A few quick links for the weekend open thread. Remember, the spring game in Midland is canceled and they’ll just practice indoors today with the media being able to view (I think).
Softball falls to Oklahoma State, 11-3.
Baseball rolled past West Virginia, 15-2 behind a strong performance from starter Ryan Free. Today’s game is moved back 4 hours and first-pitch is at 6:00 p.m.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s Don Williams has 7 things the coaching staff will watch in the last spring scrimmage. Here’s 1 of the 7 things:
The offensive line
Until further notice, Ty Buchanan at right tackle and Middle Tennessee State transfer Sterling Porcher at left tackle seem to have solidified first-team jobs. There’s been no discussion of anyone but them as starters.
On the inside, the Red Raiders have a pleasant problem: four players vying for three positions. Third-year sophomore Sheridan Wilson has emerged at center, leaving 42-game starter Caleb Rogers, 33-game starter Vinny Sciury and 23-game starter Davion Carter to fight it out at guard. Sciury and Carter got all their starts at Toledo and Memphis, respectively.
ESPN has something to watch with every Power Four team and here’s the bit for Texas Tech:
Most intriguing newcomer: The Red Raiders and coordinator Zach Kittley like to throw the ball around, and Washington State transfer Josh Kelly (who previously spent three years at Fresno State) figures to be on the receiving end of plenty of those passes. He caught 61 passes for 923 yards and eight touchdowns last year in Pullman and has played in 38 games with 148 career catches. In two of WSU’s biggest games, he had eight catches for 159 yards and three TDs against Oregon State, and eight grabs for 106 yards and a TD in the Apple Cup loss to Washington. In one final season, he could be one of the top receivers in the Big 12. — Wilson