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Matt Wells is no longer the Texas Tech head coach for the Red Raider football team. This comes as the final preverbal straw fell after another late-game collapse against Kansas State this past Saturday. Former Red Raiders quarterback and current offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie is expected to take over as interim coach for the remainder of […] READ MORE
A 14-0 start by the Red Raiders set up perfectly for clinching a bowl berth. And then a Texas Tech collapse struck yet again. A 25-24 heartbreaking loss to Kansas State sent Red Raider fans home (the handful that came) with an all too familiar feeling during the Matt Wells era. Fastest Start Of The […] READ MORE
A Texas Tech Week 8 matchup against the Kansas State Wildcats will give the Red Raiders a chance to clear multiple hurdles. Texas Tech has been following the prescribed path to a bowl game “to a T” thus far. But now they have the opportunity to complete the plan early and even build upon it. […] READ MORE
The goal was simple for a Red Raider victory this week against Kansas. The defense needed o to bounce back and keep a low-powered Jayhawk attack under 23 points. If not for a few garbage-time touchdowns in the last minute of the game, Texas Tech would have had its first shutout victory against an FBS […] READ MORE
A Texas Tech week 7 showdown against the Kansas Jayhawks will likely be the last time the Red Raiders are favored this season. If Texas Tech is going to break its bowless streak, this game cannot be squandered. Limiting the number of points one’s opponent scores typically is a key component in securing victory. However, […] READ MORE
Texas Tech came out flatter than a finely pressed tortilla against TCU. This Red Raider loss in front of a homecoming crowd had many of them gone before the 2nd half even started. A 52-31 score left the Red Raider faithful embarrassed by another loss in which Texas Tech didn’t even look like a competent […] READ MORE
A Texas Tech week 6 homecoming win unearths a familiar game plan. TCU is coming to Lubbock having lost two straight games to currently ranked opponents (#24 SMU and #21 Texas). If the Red Raiders are going to build a winning streak in the Big XII, the key to victory will be the ability to […] READ MORE
What Gives in Morgantown? In the third quarter of the West Virginia Mountaineers’ failed comeback attempt against Texas Tech, fans unleashed the loudest boos of the Neal Brown era in Morgantown. The Mountaineers were driving the ball efficiently, and Jarret Doege just led the team 71 yards in 6 plays. So what happened? And what […] READ MORE
A Texas Tech win on the road seemed like a mountain of a task. The Red Raiders had every excuse imaginable to roll over against a physical West Virginia team. It was without its starting quarterback, running back, number one wide receiver, starting center, and two starting defensive backs. The defensive unit could not stop […] READ MORE
For Texas Tech, week 5 could not have come any sooner. Fans, coaches, players, and anyone associated with the Red Raider program would rather forget the effort on display down in Austin last week. The Texas Tech week 5 draw sends the team to Morgantown to square off with a tough West Virginia squad. The […] READ MORE