On the Pitch

Texas Tech soccer met with the media yesterday:

Tech begins its preseason training schedule on Tuesday at the John Walker Soccer Complex where it has a little over a week before traveling to play Denver in a scrimmage on Thursday, August 7 in Colorado. The preseason goes quick for the Red Raiders with the season-opener on the road at San Diego State on August 14 before their home opener against Youngstown State on Sunday, August 17.

“Each team has a certain level of veteran players that can get you to assimilate quicker,” Stone said. “We have that. The idea is that we are ready to go when we get to Denver. We have nine days and it’s going to be a strong preseason test because they’re a great team. I like our leadership and our player availability is high right now. Our goal is to have the team understand what the expectations are at each position and within our system. Beyond that, it’s all about competition and getting after it every day.”

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“They’re taking care of us,” Stone said of Tech director of athletics Kirby Hocutt and the department as a whole, “and their plans for us are way more than this season. They kind of have seen around the corner. They’ve got some forward-thinking people in that office. So no, we don’t worry.”

On the Diamond

Texas Tech softball was rated as having the #1 transfer class in the nation:

Gerry Glasco and company added All-Americans Mia Williams, Taylor Pannell and Jasmyn Burns as well as Kaitlyn Terry, Jackie Lis, Desirae Spearman and Lagi Quiroga.

“We wanted to add depth and experience in as many places as possible as we try to win the National Championship this coming season,” said Glasco. “Obviously it will be very difficult to improve upon our 2025 season, but as a staff we feel like we have made tremendous improvements as we enter our second season at Texas Tech.”

On the Hardwood

CBS Sports has the most recent betting odds to win the National Championship and Texas Tech has moved from +2500 to +2000.

On the Gridiron

Texas Tech QB Behren Morton was named to the 2025 Maxwell Award watch list, which goes to the most outstanding player in college football.

CBS Sports’ David Renner looks at the best pass rushers in college football for the 2026 NFL Draft and David Bailey made the list.

24 Red Raiders named to the @ShrineBowl 1000 Watchlist

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