Yardbarker: Graham Harrell

Graham Harrell: From Heralded College Football Season to the CFL

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:32 -0500

Graham Harrell: Former Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell, who threw for 5,111 yards last season in guiding the Red Raiders to the Cotton Bowl, has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL. He’s in for quite a jolt when it comes to weather. Who will be his Michael Crabtree? Can’t tell. Never heard of [...]

Browns Pass On Free Agent QB Graham Harrell

Tue, 05 May 2009 15:13:26 -0500

The Browns offensive coaching staff was impressed with Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell and might like to add him to the roster in the future,...

Browns Coach Eric Mangini Impressed With QB Graham Harrell

Sat, 02 May 2009 17:39:54 -0500

Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell fashioned a brilliant college career, but he's Browns camp as an undrafted invitee and has some things to prove...

Mike Leach's Press Coverage Piracy Continues

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:43:55 -0500

Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach continues to pirate press coverage with more controversial comments, this time about Stephen McGee, Mike Sherman, and Texas A&M. These comments come on the heels of Leach's choice words for non-diva Eric Mangini.

Browns Sign UDFA QB Graham Harrell

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:03:56 -0500

There's a report on the Internet that Texas Tech's Graham Harrell signed with the Cowboys, but that isn't correct. Harrell will participate in the...

Undrafted Rookies Signed by Panthers

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:29:41 -0500

CORRECTION: The earlier reports of Graham Harrell, QB, of Texas Tech signing with the Panthers was unfounded. He has not signed with any team yet. Below is an updated list of players signed as undrafted free agents. Here is a quick list of players signed by the Panthers as undrafted free agents. We’ll add to the [...]

Texas Tech's Mike Leach: NFL Coaches Are Lazy Idiots

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:20:56 -0500

Leave it to Mike Leach to burn any bridge he might have to a future NFL coaching gig with one loudmouth quote. According to this piece in the DALLAS MORNING NEWS (via our buddies over at WITH LEATHER), the self-styled offensive genius, pirate aficionado and dating Texas Tech coach, is accusing NFL coaches of being too dumb to coach basic football fundamentals like a three-step drop to a quarterback … and using that as a boilerplate excuse not to draft his latest superstar tutor, Graham...

2009 NFL Draft Prospects: Graham Harrell, QB, Texas Tech

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:23:28 -0500

Graham Harrell, QB, Texas Positives: Extraordinarily productive in college. Set the NCAA passing touchdown record.Harrell possesses an unbeleivable amount of football smarts. People frequently get on quarterbacks from the Air Raid offense and say how they are ?system QBs.? ...

Graham Harrell's Mom....

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:45:09 -0500

As if you needed any more reason to like Texas Tech, aside from their crazy head-coach and fun to watch offense, we at the CMSB point out Graham Harrell's mom Kathy. She graduated from college in 1980, which puts her in the 50 year-old range. Can you say "cougar"? Kathy Harrell, you are the fist inductee into the "CMSB Club Cougar". Congratulations.

Texas Tech Quarterback Graham Harrell is a Stud

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:24:02 -0500

Lost in the BCS ranking mess is Texas Tech - who really struggled in the last couple weeks. But Texas Tech Quarterback Graham Harrrell really impressed me yesterday in their unimpressive victory. How? Why? Because, according to ESPN, Graham Harrell played the second half with two "shattered" fingers!

Who will win the Heisman and who will play for #1?

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:29:50 -0500

It's that time of year when you really start focusing on who's going to win the Heisman and who's ultimately going to end up playing for #1. Starting with the Heisman, knowing what I've seen to date you have to go with a quarterback. It is the year of the quarterback and after watching back-to-back Texas Tech Red Raider games and watching Graham Harrell play, my vote would have to go to him. It's one thing to get up one week and play the #1 team and beat them by coming back on the last drive and on the last play, but another to come back the following week and throw with amazing accuracy and lead your team with that competitive spirit all over again. It's not only how you play, but also the decisions you make while you play. I've seen him make great decisions with the ball and put the ball in the perfect places. He has been leading with his arm and his decisions. A lot of people say it's the system but it's much more than the system. It's the kid's ability to not have fear in any situation. Speaking as a defensive player when you play against him you are facing a gunslinger who's a little faster than you and that never bodes well. As for #1, Alabama showed me so much last week at LSU. To see them on the road and make the decision to throw the ball on the first play of overtime showed me just how much confidence Coach Saban has in his quarterback. That's powerful for a team. He told me that not only can we run the ball with the best of them, but we can throw the ball with the best of them and we can do it in adverse conditions with the game on the line. He threw the ball down the field to set up the win. The reason they've been winning is that Coach Saban knows a lot more about his team than we do. It is great to see when a coach who didn't know his quarterback a year ago is willing to put it in his hands to win one of the biggest games of the year. Great coaches can identify guys who can play in crucial situations and they empower them to do so. Coach Saban is a great coach and he knew better than anyone that his quarterback could make probably the biggest play of his life.

Photo of the Week

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:29:55 -0500

This photo comes from last weekend's Texas Tech vs Kansas State football game. The signs says it all as the Wildcats found itself down 38-14 at half en route to a 58-28 drubbing. Tech quarterback Graham Harrell threw for 454 yards and 6 TD while 11 different receivers caught passes.

Watch Out For Texas Tech

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:30:17 -0500

While Oklahoma and Missouri are getting all the attention in the Big 12 conference, don't forget about that team out in the West Texas prairie. The 7th ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders are living up to the pre-season hype. Texas Tech is 5-0 after going into Manhattan, Kansas Saturday and putting a beat down on the Kansas State Wildcats. The Red Raiders had dined on creampuffs before taking a trip to America's Heartland Saturday however, Texas Tech proved that they did not become fat and happy. Texas Tech racked up 626 yards of total offense to overwhelm K-State.

2007 Football Recruiting Roundup: Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12)

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:21:30 -0500

Fantasy College Impact: Last year Graham Harrell was just plain crazy amassing 4110 PaYd, 36 PaTD, 10 PaINT, 1 RuTD. Needless to say, he is a lock to start at QB this season. Shannon Woods was equally impressive running the ball. He racked up 817 RuYd, 7 RuTD, 553 ReYd, 2 ReTD. He too is a lock for the starting RB spot. This is a good thing....More.....