Texas Tech offensive tackle Matt Wilson will miss the upcoming season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said during the team’s media day on Saturday. Wilson, a redshirt freshman who ended spring practice as the second-team right tackle behind Terry McDaniel, will undergo surgery “any day,” Tuberville said. “He had a partial tear in his ACL through spring... [Read More]

Texas Tech has suspended wide receiver Darrin Moore from the football team after his April arrest on a drunken-driving charge. Athletic department spokesman Blayne Beal confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday reports of Moore's suspension. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports police reports show Moore was arrested April 13 after a Lubbock police officer observed him driving erratically. He... [Read More]

Texas Tech has hired Art Kaufman as its fourth defensive coordinator in four years.Kaufman comes to Lubbock from North Carolina, and is a 28-year veteran in college coaching."I looked at a lot of candidates for this job but when it came down to it, I turned to a guy that I knew could get the job done," coach Tommy Tuberville said. "Art is one of the best defensive coaches in the... [Read More]

Texas Tech defensive coordinator Chad Glasgow is leaving after one season with the Red Raiders.Football spokesman Blayne Beal said Thursday than Glasgow and Texas Tech "have reached a mutual agreement" that he would not remain. He declined further comment.The Red Raiders finished the season ranked 115th in total defense.Glasgow came from TCU, where he was the safeties coach for 10... [Read More]

Seemingly invincible for so long at Owen Field, No. 3 Oklahoma finally proved fallible at home. Seth Doege threw for 441 yards and connected with Alex Torres on three of his four touchdown passes, and Texas Tech snapped the Sooners' 39-game home winning streak with 41-38 victory Saturday night. About 2 hours after Wisconsin (No. 6 BCS, No. 4 AP) lost, a second top-five team... [Read More]

Texas Tech officials "strongly condemned" vandalism that targeted a Texas A&M bus before the Aggies played the Red Raiders, but said fish bait, not manure, was used in the incident. Texas Tech said in a statement Monday that bait was dropped on the floor of one bus parked at a Lubbock hotel before the Aggies' 45-40 victory. Before Saturday night's game, A&M athletic director... [Read More]