Texas Tech Red Raiders

The Big Ten's inept showing in nonconference play got me wondering whether recruiting is the problem. Using Rivals.com's rankings, I looked back at the past five recruiting classes, including this year's group of seniors, to see whether Top 100 recruits...

WEDNESDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || MLB exh. || Angels@San Diego || MLB4 || || WBC || Second Round, Pool 2: Teams TBA || MLB7 || || M. bask. || Big East 2nd rd.. Prov. vs. Cincinnati || ESPNNoon || || Big East 2nd rd., Seton...

I wonder how many people in Manhattan were calling a charge of Elijah Johnson's last drive of regulation last night at Iowa State. Self the gamesman-- Bill Self went off early on lead official Mark Whitehead last night, drawing a technical just over 2:...

Maybe the Kansas Legislature should rethink this bill they’re trying to introduce---after the last two nights does anyone really want to see KU and Wichita State play? First time, long time--- It had been since January of 2006 that Kansas last...

For What It's Worth---on February 5 -- I’m wondering who's going to step forward for the Shockers tonight at Southern Illinois. Who's the guy that's going to be accountable and say 'this isn't happening on my watch'. Still ranked? I was...

Oregon can't afford to keep winning like this. A few more lopsided victories and the Ducks could finish last in the BCS and end up playing in the Toilet Bowl. On Thursday, Oregon sprinted to a 43-7, second-quarter lead on Arizona State and might have...

Mike Riley is an obvious coach-of-the-year choice given the double-double (with fries) charge he injected into an Oregon State team that finished 3-9 last year. The Beavers are 6-0 for the first time since 1907 and deserving of top-10 accolades. Bill O'...

For What it’s Worth—on this January 22 -- Why do belt sizes not correspond to the waist size of the pant that they are to be used with? Why are the buttons on a woman’s blouse on the left, when on a man’s shirt they are on the...

Five things to watch this week in college football. 1. Oregon at Arizona State on a Thursday didn't look like much of a game two months ago with the Sun Devils coming off a 6-7 season. First-year Coach Todd Graham, however, has Arizona State at 5-1 and...

Here is some weekend pigskin to chew on: —How hot will it get for Texas? You thought things couldn't get worse after the Longhorns got scorched by Oklahoma last week at the State Fair of Texas. Friday, though, came word that "Big Tex," the 52-foot...

Break out the chips and cold drinks, but let Chris Dufresne handle the remote. Each Friday, the Times' national college football writer handicaps what's worth watching, and skipping, on Saturday's menu of games. MORNING No. 24 Northwestern (5-0) at Penn...

We had most of it right. This year's early Heisman Trophy favorite was correctly identified as the quarterback with "unfinished business." He returned for his senior year to lead a high-octane offense, featuring the nation's best receiver tandem, on a...