Texas Tech Athletics

Happy July. A recap of the Texas Tech athletic year.

On the Gridiron

Behind the scenes with tight end Terrance Carter, Jr. As a quick aside, the relationship between Carter and Josh Cochran and his family is real. I was able to see that on full display at the Texas Tech football camp with Yo.

CBS Sports’ Cody Nagel has a formula to determine who had the best year for major sports among Power Four teams and Texas Tech checked in at No. 11, the first Big 12 Program. Here’s the top 15:

1. Texas SEC 66.73
2. Alabama SEC 53.27
3. Michigan Big Ten 50.09
4. Texas A&M SEC 49.80
5. Nebraska Big Ten 49.58
6. UCLA Big Ten 49.24
7. Oklahoma SEC 48.73
8. Georgia SEC 47.97
9. Tennessee SEC 45.88
10. Miami ACC 45.86
11. Texas Tech Big 12 45.38
12. Ole Miss SEC 42.84
13. TCU Big 12 42.03
14. North Carolina ACC 41.96
15. Kentucky SEC 41.43

CBS Sports’ Brad Crawford with 10 collge football playoff guarantees:

7. Texas Tech-BYU offers high December drama
The Red Raiders handed the Cougars their only two losses in 2025 — setbacks that ultimately kept them out of the CFP bracket. This time around, BYU returns a nearly identical two-deep and could be favored in every regular-season game except two — Notre Dame and Utah, both on the road. BYU and Utah are also the only perceived Big 12 title contenders that avoid Texas Tech during the regular season.

Via ESPN, to sort of put a bow on the Brendan Sorsby situation, there will be no lawsuit against the NFL and the NFL will permit him to be eligible for the 2027 NFL Draft (and he will not be disciplined for currently known conduct). God speed Brendan.