On the Course
Congrats to the Texas Tech women’s golf program as they are advancing to the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 22-27:
“This means a lot to us,” said head coach JoJo Robertson. “It’s been such a fun year. We’ve played really well at times and had some down moments too. But to watch the team fight today, and even though it got close, they played their hearts out, and it was just so much fun to be a part of.”
The Red Raiders secured one of five advancing spots from the regional and will compete May 22-27 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa. Joining Texas Tech out of the Ann Arbor Regional were, in order of finish, No. 2 USC (+1), Ohio State (+6), No. 10 Duke (+16), and Northwestern (+17).
Texas Tech held off fellow Big 12 program UCF by two shots to clinch the final qualifying position, finishing at 22-over 874 (288-285-301). The Red Raiders entered the final round in fourth place following Tuesday’s field-leading 1-over 285 and maintained their spot despite challenging conditions that led to a 17-over 301 on Wednesday.
On the Track
Texas Tech track & Field is competing in Tucson for the Big 12 outdoor title. You can actually watch on ESPN+
On the Diamond
Congrats to NiJaree Canady and Kaitlyn Terry for being 2 of 10 finalists to the USA Softball Player of the Year Watchlist:
Two of the most dominant players in the game and one of the best pitching duos in the country have led the Red Raiders to their best regular season record (52-6) in program history, their second-straight Big 12 Regular Season Title and their second-straight NCAA Regional in Lubbock.
Canady and Terry rank sixth and seventh respectively in ERA, Canady boasting a 1.25 and Terry a 1.30. They also rank top 10 in wins, both with 22 and are third and fourth in the country in WHIP, Canady with a .79 and Terry a .81. Canady is also top 10 in the country in strikeouts (209) and strikeouts per seven innings (10.0).
Texas Tech baseball starts their series against Cincinnati today through Saturday.
GAME ONE:
MATCHUP: Texas Tech (26-25, 9-18 Big 12) vs. No. 25 Cincinnati (35-18, 15-12 Big 12)
DATE: Thursday, May 14, 2026
TIME: 6 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (CT)
LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio (UC Baseball Stadium)
PITCHING MATCHUP: RHP Kaysen Raineri (4-1, 6.35 ERA) vs. RHP Nate Taylor (5-2, 3.93 ERA)
On the Gridiron
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On3’s Brett McMurphy reports that the ACC and the Big 12 commissioners are in favor of the 24-team College Football Playoff:
“We like 24, we want 24,” Yormark told On3. “There are too many teams getting left out and 24 teams provides the type of access that is warranted. That being said, we need to do the work around the economics around a 24-team format and make sure we address any unintended consequences.”
On the final day of the ACC’s spring meetings at Amelia Island, Phillips also indicated his league’s support of the 24-team model.
“Our desire with the coaches and the ADs is 24,” Phillips said. “When you’re leaving national championship-contending teams out of the playoff, you don’t have the right number. We lived through it, we suffered through it with Florida State, when the field was four.
“I know other schools have suffered for it. Notre Dame was a CFP worthy team last year and you saw what happened to the last team that got invited with Miami.”
CBS Sports’ Shehan Jeyarajah with some post-spring overreactions. No pullquotes, just go have fun and read about football.