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Fans discuss pros, cons of expansion(5)
Fans were cheering Saturday in a packed Jones AT&T Stadium.
But the football fans hooting and hollering in victory in the newly expanded stadium were wearing maroon.
“This is great – thanks and gig ‘em for that one,” Texas A&M student Kendra Kruse said with an excited laugh.
Hundreds of Texas A&M fans were among the record-setting 57,733 [...]
49ers’ Crabtree gearing up for his NFL debut Sunday, potentially as a starter
By JANIE McCAULEY
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers ran interference for former Texas Tech player Michael Crabtree on Wednesday.
Crabtree grabbed the playbook from his locker and took off to get to work before San Francisco’s afternoon practice. The team wants its rookie wide receiver and top draft pick to get all his football [...]
Tech notes: Dialogue of a deep snapper
BY DON WILLIAMS l Avalanche-Journal
Maybe Texas Tech coach Mike Leach wanted to minimize the chance of sending bulletin-board material to Austin. Or maybe he’s making Saturday’s game against Texas different from other games.
In any event, Leach declined to send his captains to the team’s weekly news conference on Monday, instead tapping deep snapper Austin Burns [...]
Crabtree’s team sends a message
By Gary Peterson | MCT
Michael Crabtree could scarcely have been more productive Sunday had he been in uniform. For starters, his camp fed a report to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who dutifully relayed it to a breathless world:
Crabtree, the would-be 49ers receiver, will sit out the 2009 season and re-enter the NFL draft next spring.
Then [...]
Dallas offensive lineman picks Tech
BY DON WILLIAMS l Avalanche-Journal
Javius Townsend can picture himself lining up in Texas Tech’s offense, and he’ll have the chance.
The 6-foot-4, 300-pound offensive lineman from Dallas Madison made an oral commitment to the Red Raiders late Tuesday. Townsend is playing left tackle this season, but said Tech coaches have indicated he might be a guard [...]
Niners say Crabtree out of sight, out of mind
BY JANIE MCCAULEY l The Associated Press
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Michael Crabtree is all but forgotten around the San Francisco 49ers these days.
Coach Mike Singletary has been saying since the start he can’t worry about Crabtree’s unsigned contract.
Now that the 49ers are days away from opening the regular season Sunday at Arizona, perhaps Crabtree should [...]
Tennessee LB commits to Tech
BY DON WILLIAMS l Avalanche-Journal
Fred Harvey lives smack in the middle of someone else’s recruiting territory — in this case, Southeastern Conference country. This year, that doesn’t seem to be an obstacle to Texas Tech’s recruiting.
Harvey, a linebacker from Memphis, Tenn., White Station High School, called Tech coaches on Tuesday to give them an oral [...]