Offensive Spotlight: Josh Kelly

Josh Kelly is quietly, and only because the national media is not watching enough, making a case as one of the most impactful transfers in the season. Not only that, but he is making a case for himself as one of the best receivers in conference play and in the nation. And that is saying… read more

Defensive Spotlight: The Line

I have picked on the secondary in this section, but one group on D has been just as shaky in one key facet. The defensive line has consistently been a bit of a ho-hum unit. Look, the rushing numbers sans-Arizona have been pretty dang good. They do a good job of not giving up the… read more

Trash Talk Thursday: Baylor

The BUTT Bowl returns, and Texas Tech will sleep walk through it. yeah, yeah, yeah I know bad karma talking like this. But Baylor is straight BUTT, Texas Tech is not, and this is about trash talking. Baylor will be looking for a new coach this offseason as the Aranda experiment continues to crash and… read more

Cotton Club Crew #61: Happy at the Bye

Texas Tech has had a bonkers season. The awful start, the one possession games, the win streak. Everything has been wild, but at the bye week Texas Tech sits fully in control of its own destiny, 3-0 in conference play and 5-1 overall. The guys recap the road so far, and look ahead for what… read more

Cotton Club Crew #60: Late Night Victory

Well, if you stayed up start to finish you saw a wild one against Arizona in Tuscon. It was wild to start, wild to the finish. Texas Tech looked completely in control of the game, until they were very much not. But grit and tenacity won the day for the Red Raiders. The guys break… read more

Defensive Grades: Bend, don’t break

Defensive Line: C+ There was some effort to get pressure from the DL on that late night game in Tuscon. But still, most of what this group gets requires sending numbers through exotic blitz packages. There is just not a true pass rushing threat from this group. Against the run in critical short yardage plays… read more

DPOW: There can only be one

There is only one possible answer for this question. One of the best linebackers in the country, and one of the highest graded of Week 6, is just too easy. Jacob Rodriguez was phenomenal against Arizona. Not only was constantly harassing the Wildcat quarterback, he was everywhere else on the field as well. 8 tackles,… read more

Texas Tech digs deep to hang on against Arizona

That was exhausting. And I mean that literally, with the latest kickoff in program history, and emotionally. At half, Texas Tech had a commanding 18-3 lead. They were in control, looked comfortable on the road, and while the offense was a bit anemic they were finishing drives. Then everything turned in the second half. Arizona… read more

How to Watch: Arizona

ESPN Predictor: Texas Tech 41.8% Spread: Texas Tech +6 (Opened +4) Over/Under: 63.5 How to Watch:10:00 PM, Fox What to Know: Texas Tech hung on against Cincinnati and won another ugly game. Now leaving the safety at home, can they show this is a new team capable of being in the conference race? Or will… read more

Keys to the Kingdom: Arizona

Texas Tech defended their house, but now has to run on the road to Arizona and take on a hot Wildcats team. Protect Morton Texas Tech faces an Arizona defensive line that sacked the Utes poor backup three times, and had pressure all night. Behren Morton is prone to getting spooked, and the Red Raiders… read more

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