Leading Off
🗣Texas Tech students🗣
It’s a big weekend in Lubbock and we need you!
– @LadyRaiderWBB Friday at 5:30pm
– @TexasTechSoccer Friday at 6:00pm
– @TexasTechMBB Friday at 8:00pm
– @TexasTechFB Saturday at 6:30pm🔴#WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/D9LlM1SSs3
— Texas Tech Red Raiders (@TechAthletics) November 8, 2018
Texas Tech Soccer
NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship
Good Guys: Texas Tech Red Raiders
Bad Guys: Princeton Tigers
When to Watch: Friday, November 9th @ 6:00 p.m.
Where to Watch: John Walker Soccer Complex | Lubbock, Texas
“Everyone wants to honor the seniors, but they’ve been honoring us. They’ve put us back where we feel like we always should be: in the postseason.”@TomStone9 discusses the importance of senior leadership in the playoffs & more in this week’s Rolling With Stone! 🎥⬇️#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/vVuEGwwq4h
— Texas Tech Soccer (@TexasTechSoccer) November 8, 2018
Congratulations to @Brooke_Denesik, who has been voted Academic All-District by @CoSIDAnews! 👏#WreckEm https://t.co/UzCu0ysf4z
— Texas Tech Soccer (@TexasTechSoccer) November 8, 2018
Texas Tech Cross Country
Taking on the top region in the country at BYU tomorrow!
Here’s what you’ve got to know 📰⬇️#WreckEm https://t.co/ok4mnTyVps
— Texas Tech T&F/XC (@TexasTechTF) November 8, 2018
Texas Tech Tennis
Bjorn and Parker are on to the next one at the @ITA_Tennis National Fall Championships. They’ll be back in action tomorrow, along with the rest of the team.
🔴#WreckEm⚫️
— Texas Tech Men’s Tennis (@TexasTechMTEN) November 9, 2018
PREVIEW | Women’s Tennis Closes out Fall Action This Weekend
— Texas Tech Women’s Tennis (@TexasTechWTEN) November 8, 2018
Lady Raider Basketball
PREVIEW | Lady Raiders Open 2018-19 Season Against Jacksonville State on Fridayhttps://t.co/DDJW0i3w5d
— Lady Raider WBB (@LadyRaiderWBB) November 7, 2018
A-J Media’s Mike Graham writes about Mia Castaneda, who had always wanted to come to Texas Tech, but was never offered a scholarship from the prior staff. Castaneda, originally from Hereford, talks about getting that offer:
“When they called me to say that they wanted to offer me a scholarship, I almost hung up,” Castaneda said. “I didn’t really think it was real and was like, ‘OK, I’ve got to go to Bible study really quick, and I’ll call you back.’ It really wasn’t a big deal and I was nonchalant about it. I let it sink in, talked to my coach and he said, ’No. That’s where you’re going to go. They want you and I think you’ll fit in really well there.”
I haven’t seen this reported anywhere else, but it appears that Coach Stollings may have another commit in Sacramento’s Nailah Dillard.
So excited to announce that I have committed to Texas Tech!!!! Best Birthday Present Ever!!❤️🖤❤️🖤 #gunsup #wreckem @Stollings pic.twitter.com/5VkykuV5H7
— Nailah Dillard (@DillardNailah) November 7, 2018
Texas Tech Football
This is about as well done a thing as you’ll ever see.
Love you guys. #SeniorDay #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/naSvDLxO2Q
— Kliff Kingsbury (@TTUKingsbury) November 8, 2018
USAToday’s Doug Farrar has an interesting piece about how NFL defenses have lost their way in the recent explosion of offense. This is a good read, has nothing to do with Texas Tech or college, but interesting to think about in the college context. I’ll try to watch and post parts II and III.
Miscellaneous . . . SI picks this week’s big games, including Texas vs. Texas Tech and 3 of the 8 experts pick Texas Tech . . .