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 […]
Read MoreChris Beard Opens Up About His Decision To Leave Texas Tech
Chris Beard did the unthinkable this off-season by leaving Texas Tech for rival Texas. The 48-year-old struggled to leave Lubbock, but knew it was the right decision. Beard discussed the coaching move on Wednesday in an interview with Jim Rome on CBS Sports. “It was very difficult,” Beard said, via 247Sports. “And I won’t shy […]
Read MoreMac McClung Announces Decision On Basketball Future
Mac McClung’s career at Texas Tech is over. The Red Raider guard is officially entering the 2021 NBA Draft and the transfer portal. McClung, who transferred to TTU from Georgetown last offseason, averaged 15.5 points per game this past season. The bouncy 6-foot-2 scorer also shot a career-high 34.3% from three-point range. By both entering […]
Read MoreReport: Texas Tech Decides On New Basketball Coach
Replacing a proven winner like Chris Beard will be extremely tough, but it appears Texas Tech has found a worthy replacement. According to college hoops insider Jon Rothstein, the Red Raiders are hiring Mark Adams as their next head coach. He’s been an assistant under Beard dating back to the 2015-16 season at Little Rock. […]
Read MoreDetails Emerge From Chris Beard’s New Contract With Texas
The Texas Longhorns made arguably the biggest coaching signing of 2021, prying two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year Chris Beard from rival Texas Tech. And they’re paying him a pretty penny for his services. According to Chip Brown of Horns247, the Longhorns have signed Beard to a seven-year deal worth $35 million. Per the […]
Read MoreTexas Tech’s Athletic Director Has Blunt Comment On Chris Beard
Chris Beard put together one of the most impressive coaching jobs in recent memory two years ago, leading Texas Tech—typically a Big 12 basketball afterthought—to the national championship game. Today, he became the new head coach of Texas basketball, taking over at his alma mater. Beard replaces Shaka Smart, whose six years in Austin were […]
Read MoreFormer Texas Star Reacts To The Chris Beard Hire
With a massive move in the Big 12 college basketball world, former Texas Tech Red Raiders coach Chris Beard has been poached by an inter-conference rival. According to multiple sources, Beard will take over as the Texas Longhorns head coach in 2021. This hiring news comes in the wake of former head coach Shaka Smart […]
Read MorePatrick Mahomes Reacts To Chris Beard Leaving Texas Tech
The coaching carousel in college basketball continues to spin around this spring, but not as fast as it has on Thursday morning. The latest update is that Texas Tech’s Chris Beard will leave Lubbock and drive six hours to Austin, where he’ll assume the men’s basketball head coaching job at Texas. The move looks like […]
Read MoreCollege Basketball World Reacts To The Chris Beard News
Texas fans’ dreams turned into a reality on Thursday afternoon, as Chris Beard officially made the jump from Lubbock to Austin. Last week, Texas lost head coach Shaka Smart to Marquette. That left the program with a massive hole to fill, but it found a way to land its top target. Beard really elevated his […]
Read MorePatrick Mahomes Reacts To Chris Beard Coaching Rumors
Reports have come out today that the Texas Longhorns are moving to make Texas Tech’s Chris Beard their new head basketball coach. Naturally, Texas Tech alum Patrick Mahomes has some thoughts on that. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Mahomes had a two-word message for the fifth-year Texas Tech head coach. “Please stay!” Mahomes wrote, adding […]
Read MoreEveryone Is Mentioning The Same Coach To Replace Shaka Smart At Texas
The college basketball world was dealt some shocking news this Friday regarding Shaka Smart. He’s reportedly leaving Texas basketball to become the next head coach at Marquette. Smart’s expected departure from Texas leaves the program with a massive hole to fill. However, it didn’t take very long for people to mention their top candidate to […]
Read MorePatrick Mahomes Reacts To Texas Tech’s Heartbreaking Loss
Arkansas is heading to the Sweet 16 after taking down Texas Tech in one of the most-thrilling NCAA Tournament games thus far. The Razorbacks and Red Raiders had a crazy finish, with Arkansas holding on for dear life with a two-point victory over Texas Tech. Chris Beard’s program had a chance to send the game […]
Read MoreHere’s The Schedule For Today’s 16 NCAA Tournament Games
Get your brackets in. The NCAA Tournament is finally here, after a long, long year without it. Last night, we got a nice taste of Tournament action with the First Four games. All four games were single-digit affairs. Drake-Wichita State and Norfolk State-Appalachian State were each decided by single possessions, while UCLA mounted a big […]
Read MoreBroadcaster Blames Racist Tirade On ‘Blood Sugar Spike’ In Statement
Ahead of Thursday’s Oklahoma Class 6A girls basketball state quarterfinal game between Norman High School and Midwest City, a group of Norman players took knees during the national anthem. That prompted a horribly racist outburst by an announcer calling the game. “They’re kneeling? F—–g N——,” the announcer said, using the N-Word to describe the protesting […]
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