Leading Off
The Weekend is Here. Well, it’s almost here. On tap for today, you’ll have LaBarre with a basketball post coming up at 10:00 a.m., then the opening day preview and series thread with Oregon goes up at noon with first pitch at 2:00 p.m. Should be a fun afternoon with the wind absolutely howling today. I hope you all have a great weekend.
R.I.P. Lawrence Williams. Via A-J Media’s Don Williams, former Red Raider footballer Lawrence Williams passed away this week at the age of 65.
Wide receiver Lawrence Williams played the starring role, catching three touchdown passes and, memorably in Tech lore, waving twice to a beaten Longhorns defender as he sprinted away for a 77-yard TD.
Williams died this week in his hometown of Wichita Falls. He was 65. Williams’ sister, Wanda Mergerson, said he was found Sunday at his home.
Listed at 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds during his playing days, Williams was second-team all-Southwest Conference in 1973 for Tech’s 11-1 Gator Bowl champions and first-team all-SWC as a senior in 1974, when he led the conference in touchdown catches.
Texas Tech Soccer
“Adding a player of Luana’s caliber to compliment our current team will help us start the 2019 campaign right where we ended last season – as one of the top defensive teams in the country.”
#WreckEm https://t.co/Af1EmTnRon— Texas Tech Soccer (@TexasTechSoccer) February 14, 2019
PRO SIGNING
Cassie Boren becomes the first from our 2018 class to sign a pro contract! She’ll be off to Iceland to join UMF Selfoss in the country’s top league!
#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/dxjiXyuGMZ
— Texas Tech Soccer (@TexasTechSoccer) February 14, 2019
Texas Tech Track and Field
One last meet before Big 12s!
Let’s get some work in tomorrow. #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/RDpUsqwlT3
— Texas Tech T&F/XC (@TexasTechTF) February 14, 2019
Texas Tech Golf
Moving
Sofia Garcia is now at No. 15 in the latest @ArnoldPalmerCup rankings!
#WreckEm
pic.twitter.com/cnJt6sF71T
— Texas Tech W Golf (@TexasTechWGolf) February 14, 2019
We’ve got
in the @ArnoldPalmerCup rankings!
— Texas Tech Men’s Golf (@TexasTechMGolf) February 14, 2019
Texas Tech Tennis
PREVIEW | Lady Raider Tennis is set to host Tulane, New Mexico for a doubleheader on Friday.https://t.co/8E6s78c3Sd
— Texas Tech Women’s Tennis (@TexasTechWTEN) February 14, 2019
Texas Tech Softball
Round
was fun, who’s ready for round
— Texas Tech Softball (@TexasTechSB) February 13, 2019
Lady Raider Basketball
Our lone freshman @chrislyncarr is killing it in scoring! She is the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗛𝗠𝗔𝗡 in the Big 12 and the NCAA with
.
points per game. #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/ooS4XKkCOS
— Lady Raider WBB (@LadyRaiderWBB) February 14, 2019
Texas Tech Baseball
Opening Day. First pitch is at 2:00 p.m. and the preview and series thread is scheduled for noon.
It’s baseball time in Lubbock!
— Texas Tech Baseball (@TTU_Baseball) February 14, 2019
Who Dis?
#TBT: On the eve of the @TTU_Baseball season opener, this seems timely, right? pic.twitter.com/TVcCBo5GCm
— Don Williams (@AJ_DonWilliams) February 15, 2019
Texas Tech Basketball
A monster three-game stretch at home begins Saturday.
Let’s see how many people we can pack inside the USA, shall we?#4To1
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) February 14, 2019
“We’re just playing good basketball.”
Yup. #4To1
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) February 15, 2019
Kansas May Be In Trouble. CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodds with a report that Kansas is increasingly concerned that a formal NCAA Infractions case is developing, stemming from the designation of Adidas representative as a “booster”.
Texas Tech Football
Yesterday @TexasTechFB players @bruffytravis, Demarcus Fields, and @_SethTheGreat took time out of their day to interact with the @VolunteerLBK HYPE group.
These men are true example of servant leaders. #GiveBack #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/4ipDN8y9je
— Talkington Leadership Academy (@JTMTalkingtonLA) February 14, 2019
DallasNews’ Chuck Carlton with a look at the recruiting event at Dallas Country Club on Wednesday evening:
Kirby Hocutt knows exactly what he wants from new Texas Tech football coach Matt Wells.
He’s seen it.
During the second quarter of Utah State’s 52-13 demolition of North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl two months ago, the Tech athletic director called his new hire, raving about the team that Wells just left.
“I want some of that … that physicality,” a pumped-up Hocutt told Wells on the phone.