College football: Tailgater best and worst of week 7
The result of a wild week 7 is an onslaught of one-loss teams all jostling for recognition. Looking around the power conferences, that includes the following, in no particular order. Losses in...
View ArticleBig 12 Football week one preview
It’s that time of year again. The weather is cooling to a more bearable temperature (somewhere), and soon the leaves will start to fall from the trees. Fall is looming. That also means college...
View ArticleThe Tailgater college football picks week 9
College football picks week 9 Last week turned out rough for the crew; nobody finished with a winning record. As it was, the chaos that swept through college football also wreaked havoc on our records...
View ArticleTexas Tech football: King Kliff has Red Raiders poised for Big 12 royalty
Kliff Kingsbury (Photo credit: Jerod Foster/Icon SMI) When Kliff Kingsbury took over as head coach of the Texas Tech football team in December 2012, no one knew what to expect from the youngest head...
View ArticleTexas Tech Football: 2014 signing class brings competition at QB
The 2014 signing class for the Texas Tech football team consisted of 25 recruits, both high school signees and junior college transfers with a plethora of talent, including one standout who could...
View ArticleTexas Tech Football: ESPN ranks Tech the Big 12’s best student section
ESPN has ranked Texas Tech’s football student section as the best in the Big 12 conference. In 2013 Tech set attendance records in its home opener with 14,915 students in the stands. Weeks later when...
View ArticleTexas Tech Football: Kingsbury hopes to maintain “speed kills” mentality
Texas Tech football has always been known for it’s hurry-up, speed style offenses. If executed to perfection, a no huddle offense can effectively neutralize even the most talented defenses through...
View Article“Your Court, Your Game”, Tarik Black: Kansas Jayhawks Stomp Red Raiders
University of Kansas versus Texas Tech. No, this is not their first match up this season. Yes, they defeated the Red Raiders 64-63 in Lubbock, Texas their last matchup. But the focus is on the fact...
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