Red Raider Report Card

Tech notes: Batch, Bird, Winn, Sharpe win weekly captains’ vote

Texas Tech elected new captains for the third week in a row Sunday. This time, running back Baron Batch, offensive tackle Marlon Winn, defensive end Brandon Sharpe and linebacker Bront Bird got the nods for Saturday’s game against Texas A&M.
Tech coaches have said the weekly vote gives the team the best chance to have captains [...]

Almost showtime: New seats to co-star in Tech-A&M game

Texas A&M suffered a surprising 62-14 loss Saturday at Kansas State, one week after K-State got crushed 66-14 at Texas Tech.
On the betting line, this week’s Tech-A&M game is a three-touchdown mismatch, but when they open the gates Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium, the game won’t be the only story.
Tech athletic director Gerald Myers expects [...]

Raiders rushing their way up the national charts

Brandon Sharpe had so many sacks Saturday that they ran together and grew fuzzy in his mind. He had clear a recollection of the first two, but didn’t remember details beyond that of his four-sack afternoon.
Who would have thought?
Texas Tech’s pass rush, a question mark when the year started, continues to develop into a strong [...]

Tech ranked for first time this season

A day after notching its first road win and in convincing fashion, Texas Tech cracked both top 25 polls released Sunday. It’s the first time the Red Raiders have been ranked since the end of last season.
Tech (5-2, 2-1 Big 12 Conference), which won 31-10 at then-No. 15 Nebraska on Saturday for its third straight [...]

Hamilton, Cyclones smother Bears, 24-10

AMES, Iowa- Iowa State started the season by snapping a 10-game losing streak. The Cyclones then erased a 17-game road losing skid, and on Saturday night they rolled to their first Big 12 win since 2007.
Austen Arnaud threw for 166 yards and scored two touchdowns as Iowa State snapped an 11-game losing streak in Big [...]

Anyiam fills Bryant’s shoes; Cowboys beat Tigers 33-17

STILLWATER, Okla. – Hubert Anyiam filled in for ineligible All-American Dez Bryant with 10 catches, a career-high 119 yards and the go-ahead touchdown as No. 16 Oklahoma State beat Missouri.
Zac Robinson threw for 227 yards and Lucien Antoine added an interception return for a touchdown as the Cowboys (5-1, 2-0 Big 12) snapped a four-game [...]

Buffs even up Big 12 North, beat Jayhawks, 34-30

BOULDER, Colo. – Tyler Hansen wanted to prove that he should have been Colorado’s starting quarterback all along. He sure showed he deserves to be the Buffaloes’ main man from here on out.
Hansen, who replaced Cody Hawkins – the coach’s son – in the starting lineup, ran for a touchdown and threw a TD pass [...]

Wildcats rebound against hapless Aggies, 62-14

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Daniel Thomas ran for four touchdowns in the first half and Brandon Banks returned the second-half kickoff 97 yards for another score, leading Kansas State to an improbable rout over Texas A&M.
A week after allowing 66 points and more than 700 yards in a disheartening loss to Texas Tech, Kansas State (4-3, [...]

Horns hold off Bradford-less Sooners in ugly Shootout

DALLAS – Enough about Colt McCoy and the Texas offense. The Longhorns knocked off rival Oklahoma on Saturday because of their defense.
Aaron Williams knocked out Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford on a first-quarter sack, then he and Earl Thomas picked off backup Landry Jones in the fourth quarter to send No. 3 Texas to a [...]