On the Diamond
Texas Tech softball defeated UTEP 16-0 in game 1 and 11-1 in game 2 in El Paso yesterday. They will be off to Tempe on Friday to take on No. 24 Arizona State for a 3-game series.
Texas Tech baseball defeated Abiliene Christian 9-1 in Abilene yesterday. They will host Oklahoma State for a weekend series starting on Friday.
On the Gridiron
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KCBD with a report that former Texas Tech defensive line coach Zarnell Fitch is being sued by Armani and Arie Williams for an incident that occurred at the Overton bar on January 29, 2025. Fitch’s contract with Texas Tech expired and not renewed on January 31st and was hired by USC when Gary Patterson was named as the defensive coordinator for the Trojans.
CBS Sports’ Chris Hummer has sources on how the recruitment of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby landed him in Lubbock:
At one point early in the portal window, a source close to Sorsby described LSU as the leader in the race. As Texas Tech prepared for a playoff game, the Tigers aggressively pursued Sorsby behind the scenes.
But by the time Sorsby began setting up visits, the Red Raiders got the first shot.
Texas Tech didn’t shut things down during Sorsby’s visit, however, and he took the trip to Baton Rouge. That sent Texas Tech scrambling, lining up Sam Leavitt and Harvard’s Jaden Craig as potential backup options.
ESPN has the biggest strength and weakness of every top 25 team with Texas Tech checking in at No. 8:
Strength: Running back. Cameron Dickey and J’Koby Williams each enjoyed spectacular sophomore seasons with the Red Raiders, producing a combined 2,882 all-purpose yards and 25 touchdowns in 2025. If touted former USC transfer Quinten Joyner can return to form after missing last season with a torn ACL, Tech should have one of the most dynamic running back trios in college football.
Weakness: Offensive guard. Texas Tech has few question marks along its depth chart in terms of experience and depth, but here’s one spot with no returning starters and an ongoing spring battle. The Red Raiders brought in transfer Jordan Church from Louisville, are hoping to get a healthy year out of Hunter Zambrano and have Holton Hendrix, D’Anthis Upshaw Jr. and several others competing for the opportunity to start. — Max Olson
I don’t know if other programs are as active as the Texas Tech program in terms of social media and videos and everything else. I think it’s great. And it includes David Bailey, Jacob Rodriguez, Reggie Virgil, Romello Height, Cole Wisniewski, Lee Hunter, Bryce Ramirez, Skyler Gill-Howard, Caleb Douglas and Behren Morton. If you want to check out the football’s X/Twitter and YouTube, that’s where to go.
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— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) April 23, 2026
I have not had an hour to listen, but here you go!