Casey Cowan and Chris Level give some names about possible transfers: Jaylen Wells (6-8/205) from Washington State who averaged 12.6 points and 4.6 rebounds last year; Coleman Hawkins (6-10/225) from Illinois averaged 12.1 points and 6.1 rebounds last year; and TJ Toppin (6-9/210) from New Mexico averaged 12.4 points and 9.1 rebounds last year. Level had previously said that Toppin to Texas was a done deal and now wasn’t so sure. Also, this isn’t a prediction for all 3, but that these 3 players are still in play for Texas Tech.

The Athletic ($) on post-spring Big 12 power rankings and here’s the bit on Texas Tech:

9. Texas Tech
Last season: 7-6 (5-4)
Key returners: Tahj Brooks (RB), Behren Morton (QB)
Key additions: Micah Hudson (WR), Vinny Sciury (OL)

Tech’s dark-horse ambitions never materialized in year two under head coach Joey McGuire, but the Red Raiders did win four of their last five. The hope is that momentum will carry over, along with the return of Brooks and Morton and the addition of Hudson, a five-star wide receiver and prized in-state recruiting win. The defense was solid in 2023, but the offense will need to be better. Brooks was second in the conference in rushing behind only Gordon, but Tech ranked near the bottom in most passing categories and scored only 27 points per game. Morton is the clear starter after Tyler Shough departed via the portal. If the redshirt junior can elevate (and stay healthy), Texas Tech can be competitive.

Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger – Will the ACC hold together or fall apart? ‘The SEC and Big Ten have cut us open and they’re just watching us bleed out’:

But where exactly will they go? And whom — North Carolina? — will follow them out the door?

These are questions without easy answers.

It is unlikely that any SEC or Big Ten school will agree to accept a reduction in their TV distribution to add any school. For the SEC, that is especially so given its footprint: the league already owns a foothold in South Carolina and in Florida. Also, the SEC programs in those states would likely make a fuss, if they haven’t already, over inviting into the league their archrivals (See: Texas A&M’s reaction to the SEC inviting Texas).

In order for the Big Ten and SEC to expand, they’d likely need more money from their television partners — a lot more money (more than $100 million a year). That’s primarily Fox for the Big Ten and ESPN for the SEC. There is one problem with this.

“There isn’t as much money in the market as there once was,” said a conference official with knowledge of the networks’ dealings.

And what of the Big 12? The country’s most valuable basketball conference has an aggressive commissioner, Brett Yormark, whose league’s poaching of four schools contributed to the Pac-12’s collapse. However, Big 12 programs already are seeing a reduction in distribution from that expansion. They won’t withstand more. Can Yormark maneuver a way to gather more funds? Is there appetite for further expansion East?

There is another landing spot for FSU and Clemson: a new, restructured ACC — a similar plan discussed among seven schools last spring.