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Texas Tech Climbs to No. 5 in Latest CFP Rankings, Set for Potential Home Playoff Game

Texas Tech’s ascent to No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings marks a defining moment in the Red Raiders’ 2025 campaign. With a 10-1 record and a commanding 7-1 mark in Big 12 play, Tech now stands as the highest-ranked team slated for a first-round playoff matchup, potentially hosting a 12th-seeded Tulane in Lubbock, Texas, on Dec.

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Can Texas Tech Clinch a Big 12 Title Game Berth During Week 13?

The phrase of the season for Texas Tech football has been "since 2008." Whether it's their record, their ranking, or their appearance on ESPN's "College GameDay," the Red Raiders are doing things they have not done in nearly two decades.

Texas Tech Red Raiders News / Texas Tech Red Raiders on SI / November 18

Texas Tech Ranks No. 15 as Men's Basketball Extends Its AP Top 25 Streak to 11 Polls

The Texas Tech Red Raiders men’s basketball team is still firmly in the national spotlight. They landed at No. 15 in the latest Associated Press Men’s College Basketball Top 25.

Texas Tech Red Raiders News / Texas Tech Red Raiders on SI / November 18

Texas Tech Falls Further in Rankings After Latest Road Loss to Top-25 Opponent

No. 15 Texas Tech (3-1) slid four spots in this week’s AP Poll following a narrow 81-77 road loss to No. 8 Illinois, continuing a troubling trend for the Red Raiders.

Texas Tech Red Raiders News / Texas Tech Red Raiders on SI / November 17

Recruit Reactions To Texas Tech's 48-9 Win Over UCF

Texas Tech achieved its tenth victory of the season yesterday with an impressive performance. The highlight of the game was a touchdown run by linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, who took a snap at quarterback.

J'Koby Williams News / Texas Tech Red Raiders on SI / November 17

What Is the Latest Injury Update on J'Koby Williams? Texas Tech RB Banged Up Heading Into Bye Week

A blowout win over the UCF Knights gave the No. 6 Texas Tech Red Raiders further momentum heading into their final game of the season. With a 10-1 record (7-1 in Big 12 action), a first-ever Big 12 title game berth is in Texas Tech's hands — a Week 14 win secures the bid.

Texas Tech Red Raiders News / Heartland College Sports / November 16

AP Poll Update: Three Big 12 Teams in Top 13

The Big 12 isn’t sneaking up on anybody anymore. Four teams landed in this week’s AP Top 25, and every one of them earned it. Texas Tech leads the way at No.

Joey Mcguire News / Heartland College Sports / November 16

Joey McGuire Has A Plan to Win the Heisman Trophy

Joey McGuire is officially all in on the Jacob Rodriguez Heisman campaign, and he’s not being quiet about it. During Saturday’s win over UCF, Texas Tech’s head coach gave his star linebacker a snap at quarterback on the goal line and let him barrel in for a touchdown.

College Football News / Last Word On Sports / November 15

Texas Tech Stays In the Hunt

On a Saturday where a couple of top teams started slow (Indiana, Texas A&M) and flirted with disaster, Joey McGuire’s team took the field for Senior Day looking to send a message.

Behren Morton News / Texas Tech Red Raiders on SI / November 15

Where Is Behren Morton? Texas Tech QB on the Sideline To Open Second Half

No. 6 Texas Tech enters the second half of its Week 12 contest with the UCF Knights with a 38-2 lead. However, right before halftime, quarterback Behren Morton was on the sideline with backup quarterback Mitch Griffis taking snaps under center.

College Football News / Texas Tech Red Raiders on SI / November 15

Senior Day Celebration Takes Center Stage Ahead of Texas Tech's Regular Season Home Finale

The matchup between the No. 6 Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) and the visiting UCF Knights (4-5, 1-5) in Week 12 marks the final regular-season game of the season at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Texas Tech Red Raiders News / College Football News / November 15

Texas Tech vs UCF Prediction: Can the Red Raiders Keep Rolling?

Is it really a foregone conclusion that Texas Tech is in the College Football Playoff? It rolled up the Big 12’s other best teams - Utah and BYU - and now all it has to do is beat UCF and West Virginia, and then win the Big 12 Championship.

Jacob Rodriguez News / Heartland College Sports / November 13

Red Raiders’ Jacob Rodriguez Lands No. 5 Spot in Latest PFF Heisman List

No. 6 Texas Tech has been one of the top teams in college football this season, thanks in large part to the defensive impact of linebacker Jacob Rodriguez.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / November 12

Clutch block allows No. 14 Illinois to edge No. 11 Texas Tech

Andrej Stojakovic scored 23 points and made the big defensive play Tuesday night as No. 14 Illinois held off No. 11 Texas Tech 81-77 in Champaign, Ill.

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Softball News / Softball On SI / November 10

Gerry Glasco Shares How Texas Tech Softball Is Helping NiJaree Canady ‘Reinvent Herself’ This Fall

The Texas Tech Red Raiders certainly shocked the nation when they pulled some of the biggest names in the game out of the transfer portal this offseason, including several All-Americans.

College Football News / EasySportz / November 9

Week 12 Big 12 Power Rankings: Texas Tech Dominates

After a decisive Week 11, where Texas Tech delivered a massive statement, BYU lost its perfect season, and two key bowl-eligibility teams secured their sixth wins, the conference is in a frenzy heading into the final two weeks.

Texas Tech Red Raiders News / Athlon Sports / November 9

2025 Bowl Projections after Week 11: Texas Tech Rising, ACC Chaos Shakes Up Playoff Field

College football’s Week 11 schedule produced several results that significantly altered the projected playoff field and bowl projections following Saturday’s action.

Texas Tech Red Raiders News / Athlon Sports / November 9

Texas Tech Bracing for Punishment After BYU Game

ESPN's "College GameDay" was in Lubbock, Texas, for Week 11, as No. 7 BYU faced No. 8 Texas Tech in a Big 12 Conference game. Former Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes was the celebrity guest picker, and it was a packed house in Lubbock in a battle of top-10 teams.

College Football News / Yardbarker / November 8

No. 8 Texas Tech in a class of its own in Big 12 after blowout win over No. 7 BYU

The Red Raiders are in a class of their own within the conference, and it might take the playoff for them to find an opponent in their weight class.

Texas Tech paid a defensive lineman $3 million in NIL

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The 'Division 1 Texas football teams' quiz

Texas Tech Red Raiders News / CFB-HQ on SI / November 8

Texas Tech vs. BYU prediction: Who wins, and why?

What happens between Texas Tech and BYU will go a considerable distance in helping determine who gets to play for the Big 12 championship, and consequently who will take part in the College Football Playoff, making this the most important game in the conference so far in 2025.

JT Toppin News / Field Level Media / November 7