (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) was on a bye week, the Red Raiders (5-3, 3-2) lost a heartbreaker to TCU 35-34, giving up 14 unanswe...
Texas Tech, TCU clash to stay relevant in Big 12 race
After its four-game winning streak was snapped last weekend, Texas Tech heads to TCU on Saturday to try to keep pace in the Big 12 race and win the Saddle Trophy for the second season in a row.,Texas Tech (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) suffered its first conference loss last Saturday in a 59-35 upset defeat to B...
Baylor gets first Big 12 win in high-scoring rout of Texas Tech
Desperation and motivation were prominent to Baylor's game plan Saturday against Texas Tech, and the Bears used both elements very well.,Hunting for its first Big 12 Conference victory, Baylor hammered Texas Tech 59-35 in Lubbock, TX in a game that was sewn up with 10 minutes to go.,Bears' quarterba...
Texas Tech hosts Baylor with eye on remaining in Big 12 race
Texas Tech has carved out an unexpected spot among the Big 12 Conference leaders by excelling in close games this season. ,The Red Raiders put that run of good fortune to a test Saturday when Baylor visits Lubbock, Texas, in the latest renewal of a rivalry that dates back to the old Southwest Confer...
Texas Tech holds off Arizona for 3-0 start in Big 12 play
Gino Garcia kicked a go-ahead 41-yard field goal with 2:21 left and Tahj Brooks scored a late touchdown after a turnover as Texas Tech beat Arizona 28-22 on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz.,Brooks scored on a 32-yard run for a 28-19 lead after Texas Tech (5-1, 3-0 Big 12) knocked the ball loose from ...
Texas Tech outlasts Cincinnati in 44-41 shootout
Two teams with high-powered offenses and shaky defenses got together Saturday in Lubbock, Texas, and the back-and-forth result was predictable.,Texas Tech outlasted Cincinnati 44-41, with some fourth-quarter breathing room created by a defensive touchdown proving to be just enough.,After forcing the...
Arizona State falls short vs. Texas Tech to lose Big 12 opener
Josh Kelly had a career-high 10 receptions for 89 yards and Tahj Brooks rushed for 117 yards on 27 carries as Texas Tech handed visiting Arizona State a 30-22 defeat Saturday in the Sun Devils' first Big 12 game in program history.,Behren Morton completed 24 of 44 passes for 201 yards with two touch...
Arizona State makes Big 12 debut at Texas Tech
Arizona State, off to its first 3-0 start since 2019, will play its debut Big 12 game when the Sun Devils play at Texas Tech on Saturday.,The Red Raiders (2-1) will face the Sun Devils for only the sixth time, leading the series 3-2.,The teams have not played each other since 2017, when Texas Tech w...
Texas Tech faces North Texas in potential aerial shootout
Texas Tech will try to get back on the winning track against an old foe Saturday when North Texas rolls into Lubbock for the first time since 2000.,The Red Raiders (1-1) got thumped 37-16 on the road by Washington State last week, with turnovers (four) and the defense's struggles to stop the Cougars...
Washington State QB John Mateer runs for 197 yards in win over Texas Tech
Washington State quarterback John Mateer ran for 197 yards and scored one of the team's four rushing touchdowns in its 37-16 victory over visiting Texas Tech on Saturday.,Mateer's rushing total was a single-game school record for a quarterback and accounted for a large chunk of the Cougars' 416 tota...
Abilene Christian bus crash leaves 4 injured
Four people were injured late Saturday when the bus carrying members of the Abilene Christian football team crashed following its game with Texas Tech, the university said Sunday.,The bus had just left the Texas Tech campus in Lubbock, Texas, when the accident occurred around 11:45 p.m. local time. ...
Patrick Mahomes donates $5M to Texas Tech project
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, donated the final $5 million needed to fund a major renovation project at his alma mater, Texas Tech.,The university announced Thursday the donation from the couple to the South End Zone and Dustin R. Womble Football Center proje...
Mizzou's Eliah Drinkwitz: Hall of Fame incomplete without Mike Leach
When the SEC returns to the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta for SEC Media Days in July 2025, Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz hopes he can celebrate the induction of late coach Mike Leach. ,Drinkwitz said on the second day of conference media days in Dallas that it's time for college football...
Texas Tech lands MWC Freshman of the Year JT Toppin
Former New Mexico forward JT Toppin, the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, has transferred to Texas Tech, the school announced Tuesday.,"I can't wait to show Red Raider Nation the energy and hard work I bring to every game," Toppin, who is from Dallas, said in a statement. "I look forwa...
Texas Tech guard accused of sexually assaulting minor: lawsuit
Texas Tech guard Pop Isaacs has been accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting a minor while the Red Raiders were in the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament....
Athletes' Voices Help Dismantle Abusive Culture at Texas Tech
Texas Tech fired head women’s basketball coach Marlene Stollings on Thursday after USA Today reported a culture of abuse and toxicity in the program. ...