Texas Tech Red Raiders

Antawn Jamison, Darvin Ham recall NCAA battle on 'Backstage: Lakers'

2013-04-03 08:00:00

Years before he was an assistant coach for the Lakers, Darvin Ham played for Texas Tech.� In 1996 in the NCAA tournament, he threw down a tremendous put-back dunk against the University of North Carolina, shattering the backboard. Who neglected to box...

Texas Tech's Tommy Tuberville takes Cincinnati coaching job

2012-12-08 18:49:00

Tommy Tuberville wasn't expecting a call from an old acquaintance. A few hours later, he was headed north for a new job. Tuberville left Texas Tech to become Cincinnati's football coach Saturday, moving away from a Big 12 school to one that has an...

Patterns have Notre Dame, USC attention

2012-11-09 17:38:00

We combed the hills and scoured the wires for this batch of weekend tidbits: • Boston College has knocked undefeated Notre Dame out of the national title race in each of the last two decades: 1993 and 2002. Notre Dame (9-0) plays at Boston College...

College football TV lineup for Saturday

2012-11-01 18:03:00

MORNING No. 16 Texas A&M (6-2) at No. 17 Mississippi State (7-1) 9 a.m., ESPN Two former Big 12 schools joined the Southeastern Conference this season. One has gained instant respect and credibility; the other is Missouri. Texas A&M, in its first...

Oregon keeps winning, and falling in BCS standings

2012-10-21 20:30:00

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...

Kansas State's Bill Snyder may get shot at redemption for 1998

2012-10-25 00:00:00

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'...

Things are heating up in college football

2012-10-19 16:05:00

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...

Half a college football season has already been full of surprises

2012-10-18 00:00:00

USC would break offensive air-speed records, Matt Barkley was a lock for the Heisman Trophy and Oregon State Coach Mike Riley needed thicker pants for the hot seat he was sitting on. Arkansas was the team to beat in the SEC West — it seems so silly...

The Times' top 25 college football rankings

2012-10-18 00:00:00

The SEC (a.k.a., BCS) standings were released this week and it was a surprise to see that former Big 12 Conference member Texas A&M is the only Southeastern Conference school ranked between 13th and 25th. The SEC really needs to upgrade its...

Play it forward: Week ahead in college football

2012-10-15 00:00:00

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...

College football on TV

2012-10-05 00:00:00

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...

West Virginia's Geno Smith more than passes as Heisman favorite

2012-10-03 19:27:00

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...

Then head coach Bob Knight of the Texas Tech Red Raiders yells during a game against the Texas Longhorns in 2005.

2012-10-16 12:55:09