We’ve got a lot of great games across the country this week as we head in to Week 2 of our pick ‘em contest. Let’s get going! Viva the Matadors Staff Pick ‘Em Staff / Game Texas Tech at Houston TCU at OK State UCLA at Stanford Mississippi St @ Georgia Washington at Colorado Record…
The Air Raid Podcast #94: Houston Preview – Week 4
We are back! After dropping the ball on the Arizona St recap, we are back to talk about the state of the team and what to expect from the Houston Cougars this Saturday. Will first time Head Coach Major Applewhite mis-manage the game and does Kingsbury hold the edge here? Will we see a larger…
Tech set to travel to Houston for first road game
The Texas Tech Red Raiders will travel to Houston to take on the Cougars at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at TDECU Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on ABC and ESPN2. Both Tech and Houston are 2-0 so far this season. The Cougars defeated Arizona and Rice after their game against UTSA…
Tech opens fall slate with doubleheader sweep
The Texas Tech softball team swept Midland College Wednesday at Rocky Johnson Field, defeating the Chaparrals, 7-2 and 11-2. The Red Raiders begin the fall season 2-0, according to a Tech Athletics news release. Junior UTL Taylor Satchell and redshirt freshman outfielder Heaven Burton, both transfers, started their first game with the Red Raiders in…
Tech’s Jordyn Brooks finally healthy, productive and eager for hometown showdown
Jordyn Brooks came to the Texas Tech interview room Saturday night, tired but a good kind of tired. The sophomore middle linebacker had made 13 tackles, second-most of his career, a major contribution to a 52-45 Red Raiders victory. Brooks noted that after a long game with a lot of contact, his body was banged…
Freshmen forwards Davis, Griffin have paced Red Raiders offense
Texas Tech’s Tom Stone is not one to mince his words. So, when the 11th-year Red Raiders head coach praised a pair of freshman forwards – Ally Griffin and Kirsten Davis — saying they may likely be the quick fix to the Red Raiders sputtering offense from a season ago – it took on a…
High reflects on blocked punt against Arizona State
With 1:07 left in the first half, the Arizona State Sun Devils were set to punt on 4th and 8, on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Jones AT&T Stadium. When Sun Devils redshirt sophomore punter Michael Sleep-Dalton went to punt, senior wide receiver Ja’Deion High knew he was going to block it after the team strategized…
Tech falls in first conference match, 3-1, to Baylor
In the first Big 12 Conference match of the season, the Red Raiders ended their winning streak on Wednesday, Sept. 20, against the Baylor Bears in Waco, 3-1. As a result, Texas Tech is now 11-3 overall this season and 3-3 while on the road, according to Tech Athletics. Before falling to Baylor, the Red…
Texas Tech unable to slow down Baylor offensive attack
Despite knotting the match up at 1-1, the Texas Tech volleyball team was unable to slow down a potent Baylor attack en route to a 25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 25-16 loss Wednesday in the Big 12 opener for both squads at The Ferrell Center in Waco. The loss snapped a three-match winning streak for the Red…
Cougars’ Williams hopeful Houston can use football as reprieve after Hurricane Harvey
Kahlil Williams was anxious. The University of Houston senior admits he was amped up for his final season of college football, but his trepidation revolved around another looming season: hurricane. Williams, a 5-foot-11, 210-pound safety, knew the threat a hurricane can cause when it approaches and reaches land. Unable to contact anyone in his hometown,…