http://www.redraiders.com Texas Tech University Sports presented by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:19:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We’ve arrived at the penultimate weekend of college football’s regular season, which means it’s time to put up or shut up. Several conference races still hang in the balance, and many teams, including Texas Tech, are scrambling to become bowl eligible. Others, like No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Alabama, might ... http://blogs.lubbockonline.com/zuvie/2009/11/20/ready-for-another-wild-weekend-of-college-football/ Payback time On Dec. 13, 2008, Texas Tech traveled to Beaumont for what should have been an easy win against Lamar. Instead, the Red Raiders walked away with an 85-79 loss. Tech forward Mike Singletary said after Thursday's 94-75 win against Northwestern State that this year's rematch will be all about payback, a ... http://www.redraiders.com/2009/11/20/red-raiders-basketball-notes/ 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 [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Bullitt"][/caption] In high school: Bullitt was credited with 121 tackles and two interceptions last season at Garland Naaman Forest. He ... http://www.redraiders.com/2009/11/20/red-raiders-football-backstage-2/ 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 ... http://www.redraiders.com/2009/11/20/is-1130-too-early-not-necessarily/ It appears Texas Tech flanker Jacoby Franks, who worked with the scout team all week, will be benched for Saturday’s home finale against Oklahoma. Franks wasn’t listed on the dress roster Tech released Thursday. Wide receivers coach Dennis Simmons said Tuesday that Franks was in the doghouse for what he termed ... http://www.redraiders.com/2009/11/20/tech-notes-franks-crawford-out-for-ou-game/ Mike Singletary looked at teammate Theron Jenkins and thought he saw LeBron James. Singletary spent Wednesday night watching film of the Cavalier. When he saw Jenkins loop around for an ally-oop pass, he imagined himself dishing to the King. The pass flew out of bounds. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Texas Tech's Mike Singletary ... http://www.redraiders.com/2009/11/19/red-raiders-show-off-high-powered-offense-against-northwestern-state/ CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 20 points and tied a career high with eight steals to help No. 4 North Carolina beat Coastal Carolina 88-49 on Wednesday night. She'la White added 16 points for the Tar Heels (2-0), who overcame a sluggish first half in which they trailed 20-19 ... http://www.redraiders.com/2009/11/19/womens-college-basketball-roundup-no-4-north-carolina-wins-big/ OFFENSE WR Dejuan Miller 6-4 224 So-1L Cameron Kenney 6-1 190 Jr-0L LT Trent Williams 6-5 318 Sr-3L Jeff Vinson 6-8 350 Jr-0L LG Stephen Good 6-6 291 So-1L Tyler Evans 6-5 280 Fr-HS C Ben Habern 6-3 288 Fr-RS Brian Lepak 6-4 275 Jr-0L RG Tyler Evans 6-5 280 Fr-HS Tavaris Jeffries 6-4 309 Jr-0L RT Cory Brandon 6-7 310 ... http://www.redraiders.com/2009/11/19/oklahoma-depth-chart/ • 2009 results: 6-4, 4-2 in Big 12 Conference * - conference game Sept. 4, lost vs. BYU, 14-13 Sept. 12, won vs. Idaho State, 64-0 Sept. 19, won vs. Tulsa, 45-0 Oct. 3, lost at Miami, 21-20 Oct. 10, won vs. Baylor*, 33-7 Oct. 17, lost vs. Texas*, 16-13 Oct. 24, won at Kansas*, 35-13 Oct. 31, won ... http://www.redraiders.com/2009/11/19/oklahoma-facts/ Each time Texas Tech plays basketball, Darko Cohadarevic rolls a skintight sleeve from the base of his right wrist to the middle of his upper arm. The sleeve’s purpose is simple: It keeps a large, quarter-size birthmark at his elbow from being bumped and bleeding all over the court. [caption id="" ... http://www.redraiders.com/2009/11/18/cohadarevic-has-answers-for-his-critics/