Leading Off
Condolences to the Mounts Family. Condolences to the family of Del Ray Mounts. Rest in peace.
We are saddened to share the passing of @TexasTechMBB legend and Hall of Fame member Del Ray Mounts. His legacy will never be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/X0qp7Vi4JO
— Double T Varsity Club (@DoubleTVarsity) July 30, 2019
Texas Tech Soccer
The Big 12’s lockdown keeper 🔒
Zu is 🔙 after leading the conference in shutouts, save percentage, and GAA last season.
🔴#WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/0e4t4KBdZb
— Texas Tech Soccer (@TexasTechSoccer) July 30, 2019
Texas Tech Golf
Congratulations to Robert Rickard for being named a 2019 Empowered Award Winner.
Rickard earned his Finance degree in 3 years with a 4.0 GPA, Summa Cum Laude honors and Academic All-Big 12 while always representing #TexasTech Golf at an elite level.
⚫️#WreckEm🔴 pic.twitter.com/VjEKZyA2jt
— Texas Tech Men’s Golf (@TexasTechMGolf) July 30, 2019
Texas Tech Tennis
Sophomore Olivia Peet and former Red Raider Gabriela Talaba are competing in the main draw of the Fort Worth Pro Tennis Classic this week!
🔴#WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/aMBGDtdYPU
— Texas Tech Women’s Tennis (@TexasTechWTEN) July 30, 2019
Lady Raider Basketball
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
🔴#M2M | #WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/E6jZQeax8g
— Lady Raider WBB (@LadyRaiderWBB) July 30, 2019
Texas Tech Basketball
Get to Know.
Meet Jahmi’us Ramsey.
High-flyer. Playmaker.
🔴#4To1 | #WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/LzzgGYWVSS
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) July 30, 2019
Cost of Doing Business. Via WatchStadium’s Andy Wittry, Texas Tech had the 16th highest recruiting budget, $350,731 total, which resulted in the 33rd best recruiting class in 2018 and 16th best recruiting class in 2019. Notable items is that Texas was 4th with a budget of $582,133, Kansas was 5th with a budget of $540,842, Oklahoma State was 8th with a budget of $462,735, and Oklahoma was 14th with a budget of $377,414. Iowa State and Kansas State are right behind Texas Tech, 18th and 21st.
Texas Tech Football
Sell Those Tickets.
If you’re a new or renewed @TexasTechFB season ticket holder, there’s a good chance you got a call from one of these guys today, thanking you!
🔴#WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/F12GJz1g4v
— Texas Tech Red Raiders (@TechAthletics) July 31, 2019
Connelly Stats Link. For you stat-heads, ESPN’s Bill Connelly has sent out his GoogleSheets link to his stats for the 2019 season. As an aside, Texas Tech is projected to win 6 games and is currently ranked as the 55th best team heading into the year.
Summer Workouts.
Compilation of some of our speed & plyometric work from this summer with our skill position players. #WreckEm #WeUsOurProgram 🔴⚫️@coachscholz @SCCoachHoward @owingsderek @Coach_Wooding pic.twitter.com/2H9fBfA6sY
— Joey Bergles (@JoeyBergles) July 30, 2019
Dykes Close to Texas Tech Job. Via reddit, Sonny Dykes was apparently on a radio show or possibly a podcast, and said that he was close to being hired as the the Texas Tech head coach. I haven’t had time to listen so I’ll need someone to help out. I’m not sure if this was maybe after the 2018 season when Kliff Kingsbury won the Texas game to continue or possibly when Kingsbury was hired, but we had been told that Chad Morris was the second candidate.
Holcomb Commits. I’ll have a commitment post coming up later today as John Holcomb, a tight end from Wellington High School, committed last night.