In game six of the Matt Wells era, the Red Raiders walked into McClane Stadium for Wells’ first Big 12 road game (that I care to remember) and took the undefeated #22 Baylor Bears to 2OT. While they didn’t come out on top, I’d argue this one is about as close to a moral victory […]
Week 6 Awards: Sweet Redepmtion
After a 2-2 start on the season and the deep lows of a drubbing in Norman, Matt Wells’ Red Raiders showed up in a big way under the leadership of Jetty Duffey and with an impressive first-half defensive performance. I think if we can all agree on one thing, it’s that the majority of Red […]
Week 3 Awards: Welp – That Happened.
I have been a Texas Tech football fan since around 1999, my junior year of high school. I am struggling to remember a time I have seen a more lackluster effort by the good guys. I was there when Tech lost to Kansas at home 31-34 in double overtime in 2001. I watched the Red […]
Week 2 Awards: What is this feeling?
Matt Wells and the Red Raiders are 2-0, and I’m not that happy about it. Last week I shook off my feelings of disappointment and did my best to chalk it up to the light competition. However, in multiple metrics, the Miners fall in the bottom five teams in FBS and many have argued that UTEP […]
Week 1 Awards: So It Begins
The Matt Wells era at Texas Tech began with a 45-10 victory over the FCS Montana State Bobcats. It’s always difficult to know what exactly to take away from these early-season games against small-school opponents. There have been years the Red Raiders have drubbed them, like 77-0 over Lamar in 2018, and other years they’ve […]