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 The explosive combo guard has withdrawn his name from the NCAA portal.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 […]
Read MoreTexas Tech QB Alan Bowman Announces Major Transfer Destination
After three less-than-thrilling seasons at Texas Tech, QB Alan Bowman decided to leave via the transfer portal. He’s chosen a destination where he could put his talents on the national stage more often. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Bowman announced he is committing to Michigan. According to 247Sports, he is eligible to play for the […]
Read MoreLook: Patrick Mahomes Reacts To ESPN’s Quarterback Rankings
ESPN analyst Bill Connelly recently released his ranking of the top college quarterbacks of the new millenium. But his ranking of Patrick Mahomes as quarterback at Texas Tech has many calling foul – including Mahomes himself. Connelly ranked Mahomes No. 54 in his all-time ranking. The thing that seemed to stand out most to him […]
Read MoreOregon QB Tyler Shough Announces His Transfer Destination
Former Oregon quarterback Tyler Shough announced his transfer destination on Monday afternoon. He’s heading to the Big 12. Shough will transfer to Texas Tech, he revealed on Twitter today. The news comes 10 days after Shough announced he would be leaving Oregon in a somewhat surprising move. Shough was the Ducks’ starter in 2020, though […]
Read MoreCBS Unveils Top 16 Seeds For NCAA Tournament Right Now
We’re just over one month until the official 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket gets revealed. CBS gave college hoops fans an early look at the top 16 seeds on Saturday, were the season to end today. It’s been almost two years since March Madness last took place. The NCAA cancelled the 2020 tournament in light of […]
Read MoreESPN’s Jay Bilas Ranks His Top 10 College Basketball Teams
As we approach tournament time in the college basketball world, team rankings start to carry more and more weight. While the standard to go by has long been the AP and Coaches polls, it’s always fun to see where notable basketball analysts rank the nation’s teams. On Wednesday night, ESPN’s Jay Bilas released his full […]
Read MoreBig 12 Star Quarterback Announces Transfer
Texas Tech quarterback Alan Bowman has officially announced his entrance into the NCAA transfer portal. After three years with the Red Raiders, Bowman took to Twitter to announce his intent to leave the program on Friday morning. The three-year starter has graduated from the university and will look to find a new school to play […]
Read More2021 NFL Mock Draft 2.0: Who Will The Jaguars, Jets, Dolphins, Etc. Take?
The regular season is over, which means that we know how a large portion of the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft will look. Over the last few weeks, the Jacksonville Jaguars jumped in front of—or behind, depending on your perspective—the New York Jets for the No. 1 pick. Today, we’re rebooting our 2021 […]
Read MoreThe 2021 NCAA Tournament Will Take Place Entirely In Indiana
The 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be unlike anything we’ve ever seen. One state will play host to the greatest event in sports. Naturally, the state of Indiana – known to many as the best basketball state in the nation – will host the 2021 NCAA Tournament. “This is a historic moment for NCAA […]
Read MoreReport: Program’s Boosters Want Art Briles As Head Coach
Art Briles hasn’t been a major college football coach since getting ousted from Baylor following the 2015 season. That could be changing, though. According to a report by The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Briles is being targeted by the boosters of a Big 12 football program. Texas Tech is reportedly unhappy with the performance from Red […]
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