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Late night basketball with Yo so short and sweet today. And it’s the last day of July. Son of a son.
On the Hardwod
On3’s Pete Nakos reports that Darrion Williams and Donovan Atwell have joined a lawsuit filed in North Carolina to seek a 5th year of eligibility. They are represented by Ryan Downton and Darren Heitner. A couple of interesting things here. Heitner is catching a ton of heat from Jeff Goodman of Field of 68, accusing Heitner that all he cares about is his 15% contingency fee. If you are asking an attorney if a 15% contingency fee is excessive, I would tell you absolutely not. The normal cut is 30% to 40%. The next item is that Downton’s law firm is called Texas Trial Group and that’s a link to their X/Twitter account. You can basically read how the testimony by the NCAA goes in a hearing as they sort of live-tweet the testimony. Basically, the arguments and experts from the NCAA are as lame as you might expect.
On the Gridiron
Are you tired talking about betting? Covers’ Brad Powers previews Texas Tech from a betting perspective.
ESPN’s Bill Connelly with teams that could break through in 2026:
The Red Raiders certainly face some big questions this fall: How good can QB Will Hammond be when healthy (and when will he be healthy)? Does the new receiving corps provide enough help? Am I glossing over the massive losses they face in the defensive front six simply because I like their new transfer haul? They did laps around the rest of the Big 12 in 2025 — in three games against the Big 12’s second- and third-best teams (BYU and Utah), they won by a combined 97-24 — and they get massive benefit of the doubt because of it. I expect another top-10 product, even if unexpected QB questions keep them from making any sort of major CFP run.
Desert News’ Brandon Judd on his teammates thoughts of quarterback Will Hammond:
“Will has a super bright future. He’s a fantastic teammate,” senior linebacker Ben Roberts said. “He knows everybody on the team, and a lot of guys at a lot of places don’t. He prepares himself the way that, like he’s the starter. He’s been doing that since he got to Texas Tech, and he’s got a whole lot of confidence.”
That self-assuredness carries weight with his teammates.
“He’s so confident as a young player, it just breathes throughout the whole team,” said defensive tackle AJ Holmes Jr., the preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. “And then his work ethic, the work he put in, it’s just bound to have a good outcome.”