Administrative
Just a reminder that I’ll be on vacation on Wednesday through Sunday. I’ve set open threads to go up at 5:30 each morning and I should have at least one other post each day. It is possible that I’ll have internet access, but not completely sure about that. Either way, it will be up to you to post the Texas Tech news, notes and links each day.
Texas Tech Track and Field
The Big 12 track and field championship was in Lawrence, Kansas this weekend and the Texas Tech track and field Twitter account has a ton of highlights. Lots of great moments, too many for me to recap here. The men finished 3rd, behind Texas and Kansas, while the ladies finished 6th overall.
And that’s a wrap on the #Big12TF Championship! #WreckEm https://t.co/20zF6KKyAq pic.twitter.com/QzwcpBWiDz
ā TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) May 15, 2017
š°š Read up on day 2ā£ highlights #WreckEm https://t.co/Fi7C2L4bUo
ā TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) May 14, 2017
Catch up on the highlights from day 1 of the #Big12TF Championship #WreckEm š°Ā https://t.co/yVsRzkGqul
ā TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) May 13, 2017
Texas Tech Tennis
RECAP | No. 6 Women’s Tennis is Sweet 16 Bound
š°: https://t.co/QNwRjtMyVi pic.twitter.com/tZlOgGiYVVā Texas Tech Tennis (@TexasTechTennis) May 13, 2017
Texas Tech Golf
This tweet is from yesterday, so the men’s golf team tees off in Nashville today. That Twitter account is great for following along.
The Red Raiders tee off at #NCAAGolf tomorrow! Here’s all the info you need to know: https://t.co/0ceBKC2nm6 #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/Y352hqUoaA
ā Texas Tech Mens Golf (@TTUMensGolf) May 14, 2017
Texas Tech Baseball
TCU lost 2 of 3 to Oklahoma this past weekend, so that means if Texas Tech sweeps Kansas, the Red Raiders will share the Big 12 title with TCU.
Texas Tech Football
It was a busy weekend for the football team. Texas Tech added Iowa running back Derrick Mitchell, Jr. and also added JUCO safety Thomas Leggett. I haven’t really opined on these graduate transfers like Mitchell, Jajuan Dulaney (Maryland) and Dwayne Johnson (Nebraska), but I mentioned to some of the Staking The Plains staff that these guys are “break in case of emergency” type of players. They are added depth and if something terrible happens, then they could see some time, but the likelihood that they will be big-time and significant contributors is probably pretty slim. Does this mean that I could be wrong? Oh, sure but I think the odds are that these guys are here to make sure if something terrible happens, they can fill in some blanks. In my opinion, Dulaney probably has the best shot of all of them because I don’t think that Jones likes what’s happening at left guard and if Stockton’s concussion injuries persist, then Mitchell might get a run, but I still like Demarcus Felton. Remember too that the staff had to pull Da’Leon Ward back at some point in the spring for him to concentrate on grades (I think) so that may be another reason why Mitchell was added.