Texas Tech soccer earns a late 1-0 win against No. 23 TCU last night, an Alex Kerr goal in the 72nd minute from Kaitlyn Giametta with the assist. Another clean sheet from Madison White (that save at the 2:19 mark is quite the thing) and Texas Tech is on top of the Big 12 table.

Grant McCasland on Zone Star State podcast, which is an arm of Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball.

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s Don Williams with a post-Baylor win Q&A:

Q: Who do you think will start at center next year since Rusty Staats will be out of eligibility and Caleb Rogers got some work at center during bowl practices last year?

DW: I expect Sheridan Wilson will take over that spot. Don’t forget, last December line coach Stephen Hamby said Wilson “surprised me more than anybody in a freshman class in a long time.”

Wilson’s father was a four-year starter at Auburn, and his brother, Oklahoma State senior Preston Wilson, is in his third year starting on the Cowboys’ offensive line. Sheridan Wilson has the bloodlines, but also the body and the approach to make me think he’s going to be a fixture on the line sooner than later.

Barring injury, Rogers is going to have about 40 career starts at tackle by the end of this season. I don’t expect Tech coaches will discard that much experience at that position.

Inside The Red Raiders’ Joe Yeager with some post-game thoughts:

The chief reason for the pass rush’s sudden ferocity is the emergence of Steve Linton. Prior to the season Texas Tech’s coaches couldn’t gush about him enough, and yours truly only amplified that praise. But, until very recently, we all looked like blithering idiots. Worse than a non-entity, Linton had been a liability. But now, for whatever reason, the light seems to have come on, and Linton is looking like Tony Tolbert. He dismantled Baylor’s offense to the tune of three tackles, three tackles for loss, three sacks, and two forced fumbles. I would be very much surprised if he is not the Big XII Defensive Player of the Week.

As tremendous as Linton was, he got lots of help tonight from unexpected quarters. Charles Esters and E’Maurion Banks, doing his best Eric Swann impersonation, were also very disruptive, as was Myles Cole. Suddenly that defensive line, which I thought could be the best in the Big XII, is playing like it.

There is much football still to play this season, and Lord only knows what will transpire, but if Texas Tech is to make a charge in the back half, it will be mainly because of the road graders in the offensive line, Tahj Brooks challenging for All-America honors, and that blizzard of pass rushers forcing opposing quarterbacks to play well below standard.