In this morning’s The Morning Stake, we introduce a new Big 12 blog, baseball loses to Oral Roberts in extra innings and ESPN considers Texas Tech’s best players. The cover photo is from Staking The Plains reader Chad of the Roy Furr Ranch, taken in 1985.
The Morning Stake: Results from the Pro-Day; Smith Named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week
In the Morning Stake: A deputy AD is to be named AD at Colorado State; Bradley Marquez and Kenny Williams pro-day results; Flora honored; Cameron Smith named pitcher of the week; Crabtree gaining interest.
The Morning Stake: New Look for Staking the Plains; Recruiting Updates from the Weekend
In The Morning Stake, we have a new look for Staking The Plains, so don’t be afraid. Baseball takes the rubber match against San Diego State, and we have a bunch of updates on recruiting as Rivals in Austin and Nike in Dallas both held camps this weekend with lots of Texas Tech mentions.
The Morning Stake: JaCorian Duffield is National Champion and Bradley Adkins Finishes Second in High Jump
Duffield & Adkins become the first duo since 1974 to go 1-2 in the #NCAATF high jump!! They requested this pose: pic.twitter.com/hGfAPie4ak — Blake Zimmerman (@BlakeZ_TTU) March 14, 2015 I’ll be honest, I have a really tough time following track and field because there are so many moving parts and I have such a short […]
The Morning Stake: Texas Tech in Wallace’s Top Five; Recapping Pro-Day
Despite de-committing previously, DeSoto QB Tristan Wallace names his top five that includes Texas Tech. We round up Texas Tech’s pro-day, the baseball team loses out West and we discuss fake female college boosters on Twitter.
The Morning Stake: Coordinators Available; Year of the RB; Dominguez Prepares for the Masters
Lots of news this morning in The Morning Stake as the two coordinators, David Gibbs and Eric Morris, were made available to the media. We also wonder if this will be the year of the running back in the Big 12 and Matias Dominguez prepares for his run at the Masters.
The Morning Stake: Basketball Falls to Texas; Baseball Sweeps NM State; Football Players Visiting
The men’s basketball team falls to the Longhorns, 65-53. The baseball team sweeps New Mexico State with a 7-4 win over the Aggies. We’ve got recaps on both games. Plus, there are a handful of football recruits visiting over the next week or two and Wreck’Em 24/7 has the list.
The Morning Stake: Baseball Wins Another Walk-Off; Darrin Chiaverini Talks Additional Responsibility
Texas Tech baseball earns yet another walk-off win against New Mexico State. We’ve got highlights of that game, plus, Le’Raven Clark talks about returning to Texas Tech and Darrin Chiaverini discusses the added responsibility of coaching receivers. Plus additional video from Monday’s practice.
The Morning Stake: Offensive Players Discuss Defense; Reginald Davis Much Improved this Spring
A huge practice update, with some video of yesterday’s practice and a ton of updates. The offensive players discuss how the defense attempts to strip the ball ALL of the time, Taylor Symmank is making a move to kick as well, Reginald Davis is playing well this spring, Quinton White is moving to fullback at […]
The Morning Stake: Texas Tech Junior Day Update; Offer to Jalen Hurts
Texas Tech held their junior day and we’ve got updates from as many sources as we can find. Texas Tech has offered 2016 QB Jalen Hurts and OG Toleafoa Auwae. The baseball team is swept by Cal State Fullerton this weekend and the basketball team starts the Big 12 Championship on Wednesday against Texas.