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When Kliff Kingsbury finished his first season at Texas Tech in 2013 at 7-5, Kirby Hocutt and the Athletic Department extended his contract. In hindsight, there wasn't any reason to extend that early, but it was a showing of good faith after a solid start...

Texas Tech football is recruiting again. I guess they never stopped, but Joey McGuire and his staff have turned in the most impressive class at Texas Tech since 2011 according to the recruiting metrics. That 2011 class brought the Red Raiders Jakeem Grant, LaRaven Clark, DeAndre Washington, Jace Amaro, and many more...

Late on Sunday news started to break that Mike Leach was in serious condition and being rushed to a Mississippi Hospital. By Tuesday morning, it had been confirmed that Mike Leach had passed away. The past 48 hours have been an outpouring of love and respect by former coaches, players, and fans for The Pirate and his family...

In the middle of 2022, I was worried about the 2023 Texas Tech defense. Tyree Wilson, Muddy Waters, Adrian Frye, Malik Dunlap, Reggie Pearson, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, Rayshad Williams, Krishon Merriweather, Tony Bradford, and Jaylon Hutchings were all out of eligibility or potentially leaving this offseason for an opportunity with the NFL. ...

A spotlight is on Texas Tech offensive coordinator Zach Kittley and tight ends coach Josh Cochran who were both selected for the 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute hosted by the American Football Coaches Association. Texas Tech and Michigan were the only two schools with multiple coaches honored on the list of participants that covers coaches from every level of football from high school to

The Transfer Portal is a magical door that is a revolving process of players coming and going from one university to the next. In some cases, a player is seeking a better situation after a coaching change. In other cases, a player feels like his opportunities at another university and program might fit his career better...

UPDATE: Texas Tech's Matt Dowdy later clarified that "Due to unforeseen complications, the Double T Scoreboard is now scheduled to be removed between 8-9 p.m." So, still on December 1st. Of course, Texas Tech had to have a little fun with the scoreboard...

Texas Tech Football is going to a bowl game, but where will they play?

Joey McGuire was the perfect hire for Texas Tech. His first season certainly wasn't perfect, but with Matt Wells and Kliff Kingsbury's talent, Joey McGuire led the Red Raiders to their best season since 2009. You might scoff at the 7-5 record being their best season, but that's how down Texas Tech football has been...