Dan’s About to Talk to An Astronaut
That’s right, Dan will be talking with an astronaut and visiting NASA on Wednesday and going to interview astronauts Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough. This is a big deal. Dan applied and used Staking The Plains as part of a website to report his day at NASA. If you could all promote the heck out of Dan on Twitter and Facebook, we’d be much appreciated.
This Wednesday; I’ll take part in a live discussion at @NASA_Johnson with @AstroPeggy & @astro_kimbrough aboard the @Space_Station!! #NASATV pic.twitter.com/Y7XMVagE7e
— DanSwany (@DanSwany) January 30, 2017
Campus Photos
Totally Texas Tech with some new campus photos. Lots of stuff happening.
A few more of the new Sports Performance Center. @TexasTech @TechAthletics @TTUAlumniAssoc @kirbyhocutt pic.twitter.com/s7EPTGrFBT
— Totally Texas Tech (@ttu_red) January 30, 2017
Track & Field
Texas Tech men grab the No.14 spot in this week’s @USTFCCCA rankings #WreckEm
https://t.co/6czFmdp4Df pic.twitter.com/aFbL1CZRjE— TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) January 30, 2017
Red Raider Basketball
Thank you Will Flemons,TT legend.All former players come see us.This is your program.We want & need your help.#4:1 pic.twitter.com/erDKRVtUtT
— Chris Beard (@CoachBeardTTU) January 30, 2017
Football
Congrats Wes!
UPDATE: The #Texans have announced the 2017 assistant coaching staff. Click the link below for the full staff.
📋: https://t.co/gsLJDiBMwm pic.twitter.com/Jyw5238vFl
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) January 30, 2017
Octavious Morgan and Tony Jones on their journey to Texas Tech.
2️⃣ days left until our National Signing Day Special Presented by Nissan! Watch how 2️⃣ JUCO teammates followed a Red Raider into #GunsUp17. pic.twitter.com/Zvr0T35fnG
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) January 30, 2017
The LAJ talked with LB Riko Jeffers and how he’s ready to sign with Texas Tech:
Not that Jeffers flew under any radar. He had at least 20 scholarship offers, including ones from Mississippi State and Oklahoma State, but he was a relatively easy sell for Texas Tech. Despite his large number of options, Jeffers committed to Tech in October and used only two of his five allotted official visits, to see Kansas State and Tech.
“When I was a kid, I always loved Texas Tech,” Jeffers said. “Plus, when I got up there and got to be around the coaches, I could just feel the family bond out there. Me and the relationship I have with (linebackers coach Zac) coach Spavital just sold everything.”
Miscellaneous . . . RRS’s Kolt Rogers has a timeline from the start of the 2014 class until the near-end. This starts in 2014 and goes until today . . .