On the Gridiron
Good Guys: Texas Tech Red Raiders (0-0, 0-0)
Bad Guys: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (0-0, 0-0)
Where: Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock, Texas
When: Saturday, August 30th @ 6:30 pm
TV & Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: The Varsity Network
The Line: Texas Tech -52.5
Weather Report: High 87, Low 68 – Rain/Thunder
The 4th episode of The Brand, you get more context for Grant McCasland’s talk to the team.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s Don Williams on David Bailey’s first few months with Texas Tech:
Lubbock’s famous for its dust storms in the spring. Bailey experienced an unrelated whirlwind of his own, transferring from Stanford to Tech at the start of April.
“It was definitely hectic,” he said, “but I think people like the support staff — Q (Quintin Jordan, Tech director of football operations) was one of the main people that helped me get acclimated — did a great job of helping me find a spot to live and then also get in contact with my teachers. The football stuff kind of took care of itself in terms of getting on the field and playing and just running around.”
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s Nathan Giese with his week 1 prediction.
Red Raider Sports’ Ava Hounshell on Ben Roberts this year:
Along with physical improvements, first-year defensive coordinator Shiel Wood came in and demonstrated exactly what he expects from his players. Specifically for Roberts, gaining confidence was another improvement for the mental side of football.
“He (Wood) knows how he has to act in each moment. He makes sure you know if you got something right or you got something wrong,” Roberts said. “He’s not hammering it into you to where you don’t want to go to meetings and watch film. He’s going to coach me hard on the field, but when we go to meetings, he’s going to make sure I understand what I’m doing. It’s not like ‘Oh you’re stupid for not knowing,’ but ‘hey this is how we fix that.’”
Texas Tech football’s availability report:
OUT FOR THE SEASON
Quinten Joyner So. RB
Dylan Singleton Fr. DL
OUT FOR ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
Ren Brown Fr. OL
Cash Cleveland So. OL
Chief Collins Sr. S
Ellis Davis R-Fr. OL
Holton Hendrix R-Fr. OL
Justin Horne So. LB
Lloyd Jones III Fr. QB
Chapman Lewis Jr. S
Deante Lindsay Fr. CB
Marcus Ramon-Edwards So. S
Macho Stevenson So. CB
DOUBTFUL FOR ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
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QUESTIONABLE FOR ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
Dontae Balfour Sr. CB
Tarrion Grant So. CB
Will Jados Sr. OL
Chris Lemons So. LB
Braylan McDonald Fr. S
PROBABLE FOR ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
Brice Pollock Jr. CB
Terrell Tilmon Sr. OLB
Audio/Visual link dump:
Tomorrow, it begins.
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— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) August 29, 2025
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— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) August 29, 2025
On the Pitch
Texas Tech soccer bounced back with a 2-0 win over SMU on Thursday night.
On the Court
Texas Tech volleyball split matches yesterday, falling to Western Carolina in the morning and then sweeping Florida Atlantic in the afternoon. They play Kent State this afternoon.