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Podcast: Texas Tech preview
Texas Tech found itself with a surprising coaching opening earlier this year after Tommy Tuberville dined and dashed off to Cincinnati. The Red Raiders hired favorite son Kliff Kingsbury to bring some stability to a program that has drifted since the end of the Mike Leach era. Seth Jungmann of TTU site Viva the Matadors joins Homerism for a podcast to discuss the changes in Lubbock...
Big 12 Tournament game two postgame: part I
OKLAHOMA CITY — Head coach Sunny Golloway and players talk about their 8-0 shutout over Texas Tech.
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RaiderPowerTV: Red Raiders Help Out
The Texas Tech baseball team spent their off day in Oklahoma helping out the people that were affected by the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma.
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Whitaker begins new role as Texas Tech coach
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Candi Whitaker's favorite spot on campus while attending Texas Tech was in the basketball arena.
Whitaker was introduced as the new women's coach on Wednesday, nearly 11 years after her final game as a Lady Raider. She succeeds Kristy Curry, who took the job at Alabama this month.
As the starting point guard from 2000-2002, Whitaker twice helped lead...
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The Loss of Simmons
Scott Fitzgerald weighs in on the news of Delvon Simmons transferring from Texas Tech.
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Texas Tech hires former Lady Raider Whitaker
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Texas Tech hired Oklahoma State associate head coach Candi Whitaker on Monday to coach its women's basketball team.
The former Lady Raiders player returns to her alma mater as the program's sixth coach. The move comes about a week after Kristy Curry left for Alabama.
Whitaker's return marks the second time in the past six months the school has...
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Texas Tech Cheerleader Paige Kloetzer nailed a 1/2 court, one bounce shot, off of a handspring
Recall when Ashlee Arnau, a cheerleader at William Carey University, pulled off a front flip into a ball grabbing, ball throwing 1/2 court shot? Texas Tech cheerleader Paige Kloetzer (of Deer Park)...
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Texas Tech coach Kristy Curry going to Alabama
Texas Tech women's basketball coach Kristy Curry is headed to Alabama.
Curry guided the Lady Raiders to a 21-11 mark this past season which ended in a first-round loss to South Florida in the NCAA tournament. She was 130-98 in her seven years at Texas Tech.
''I am honored and thrilled to be the next women's basketball coach at the University of Alabama,''...
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Kliff Kingsbury leaves Texas Tech players funny note before break (Picture)
College campuses across the country will be sending students home for the summer over the next couple of weeks, which must be a great source of anxiety for coaches. The less time players spend with their teams, the more opportunities they have to get into trouble and out of shape. Texas Tech football coach Kliff Kingsbury is aware of that and is trying to stay ahead of the curve...
Texas Tech Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Sends Great Message to Players
There is something to be said for time and experience. There is also something to be said for being the next great thing, and Texas Tech thinks they have it in their new and very young head coach--and former football standout--Kliff Kingsbury.
Some have pointed at his age and said he isn't ready to be in charge of a major college football program. In a recent message to his...
Kingsbury leaves Texas Tech players special message
You can get over on one of those old ball coaches, those old guys who don't quite know who Jay-Z is and have somebody else type their e-mails for them.
But Texas Tech football coach Kliff Kingsbury is a single, 33-year-old man. He was barely out of college when Facebook came out. He knows what's up.
So he sent his players a little message as they exited spring football...
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16 days ago
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Texas Tech Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Mocks His Players In Letter For Playing Video Games
Texas Tech’s new head football coach, Kliff Kingsbury, is just 33-years of age. While he may lack the experience that some of his peers have, he’s got an advantage on them in the communication department. Kingsbury demonstrated that this week in a letter to his players before they left for summer break.
Offensive lineman Alfredo Morales posted the photo below:
Message to all...
Kliff Kingsbury leaves hilarious message for Texas Tech football players
When Kliff Kingsbury was hired as the head coach at Texas Tech this past winter, it was lauded as both a steal for the school and a win for young bros looking for a big break everywhere. After all, it’s not often that a school takes a chance in giving a plush head coaching job to any 33-year-old, let alone one that walks around with the swag of your average 30-something at happy...
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Kingsbury adjusts to being center of attention
Texas Tech head football coach Kliff Kingsbury hasn't even coached his first football game with the Red Raiders yet but he already has to adjust to a new normal.
The former Tech quarterback was a popular hire in Lubbock.
He just didn't realize how popular he'd be as he's already been featured in Sports Illustrated and his every step is being watched.
"It&...
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April 23, 2013
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Texas Tech, Tubby Smith agree on deal
Tubby Smith is coming to Texas Tech to try to turn around another wayward program.
A person with knowledge of the deal says Texas Tech agreed to terms Monday with Smith on a contract to be its next coach. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement has not been made.
Smith takes over for interim coach Chris Walker, who went 11-20 this season and just...
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April 01, 2013
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