Red Raiders fail to arrive for homecoming game

Look, I could deep dive this game. And trust me, we will on the podcast and other articles. But for now, I will put as much effort into this as the staff did to prepare for this game. Effectively none. You got punked. Clowned. Smacked. Ass-whipped. What have you. The horrific first half seemed to… read more

Keys to the Kingdom: Baylor

Texas Tech is back off the bye and back safely at home to take on Baylor. Feed Brooks This one almost goes without saying, but against a Baylor team you very much do not want to see hanging around it is critical Tech lets Brooks eat. Nothing can knock the Bears out harder than faster… read more

Offensive Spotlight: Josh Kelly

Josh Kelly is quietly, and only because the national media is not watching enough, making a case as one of the most impactful transfers in the season. Not only that, but he is making a case for himself as one of the best receivers in conference play and in the nation. And that is saying… read more

Defensive Spotlight: The Line

I have picked on the secondary in this section, but one group on D has been just as shaky in one key facet. The defensive line has consistently been a bit of a ho-hum unit. Look, the rushing numbers sans-Arizona have been pretty dang good. They do a good job of not giving up the… read more

Trash Talk Thursday: Baylor

The BUTT Bowl returns, and Texas Tech will sleep walk through it. yeah, yeah, yeah I know bad karma talking like this. But Baylor is straight BUTT, Texas Tech is not, and this is about trash talking. Baylor will be looking for a new coach this offseason as the Aranda experiment continues to crash and… read more

Cotton Club Crew #61: Happy at the Bye

Texas Tech has had a bonkers season. The awful start, the one possession games, the win streak. Everything has been wild, but at the bye week Texas Tech sits fully in control of its own destiny, 3-0 in conference play and 5-1 overall. The guys recap the road so far, and look ahead for what… read more

Cotton Club Crew #60: Late Night Victory

Well, if you stayed up start to finish you saw a wild one against Arizona in Tuscon. It was wild to start, wild to the finish. Texas Tech looked completely in control of the game, until they were very much not. But grit and tenacity won the day for the Red Raiders. The guys break… read more

Defensive Grades: Bend, don’t break

Defensive Line: C+ There was some effort to get pressure from the DL on that late night game in Tuscon. But still, most of what this group gets requires sending numbers through exotic blitz packages. There is just not a true pass rushing threat from this group. Against the run in critical short yardage plays… read more

DPOW: There can only be one

There is only one possible answer for this question. One of the best linebackers in the country, and one of the highest graded of Week 6, is just too easy. Jacob Rodriguez was phenomenal against Arizona. Not only was constantly harassing the Wildcat quarterback, he was everywhere else on the field as well. 8 tackles,… read more

Texas Tech digs deep to hang on against Arizona

That was exhausting. And I mean that literally, with the latest kickoff in program history, and emotionally. At half, Texas Tech had a commanding 18-3 lead. They were in control, looked comfortable on the road, and while the offense was a bit anemic they were finishing drives. Then everything turned in the second half. Arizona… read more

SUBSCRIBE TO FFSN!

Sign up below for the latest news, stories and podcasts from our affiliates

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.