We take a look at the receiver position and make our best guess as to how the depth chart shakes out with the incoming freshmen and returning players. X Receiver Y Receiver H Receiver Z Receiver Devin Lauderdale JR (6-0/181) Ian Sadler SO (5-10/198) Jakeem Grant SR (5-7/169) Reginald Davis JR (6-0/185) Quan Shorts FR […]
Recruiting on the Plain: 2016 LB Brayden Stringer Player Profile
Cypress Ranch linebacker Brayden Stringer becomes the 3rd defensive commit for Texas Tech. Stringer is an inside linebacker who is a bit, yes a bit, undersized now, but projects to be an inside linebacker in college. Let’s get to it. LINEBACKER BRAYDEN STRINGER INSIDE LINEBACKER HT/WT: 6-3/200 FORTY: 4.53 HIGH SCHOOL: Cypress Ranch (Cypress, TX) […]
2016 LB Brayden Stringer Commits to Texas Tech
This is Texas Tech’s 3rd commit on the defensive side of the ball as Cy Fair linebacker Brayden Stringer (6-2/200) commits to Texas Tech (hat-tip Daniel Paulling via Adam Coleman). Stringer is a 3-star commit with over 15 offers and offered by a handful of Power Five programs.
Reflection on the Plains: The “Brain Dead” Big 12; Early Signing Period
Brain Dead Big 12. NewsOK’s Berry Tramel some out spitting some hot-fire as he writes that the Big 12’s decision-makers are generally terrible: The 13th game isn’t going away. The SEC, Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC each have a title game that gives contenders not just a 13th game, but an extra game against a […]
Gridiron on the Plains: Depth Chartin’ the Offensive Line
Texas Tech’s offensive line is both very experienced and very young. So long as everyone stay’s healthy, this should be one of the best units for Texas Tech.
Too Close for Comfort on Texas Tech’s Football and Men’s Basketball APR Scores
The NCAA released their APR scores, and for a second day in a row, I’m taking screenshots of this stuff. If you want to read the report for 2013-14 and 2012-13, and they can all be found in database. Here’s the main stuff (full size here): The good news is that all of the major […]
The 2013-14 Texas Tech Athletic Department Finance Report
The USA Today released their NCAA Finances for the academic years of 2013-14. The USA Today always embeds their information and they make it near impossible to link to a particular school’s finances, I’ve taken screenshots for your review. Up first is the main graph, which has Texas Tech 36th overall in total revenue (full […]
Anthony Smith Dismissed from Team
Per LAJ’s Don Williams, Anthony Smith has been dismissed from the football team: DT Anthony Smith is no longer with the #TexasTech football program, spokesman Matt Dowdy confirms. — Don Williams (@AJ_DonWilliams) May 26, 2015 This is sub-optimal. I didn’t expect Smith to contribute a ton this year because of the seniors on the defensive […]
Recruiting on the Plains: 2016 JUCO DT Mychealon Thomas Player Profile
Emmett Jones strikes again. To catch you up, Jones is a new hire for Texas Tech’s Kliff Kingsbury and was the former head coach at South Oak Cliff and also played at Texas Tech. It’s obvious that Jones identified Texas Tech’s latest commit in defensive tackle Mychealon Thomas, currently playing for Butler County C.C., but […]
Gridiron on the Plains: J.F. Thomas Also Signs with TVCC (Just In Case); More on Derrick Willies at TVCC
Texas Tech signee J.F. Thomas has also signed with Trinity Valley C.C. in case he doesn’t qualify, summarizing the post-spring rankings and more on Derrick Willies at Trinity Valley C.C.