Texas A&M 
At least the A&M game wasn’t on TV(3)
In the two weeks leading up to Texas Tech’s football game against Texas A&M, there was quite a backlash about the annual grudge match not being televised.
At this point, though, I’m guessing many Red Raider fans are glad the Aggies’ 52-30 win Saturday, their first in Lubbock since 1993, was spared from the spotlight both [...]
Aggies get well at Tech’s expense
Texas Tech defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill has a mantra he references from time to time. He says he wants players to play with “clear minds and fast legs.’’
Tech coach Mike Leach might add another wish: For blind eyes and deaf ears, at least in the days leading up to a game.
After Tech was humbled by [...]
Scoring Summary
Texas A&M 52, Tech 30
First Quarter
Texas Tech—Torres 56 pass from Potts (Mat. Williams kick); 12:52
Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:08.
Key play: Torres 11 pass from Potts on second-and-6 from Tech 35.
Tech 7, A&M 0.
Texas A&M—Gray 12 pass from Johnson (Bullock kick); 8:19
Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 2:37.
Key plays: J. McCoy 16 pass from Johnson on [...]
Week 8: How Tech’s opponents fared
Sept. 5: North Dakota lost to Southern Utah, 35-10
Sept. 12: Rice lost to Central Florida, 49-7
Sept. 19: Texas beat Missouri, 41-7
Sept. 26: Houston beat SMU, 38-15
Oct. 3: UNM lost to UNLV, 34-17
Oct. 10: Kansas State beat Colorado, 20-6
Oct. 17: Nebraska lost to Iowa State, 9-7
Oct. 24: Texas A&M beat Texas Tech, 52-30
Oct. 31: Kansas lost [...]
Aggies meet coach’s challenge in Tech upset
This time, in 2009, George Foreman got up off the mat.
Prior to the Texas Tech-Texas A&M game Saturday night at Jones AT&T Stadium, the Aggies as a team watched the movie “Rumble in the Jungle,” chronicling the bout between heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali in Kinshasa, Zaire. Twenty years later, after losing to [...]