Texas Tech Soccer
LBK ✈️ DFW
We’re ready to see all of our Dallas-area Red Raiders repping the Scarlet & Black in the crowd Friday! 📰⬇️#WreckEm https://t.co/SNIATWadL2
— Texas Tech Soccer (@TexasTechSoccer) October 17, 2018
“My seniors are the most stubborn women I’ve ever coached, and that is the biggest compliment I could give them.”
Hear from @TomStone9 on the resiliency of his seniors, as well as from Kirsten Davis on the team’s attitude coming off a big six-point weekend! 🎥⬇️#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/UhPtokjuJX
— Texas Tech Soccer (@TexasTechSoccer) October 17, 2018
Texas Tech Tennis
Lady Raiders return to the courts this weekend at the ITA Texas Regionals
Read More 📰⬇️ https://t.co/iusye1IzLE
— Texas Tech Women’s Tennis (@TexasTechWTEN) October 18, 2018
Texas Tech Basketball
This isn’t that far away so you better get ready for basketball szn.
🆕🏀📅@TexasTechMBB set to host UTEP in a charity exhibition game to benefit the National Compassion Foundation – Santa Fe Strong Fund on Thursday, Nov. 1 at the United Supermarkets Arena.
📰https://t.co/bKetYsc8Bk pic.twitter.com/f2SSy6FHL5
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) October 17, 2018
Jarrett Culver 🏀 Preseason Big 12 Honorable Mention Selection#4To1 🔴#WreckEm⚫️
📰https://t.co/ErzXvyUkIR pic.twitter.com/dGMYUqUguD
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) October 17, 2018
CBS Sports ranks the top 100 players and your guy Jarrett Culver makes the list at #63:
Culver last season became a rare sub-100 prospect who averaged at least 11.2 points per game as a freshman for a Power-5 program that made, and advanced in, the NCAA Tournament. Just a terrific first season in the Big 12. And the second season should be even better. — GP
Texas Tech Football
Let’s get The Jones rocking.
🔴#WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/BMubltO7nd
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) October 17, 2018
Would you take this finish? A four-way tie with Iowa State and West Virginia having the tie-breaker wins over Texas Tech so they finish higher?
If you use Bill Connelly’s S&P+ game projections, the final Big 12 standings are as follows after tiebreakers:
1. Oklahoma (8-1)
2. ISU (6-3)
3. WVU (6-3)
4. TTU (6-3)
5. Texas (6-3)
6. OSU (5-4)
7. TCU (4-5)
8. Baylor (2-7)
9. KSU (2-7)
10. Kansas (0-9)Tell your friends.
— Austin Narber (@austinnarber) October 17, 2018
SportingNews’ John Hoover writes about the rise of Big 12 defenses:
“I just think the evolution of the game is certainly changing back to what we all know,” said Iowa State coach Matt Campbell, “that defense really matters.”
Campbell, now in his third year at Iowa State, has been at the forefront of the change. He and defensive coordinator Jon Heacock rolled out a three-man front last year against Oklahoma, dropping eight men into coverage on virtually every play and producing the Cyclones’ first victory in Norman in nearly 30 years. Baker Mayfield went on to set records and win the Heisman, but against Iowa State, he lacked his usual command of the OU offense, frequently looked uncomfortable and made a handful of bad decisions.
Last week, West Virginia Heisman Trophy contender Will Grier left Ames with 100 yards passing and a 30-14 defeat. The Cyclones sacked Grier seven times, holding him to just an interception on 11-of-15 passing. It was another pinnacle for Campbell, Heacock and the Cyclone defense.
“Yeah, it’s really frustrating,” WVU coach Dana Holgorsen said. “… Iowa State did a really good job against him. We need to do a better job of blocking up front. We need to do a better job running the ball to take the pressure off the passing game. We need to do a much better job of running routes and getting open.”
Miscellaneous . . . DallasNews’ Ben Baby writes about the Texas Tech defense . . . 24/7 Sports’ Kevin Flaherty hands out midseason grades each team and Texas Tech gets a B+ . . .