Texas Tech made a surprising decision on Monday, firing third-year head coach Matt Wells. Wells, who took the job after six years at the helm of his alma mater Utah State, was 13-17 (7-16), but does have Texas Tech at 5-3 this season. The Red Raiders swept non-conference games against Houston, Stephen F. Austin, and […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To The Texas Tech News
After just 2.5 years as head coach of Texas Tech, Matt Wells is reportedly out of a job – or will be very shortly. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported on Monday that Wells will soon be fired by the team following a 5-3 start with losses in three of their last five Big 12 games. […]
Read MoreBreaking: Big 12 Head Football Coach Has Been Fired
There’s reportedly another major college football job opening. Roughly a week after LSU announced that head coach Ed Orgeron would not return in 2022, the Texas Tech Red Raiders have fired their head coach. Yahoo! Sports college football insider Pete Thamel is reporting that the Red Raiders have fired head coach Matt Wells. Wells, 48, […]
Read More7 Power Five Schools Join Collegiate NFT Partnership
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have quickly become one of the world’s biggest virtual assets. So it’s no surprise that top college athletic programs are looking to join in on the craze. According to Business Wire, the NFT tech and trading company RECUR has announced a partnership with seven schools that will “bring their college sports moments […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
Once again, a Saturday of college football helped give some clarity at the full scope of this season. Perhaps the most notable result came at Kinnick Stadium, where then-No. 2 Iowa’s, a squad that had gotten by on great defense and just enough offense, fell to a pretty explosive Purdue squad, 24-7. That loss drops the […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
Once again, college football brought us some shocking results last weekend. None was more jarring than No. 1 Alabama’s upset loss at Texas A&M. With that loss, Georgia vaults to the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll. The Bulldogs’ defense has been virtually impenetrable this season, and the offense has been efficient enough for […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Last Saturday brought a serious shakeup to the college football season. A few major contenders, including undefeated Oregon, and one-loss Florida and Texas A&M all suffered major upset losses, while Alabama and Georgia flexed their muscles and continue to look the part of clear favorites to win it all. The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide faced […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
Week 5 of the 2021 college football season is upon us. It may just be the best week that we’ve had yet, at least on paper. There are four games between ranked teams. In the SEC, upstart Arkansas, ranked No. 8, can prove it is truly elite with a trip to No. 2 Georgia. No. […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
Week 3 brought us some interesting college football results. No. 1 Alabama got everything it could handle from No. 11 Florida, No. 3 Oklahoma looked pretty sluggish once again against Nebraska, and No. 6 Clemson nearly fell to Georgia Tech. It was also a bad weekend for SEC referees, botching calls in Penn State‘s win […]
Read MoreKliff Kingsbury’s Comparison To Urban Meyer Is Going Viral
There’s no doubt that the 2019 Arizona Cardinals and the 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars share some interesting similarities. Like Urban Meyer in Jacksonville this year, Kliff Kingsbury was a rookie NFL head coach in 2019. And like Trevor Lawrence, the 2019 Cardinals were led by No. 1 overall rookie quarterback Kyler Murray. When asked what similarities […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
Week 2 of the college football season really took us for a ride. One of the top teams in the country, Ohio State, fell in a big upset to Oregon, while USC‘s loss to Stanford opened up one of the biggest jobs in the sport. Week 3 brings us some more very interesting matchups. Early […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
Week 2 of the college football season is set to begin on Friday night. Last weekend gave us some interesting first games, with a number of the nation’s dominant programs looking pretty susceptible. And then there is No. 1 Alabama, which looks pretty far ahead of the field. We have a great slate of games […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
College football is back. We got a sneak preview of what is to come last weekend, with Illinois‘ win over Nebraska, and blowout Week Zero wins for Fresno State, San Jose State, UCLA, and UTEP. This week, we get the first full course of the 2021 college football feast. After last year’s abbreviated, COVID-19-stricken season, […]
Read MoreLegendary Coach Bill Snyder Reacts To Big 12 Rumors
During the last major round of conference realignment a decade ago, there were talks that Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech could be heading to the Pac-12, the kind of world-shaking moves that appear on the precipice with the Sooners and Longhorns reportedly SEC-bound. The Big 12 wound up taking losses—Texas A&M and Missouri […]
Read MoreReport: ESPN Could Play Major Role In College Football Expansion
However this explosive new wave of college football conference realignment plays out, the television networks paying the giant media rights deals will be at the center. ESPN, which came to a massive new deal with the SEC late last year, is notorious for having its hands in these deals, especially when it comes to the […]
Read MoreDanny Kanell Reacts To Oklahoma, Texas News
The college football landscape looks like it’s in for some pretty major changes over the coming days. With Texas and Oklahoma both reportedly on the verge of leaving the Big 12 to join the SEC, the balance of power in a couple of the nation’s biggest conference could be shifting as soon as next week. […]
Read More3 Big 12 Schools Reportedly Reached Out To Pac-12
The Big 12, as we currently know it, is on the verge of obliteration. Texas and Oklahoma are reportedly on their way to the SEC, leaving eight members of the conference in the dust. Is there a hero to save the day? Insert the Pac-12. According to TCU insider Jeremy Clark, Baylor, TCU and Texas […]
Read MoreBig 12 Football May Make Teams With Outbreaks Forfeit Games This Fall
While the silly “Horns Down” rule got significant attention at Big 12 Media Days this week, the league’s potential new policy for teams dealing with COVID-19 could play a much bigger role in how the season plays out. It also may make unvaccinated players and coaches think twice. The Big 12 says it will not […]
Read MoreLook: Patrick Mahomes Not Amused By Quandre Diggs’ Chris Beard Joke
Earlier this year, rising star head coach Chris Beard left the Texas Tech Red Raiders for their biggest rival, the Texas Longhorns. TTU alum Patrick Mahomes is still upset with Beard’s decision. Beard picked up a commitment from Marcus Carr, the No. 1 ranked transfer in college basketball this offseason, on Saturday. Carr’s the seventh […]
Read MoreMarch Madness Star Kevin Obanor Announces Transfer Decision
On Friday, former Oral Roberts star Kevin Obanor announced where he’ll be playing college basketball next season. He’ll be making his way over to the Big 12 for what should be the final season of his collegiate career, joining the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Earlier this month, Obanor announced that he was considering Alabama, Arizona, […]
Read MoreNCAA Tournament Star In Transfer Portal Down To 2 Schools
Coveted Oral Roberts transfer Kevin Obanor has narrowed his recruitment to two schools: Arkansas and Texas Tech. The 6-foot-8 big man announced his two finalists via Twitter Tuesday morning. The star of Oral Roberts’ wild Sweet 16 run, Obanor averaged 23.3 points and 11 rebounds in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. He played all 45 minutes […]
Read MoreFormer Alabama 4-Star Names 3 Final Transfer Destinations
Alabama guard Jaden Shackelford recently withdrew his name from the NBA Draft, but that doesn’t automatically mean he’s returning to Tuscaloosa for the 2021-22 season. Shackelford has entered the NCAA transfer portal and is looking at other options for next season. According to college hoops insider Jeff Goodman of Stadium, the former four-star guard has […]
Read MoreMac McClung Makes Decision On Basketball Future
Texas Tech’s Mac McClung will not be transferring for the second time. The explosive combo guard has withdrawn his name from the NCAA portal. The decision comes less than two weeks after McClung announced he would be entering the NBA Draft process and the transfer portal. At the time, the junior guard appeared to signal […]
Read MoreCollege Baseball Announcer Makes Incredible Catch At Game
The Texas Tech baseball program took on West Virginia last week in a mid-season Big 12 three-game series. Although there was ample high-quality play on the field, it was a catch from the broadcast booth that stole the show. As the Red Raiders held a 7-0 lead over the Mountaineers in the top of the […]
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