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Red Raiders Football Backstage(2)
A weekly look at Texas Tech players who are either redshirting or not on the two-deep chart:
TERRANCE BULLITT AND DANIEL COBB
Position: Safeties
Height/weight: Bullitt 6-2, 181; Cobb 6-1, 206
In high school: Bullitt was credited with 121 tackles and two interceptions last season at Garland Naaman Forest. He chose Tech from a list of 17 scholarship offers, [...]
Is 11:30 too early? Not necessarily
Someone told Mike Leach this week a perception exists that Texas Tech doesn’t play its best football in games that start before noon. The Texas Tech coach told the fellow what he could do with that perception.
“Some of those wins we had last year happened pretty early,’’ Leach said. “That’s probably a stupid perception.’’
The truth [...]
OU quarterback Jones making most of opportunity
Landry Jones figured he’d have at least another year to stand on the sideline, where he could watch and learn from one of the most decorated quarterbacks in Oklahoma history.
That was the plan anyway, but it was ruined sooner than anyone could have expected.
Sam Bradford, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, suffered a shoulder injury during [...]
OU battles losing trend
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has mostly had his way against his old offensive coordinator, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach.
In their nine head-to-head meetings this decade, Stoops’ teams are 7-2. But Oklahoma is winless on its last two trips to Lubbock, meaning none of the current Sooners players has tasted victory in Jones AT&T Stadium.
“We haven’t [...]
Texas-TCU in BCS title game could still happen
It probably won’t happen, but it sure would be sweet if it did.
Texas vs. TCU at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 7, old Southwest Conference foes playing not only for in-state bragging rights but for the national championship.
It’s a scenario that seemed impossible when the season began, and as I mentioned, it’s still highly unlikely. [...]
Leach: I should have stuck with Potts
Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said the two quarterback changes he made in Saturday night’s loss to Oklahoma State were two too many.
“I probably should have kept (Taylor) Potts in the whole game,’’ Leach said during his weekly Monday news conference. “I should have played him the whole game.’’
Asked if that thought was based on [...]
Red Raiders stymied in Stillwater again
Texas Tech coach Mike Leach prides himself on setting high standards for offense. In Saturday’s 24-17 loss at Oklahoma State, Leach didn’t think any facet of his offense met those standards.
A team that’s been known to string together a half dozen or more scoring drives in a row didn’t score on any two series in [...]
Tech turns Cowboy run game loose
STILLWATER, Okla. — The Texas Tech defense did almost everything right in the first half Saturday night, putting pressure on the quarterback and stuffing the most productive running game in the Big 12 Conference.
In the second half, though, just about everything went wrong.
The Red Raiders held No. 19 Oklahoma State to a mere 95 total [...]
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- With Hunter back in the mix, OSU run game could be better
- Last year was a snap for Tech, but winning at OSU has been no easy task
- Got it covered: Red Raiders pass defense at the top of its game
- Red Raiders face tough offense Saturday with Cowboys’ Okung
- Sheffield does a little more
- Raiders keep lofty goals in sight
- He’s 42: It’s usually a wild one when Tech plays at OSU