By: David Just on February 24, 2012 - 1:03am - Add new comment
ESPN's Mechelle Voepel put together this story about Texas coach Gail Goestenkors, Texas Tech coach Kristy Curry and Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson, all of whom have teams on the bubble this year.
Here's a snippet about Curry:
By: David Just on February 1, 2012 - 9:41pm - Add new comment
New Texas Tech defensive backs coach John Lovett recruited Olaoluwa Falemi in the month since he arrived in Lubbock and scored a commitment from him Sunday. Falemi then signed his letter of intent to play for Tech on Wednesday.
Lovett spoke of Falemi with passion, saying the 5-foot-10, 170-pound defensive back will contribute during the 2012 season.
Falemi comes to Tech with two years of eligibility after transferring from Los Angeles Harbor College.
Once again, I'll step to the side and let Lovett tell you all about Tech's new defensive back.
By: David Just on February 1, 2012 - 6:38pm - Add new comment
Texas Tech offensive coordinator Neal Brown said inside receiver Bradley Marquez and mid-term signee SaDale Foster will play running back this spring.
Eric Stephens and DeAndre Washington are recovering from knee injuries, limiting Tech's depth at what was likely its deepest position in August.
"Kenny Wililams will be fresh," Brown said. "We’re going to play SaDale Foster, who was here at mid-year, play him at running back. We’ll also give Bradley Marquez some carries, and we've got Deandre and Eric, and we’re crossing our fingers and hoping they're ready to go in August."
By: David Just on February 1, 2012 - 6:13pm - Add new comment
Texas Tech got one surprise signee on Wednesday, picking up wide receiver Casey Gladney, who decommitted from Alabama and signed with the Red Raiders.
Gladney, from Columbia, S.C., is a three-star recruit per Rivals.com and is listed at 6-foot-1, 177 pounds.
Texas Tech offensive coordinator Neal Brown was excited about the signing.
By: David Just on February 1, 2012 - 5:55pm - Add new comment
Texas Tech defensive backs coach John Lovett wasted no time expressing what it is he believes the Red Raiders need on defense.
"We see a lot of three and four wide receiver sets," Lovett said, "play after play after play that you need guys that can have ability to stay close to receivers so you can get some rush on the quarterback.
By: David Just on February 1, 2012 - 5:08pm - Add new comment
Snyder's Keenon Ward has officially signed his letter of intent to attend Texas Tech in the fall.
Ward played quarterback for the Tigers but is expected to play inside receiver for Tech.
Inside receivers coach Sonny Cumbie, also a Snyder native, loved what he saw from Ward during the past year.
By: David Just on February 1, 2012 - 5:08pm - Add new comment
Texas Tech mid-term signee Will Smith, an outside linebacker from Riverside Community College (Calif.), said he's anxious to help the struggling Red Raiders' defense.
"They went 5-7 and I've been hearing a lot about that," Smith said. "All the players are frustrated. We can only go up from there. It’s very exciting to see where we can be this year.
By: David Just on February 1, 2012 - 3:08pm - Add new comment
New Texas Tech defensive line coach Terry Price is excited about what the team is adding up front in its 2012 class.
The Red Raiders have a pair of defensive tackles expected to sign letters of intent today, including J.J. Bynum and Anthony Smith.
Price said the first thing he did when he was hired last month was catch up with them.
By: David Just on February 1, 2012 - 2:50pm - Add new comment
Texas Tech has received a signed letter of intent from La'Darius Newbold, a cornerback from Lancaster.
Newbold, at 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, had about 15 scholarship offers, including Arkansas, Baylor, Boise State, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M.
He was a member of the A-J's top 100 recruits in Texas.
Newbold also played wide receiver at Lancaster his last two years, catching 21 passes for 313 yards and five touchdowns as a junior.
By: David Just on February 1, 2012 - 2:36pm - Add new comment
Abilene Cooper quarterback Clayton Nicholas was the first name to pass through the fax machine at the Texas Tech training facility on signing day Wednesday.
Nicholas is listed at 6-foot-3, 210 pounds and was a member of the Avalanche-Journal's top 100 recruits in Texas.
As a senior, Nicholas completed 217 of 360 pass attempts for 2,956 yards and 26 touchdowns. He also threw 16 interceptions.
As a junior, Nicholas completed 201 of 306 pass attempts for 3,003 yards, 30 touchdowns and threw seven interceptions.
