Texas Tech secured their third commit from the 2016 class in West Mesquite tight end Donte Coleman, an athletic tight end that is a smooth pass catcher and is already adept at blocking. We’ve got a full profile, including video, and scouting report after the jump.
Who Texas Tech Has Offered at Defensive Tackle and Defensive End
We’ve had some discussion about how defensive end and defensive tackle are going to be high priorities in the 2016 class and We’ll be tracking this periodically to see if there are any new players being offered moving forward. I’m including the defensive ends because sometimes, they can be the size of tackles (sometimes, especially at […]
The Morning Stake: Jack Anderson Talks Recruiting; Texas Tech’s Quarterback Rating
In today’s Morning Stake: 2017 Texas Tech legacy Jack Anderson talks recruiting; Tubby Smith talks about how he may have stayed too long in Minnesota; Big 12 quarterback ratings; and being in the media isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
The Morning Stake: Is Texas Tech a Cinderella?
The term Cinderella has been thrown around in the college football world as the NCAA Tournament is underway and we consider whether or not the Texas Tech football program is a Cinderella team, set to take the stage in 2015.
Bret Bielema Discusses His Fear of Speed
By now, most have heard of Bret Bielema’s distaste for the Hurry-Up No-Huddle offense, and have seen his willingness to co-opt any and every story into his argument, no matter how ill-advised that may be. However, Bielema proved (painfully) last season that his slow heat-death offense is more than capable of keeping up with HUNH teams. So why so […]
Gridiron on the Plains: Ten Texas Tech Spring Thoughts
Texas Tech and their students are on spring break, but we’ve got ten thoughts on Texas Tech’s spring practice (including, but not limited to #NoBabyDeerSkin).
The Morning Stake: Baseball Wins; Texas Tech a Cinderella
In The Morning Stake: Baseball splits series with Oral Roberts; Texas Tech football may be a Cinderella in 2015; Blayne Beal resigns yesterday and so much more.
Five Spring Thoughts on the Defensive Backs
Trial by fire. That was the mantra for the cornerbacks, and maybe most of the defensive backs last year, as they all appeared to be young and inexperienced, but they received that experience and they *should* be better. At least theoretically. We discuss those cornerbacks, the safeties and the idea of injecting a ton of […]
The Morning Stake: Introducing Land Grant Gauntlet; Baseball Loses to ORU; Top Players
In this morning’s The Morning Stake, we introduce a new Big 12 blog, baseball loses to Oral Roberts in extra innings and ESPN considers Texas Tech’s best players. The cover photo is from Staking The Plains reader Chad of the Roy Furr Ranch, taken in 1985.
Gridiron on the Plains: Darrin Chiaverini Tells Receivers to Embrace Being Uncomfortable
In another really informative interview, Double-T 104.3’s Chris Level interviewed wide receivers and special teams coach Darrin Chiaverini, who is stressing to the receivers that they need to embrace the pressure of being receivers and embrace being uncomfortable as receivers. Really great stuff.