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Last night was Fitsum’s regional band competition where they received a 1 (which is great) and that advances them to area. It was a long day at work and late night so today’s Morning Stake will be a bit sparse. And to add to things, Friday night’s football game is moved up to tonight for the expected rain likely to happen on Friday.

At the Net

By all accounts, Texas Tech volleyball may have played one of their best matches last night and this young team may be improving. Texas Tech volleyball fell to No. 24 Colorado 3-2, dropping hte first set, then winning hte next two, before losing the final 2.

On the Pitch

No. 5/3 Texas Tech soccer is on the road to face No. 22/7 Colorado tonight in an incredibly meaningful Big 12 match with first-touch at 8:00 p.m.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
MATCHUP: No. 5/3 Texas Tech (12-1-2, 6-0-2 Big 12)at Colorado (11-2-3, 5-1-2 Big 12)
DATE: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025
TIME: 8 p.m. (CT)/7 p.m. (MT)
LOCATION: Boulder, Colo. (Prentup Field)
WATCH: ESPN

On the Hardwood

Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland, JT Toppin and Christian Anderson were in Kansas City for the Big 12 Media Days. You can also check out the X/Twitter account for men’s basketball for additional content.

ESPN’s Jay Bilas picked his preseason All-American teams with JT Toppin making his first team:

The only player who was top-3 in scoring (18.2 PPG) and rebounding (9.4 RPG) in the Big 12 last season, Toppin is one of the best players in the country. The walking highlight reel averaged a double-double (19.3 PPG, 11.0 RPG) while leading the Red Raiders to the Elite Eight in March.

AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson were on the 2nd team and former Red Raider basketballer Darrion Williams is on the 3rd team along with Houston’s Emanuel Sharp.

On the Gridiron

Texas Tech’s availability report was released last night with TE Terrance Carter, Jr. doubtful, which is a big deal and QB Behren Morton questionable.

OUT
DL #0 Skyler Gill-Howard
WR #4 T.J. West

DOUBTFUL
TE #7 Terrance Carter Jr.
WR #85 Bryson Jones

QUESTIONABLE
QB #2 Behren Morton
WR #18 Roy Alexander
S #25 Chapman Lewis
OL #57 Hunter Zambrano

PROBABLE
LB #6 John Curry
OLB #9 Romello Height
LB #10 Jacob Rodriguez
S #30 Mikal Harrison-Pilot

CBS Sports’ Shehan Jeyarajah resets the Big 12 Championship race:

Texas Tech (6-1, 3-1): Despite looking mortal in a loss to Arizona State last week, Texas Tech remains the team to beat in the Big 12. The defensive line has exceeded all expectations as linebackers David Bailey and Jacob Rodriguez both earned Midseason All-America honors. With quarterback Behren Morton healthy, this is still the best team in the Big 12, but he needs to get healthy.