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EUGENE, Ore. - The Texas Tech men's track and field team went into June ranked No. 5 in the nation. But when CBS televises the last day of competition from the NCAA outdoor championships Saturday, the 18th-ranked Tech women will be getting more of the face time. The Tech women on Thursday qualified their second relay to Saturday's finals, while distance runner Winrose Karunde ran a personal record time to advance to the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Colorado accepts bid to join Pac-10 01/13/11 - 10:36pm

DENVER - Before it grew as a result of college football's first big expansion, the Big 12 was the Big 8. Very soon, it seems clear, the conference that gave us Billy Sims and Barry Switzer, Johnny Rodgers and Tom Osborne, Vince Young and Mack Brown, the Game of the Century and Fifth Down will be history - or at least a disintegrated shell of what it once was.

Tuberville excited by Pac-10 possibility 01/13/11 - 10:36pm

In event of breakup, Tuberville says Tech going west is best scenario

After Big 12 and Pac-10 bigwigs met a month ago in Phoenix and discussed helping each other with television and non-conference scheduling, someone wondered aloud to Tommy Tuberville if the talks might mushroom into something more. Not possible, the new Texas Tech coach replied, dismissing the idea of a merger. Too hard to pull off. “It goes to show you how quickly things can change,’’ Tuberville said Thursday. “I had no clue. And I’m still a little amazed that this is going on.’’

Tech official: Tech, UT, A&M will stay together 01/13/11 - 10:36pm

If reports are true and Nebraska leaves the Big 12 Conference this week, schools could join Pac-10

When Nebraska leaves the Big 12 Conference this week, so too will Texas Tech, Texas and Texas A&M, a high-ranking Tech official confirmed Wednesday. The official said those three Texas universities have vowed to stick together through any major conference upheaval, which - according to multiple reports from reputable newspapers across the country - Nebraska will trigger this week. The University of Texas, along with Tech and A&M, should soon be leaving the conference to join the Pacific-10 Conference, according to the source.

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