Rice 
Young Owl secondary learns harsh lesson
Too many times the last two weeks, David Bailiff has watched his cornerbacks raise a hand to block a reception, only to do so a second too late. On Saturday, he saw those missed opportunities turn into eight Texas Tech touchdowns.
The Rice head coach said after the 55-10 Red Raider win that he isn’t interested [...]
Scoring Summary
Tech 55, Rice 10
FIRST QUARTER
Texas Tech — Britton 5 pass from Potts (Mat. Williams kick), 7:47.
Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:00. Key plays: Jeffers 16 run on third-and-8 from Rice 44. Leong 14 pass from Potts on first-and-10 from Rice 24. Tech 7, Rice 0.
Texas Tech — Leong 7 pass from Potts (Mat. [...]
Williams: No relief in sight for QBs, Tech ends
For much of the time he’s been coaching at Texas Tech, defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill has taken the Ronald McDonald House under his wing as a favorite charity. When McNeill’s defensive players sack the quarterback, the families of sick children benefit with donations.
Saturday night was a heart-warmer for both sides. In a 55-10 whipping of [...]
Tech Football Notebook
Changes on line
Texas Tech offensive line coach Matt Moore juggled his starting lineup for Saturday’s game. Sophomore Lonnie Edwards got his first career start at left guard, and Brandon Carter moved back to right guard, the position he played last year.
It stayed that way throughout the first half with Mickey Okafor being the odd man [...]
Leong emerges; Swindall finds way back
One receiver was locked in the doghouse as recently as last week, and Texas Tech coaches had been anxiously waiting for the other one to break out.
After their performances against Rice on Saturday night, Tramain Swindall should be back in his coaches’ favor, and Lyle Leong now can be considered a serious threat.
Swindall and Leong [...]
GameDay Notebook
Tech 55, Rice 10; FINAL
Stay tuned to RedRaiders.com for more on Tech’s big win over the Rice Owls.
Tech 55, Rice 10
No Potts? No problem. Steven Sheffield notches his first touchdown pass of the season with a toss to Swindall for the Raiders’ eighth TD pass of the game.
Tech 48, Rice 10
Lucky number seven! [...]
