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In a bit of a hurry this morning.
On the Pitch
Texas Tech soccer: RV/No. 16 Tech, RV Pepperdine play to spirted 1-1 draw
“Tonight has to be about the response to conceding with 10-12 minutes to go. The game was so tight that when they scored with that much time left it seemed like the momentum was going to be all theirs. And we got pretty irrational for three or four minutes which is not the way you should act or behave when you concede late in a game. We got back under control and created a ton of chaos. I was going to say chances but that’s actually not true. A ton of chaos around their box. Their keeper made two great saves and Bug [Giametta] smashed that one. We turned the corner twice and didn’t even get a good cross off. And then the goal itself was fabulous and brought the house down. The equalizer was fabulous, Torres to Z. And so, the response was great and we got back into the game. So that certainly was the positive. The negative was that we had the game and Pepperdine wrestled it away from us with really good intentional passing in the first half. The final five minutes of the half I thought we changed that. In the second-half we just did a great of putting the pressure on them, getting down the flank and serving the ball. If we were missing anything tonight it wasn’t the goal-scoring touch it was the final pass, final decision and final choice to cross or pass or shoot. The quality just wasn’t there for us tonight. We were on the doorstop but only four shots on-frame isn’t enough to beat a team like Pepperdine.”
On the Hardwood
Texas Tech basketball: ‘I love being back out here’: Tech Basketball Takes the Court
“I’ve been wanting to be on the court with our entire team all summer,” said Gibbs-Lawhorn, who averaged 20.7 points per game at UNLV last season and signed with Tech on April 23. “Today was great. It’s a blessing to have our whole squad together. Coach was right when he said we have a lot to work on but I know everyone here is ready to work and become a team. We have to come together faster than some other teams that have been together longer but we’re ready to make that happen.”
On the Gridiron
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s Don Williams: Is Rob Greene overshadowed? Not inside Texas Tech football building
If you can’t hire Wood, hire his lieutenant. That’s what Cincinnati and Tulane tried to do, Tech coach Joey McGuire said, when looking for defensive coordinators.
“Shiel was calling me going, ‘We can not let this dude leave,'” McGuire said. “I was like, ‘I agree.’ He said, ‘He’s so important to me that I would love for him to be co-coordinator, and then you’ve just got to figure out the money.'”
Houston Chronicle’s Joseph Duarte: Big 12 football preseason rankings: Texas Tech starts at No. 1, but look out for BYU and UH
1. Texas Tech
What can Texas Tech do for an encore after winning its first outright conference title in 70 years? After the Brendan Sorsby drama, Will Hammond is set to take over at quarterback after recovering from a torn ACL. Gone are NCAA sack leader David Bailey and Butkus Award winner Jacob Rodriguez, but the Red Raiders remain loaded on defense. Circle the Week 3 showdown against Houston in Lubbock.
The Athletic: Texas Tech is chasing another Big 12 title. Here are the teams that could stand in its way
Pedigree: The Red Raiders have moved into an entirely new neighborhood in college football after spending most of the post-Mike Leach era as a second-tier Big 12 team. Texas Tech is a big spender in the NIL era. The result was its first Big 12 title, first AP top-10 finish and first Playoff appearance last year.
Why they’re interesting: You might have heard the Red Raiders landed one of the most highly sought-after transfers in quarterback Brendan Sorsby, only for him to be declared ineligible for violating NCAA gambling rules. The whole ordeal put Texas Tech at odds with the Big 12, its conference rivals and just about the entirety of college sports. There is a whole lot of “us against them” going on in Lubbock.
ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg: Sleeper college football players who could break out in 2026 season
Peyton Morgan, S, Texas Tech
Class: Sophomore
Height/weight: 6-foot, 185 pounds
2025 stats: 11 tackles, one-half tackle for loss, 3 pass breakups
ESPN recruiting snapshot: Three stars, No. 42 safety, No. 79 in Texas
Morgan saw his role increase for Texas Tech’s defense last fall while continuing to contribute on special teams. He recorded all three of his pass breakups against Big 12 opponents and had four tackles and a PBU in a shutout win against Oklahoma State. Morgan showed an ability to make plays on the ball last fall, which was amplified in spring practice and he took on a more significant role in the secondary. He intercepted a Brendan Sorsby pass in the spring game.
Coach’s take: “He’s got great ball skills,” Red Raiders coach Joey McGuire told ESPN. “He had nine interceptions his senior year in high school, with like another four called back for different penalties. You saw that this spring. He can really cover a lot of ground in the secondary, playing safety for us.”
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