Texas Tech To Start Freshman QB In Opener At SMU
Texas Tech will start a true freshman at quarterback to open the season, though who it is won't be known until the offense takes the field Friday night at SMU.
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Texas Tech will start a true freshman at quarterback to open the season, though who it is won't be known until the offense takes the field Friday night at SMU.
With only a few practices left before season openers this week, four of the 10 teams in the Big 12 haven't even named a starting quarterback.
Texas Tech fired Leach in December 2009 amid accusations he mistreated James' son, a player who had a concussion. The suit against ESPN and Spaeth Communication alleged libel and slander.
Joe Kirk Fulton, who as a Texas Tech senior became the university's first "Masked Rider" at the 1954 Gator Bowl, has died at his West Texas ranch. He was 81.
A 14-year-old West Texas boy is dead after he ran into a bull statue on the Texas Tech University campus and impaled himself on one of its horns.
Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Friday that the league's 10 schools will share a record $198 million for the 2012-13 school year, an amount expected to increase significantly going forward.
Tim Proudfoot singled twice, doubled and drove in five runs to lead Texas Tech to an 8-2 win against Baylor in the Big 12 baseball tournament.
The former Lady Raiders player returns to her alma mater as the program's sixth coach. The move comes about a week after Kristy Curry left for Alabama.
Strong winds have damaged part of a light tower at Texas Tech's football stadium and forced evacuation of some nearby buildings as a precaution.
The school introduced Tubby Smith on Tuesday and he says he'll fit in just fine in West Texas, where cowboy hats and cowboy boots are more prominent than other places he's coached.
Smith is in talks with Texas Tech to become the next head coach of the Red Raiders, two people with knowledge of the conversation told The Associated Press on Saturday night.
The Red Raiders, who lost twice to West Virginia in the regular season, gave up a 14-point lead in the first half but managed to hold on for only their second victory all year away from home.
Texas Tech police are investigating the discovery in a dormitory room of what they say are materials necessary to produce methamphetamine.
Jordan Tolbert dominated for Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon. His coach thinks he's capable of doing that more often.
Will Clyburn and Chris Babb each scored 17 points and Iowa State trounced Texas Tech 86-66 for its third straight win.
Chris Walker knows his Texas Tech team is young and inexperienced. It all shows nearly every game, after all. Yet not everything is grim for Red Raiders, despite more losses than wins.
First-year coach Kliff Kingsbury staff got a late start recruiting but says he and his young staff signed players who will fit Texas Tech's immediate needs on the offensive line.
A judge has dismissed the last remaining count in football coach Mike Leach's wrongful termination lawsuit against Texas Tech.
Griner scored the first four points in Wednesday night's game at Texas Tech, giving her 2,837 for her career.
Craig McFerrin scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead McNeese State to an 80-75 win over Texas Tech Sunday night.
The former Texas Tech quarterback was formally introduced as the head coach of the Red Raiders on Friday. He succeeds Tommy Tuberville, who unexpectedly left for Cincinnati.
Texas Tech says offensive line coach Chris Thomsen will serve as interim coach of the Red Raiders for their bowl game this month against Minnesota.
He has trouble remembering his playing days now. A car accident during his rookie season left him in a wheelchair and robbed him of some of his memory.
Minnesota and Texas Tech played each other in the 2006 Insight Bowl. The Gophers suffered an epic meltdown, blowing a 31-point lead and losing 44-41.
In their 11th game, the Bears overcame three missed field goals — including one on the final play of a wild fourth quarter — before winning 52-45 in overtime against Texas Tech on Saturday.
Hospitals say protocols developed after the 2014 Dallas cases have strengthened preparedness ahead of major international events.
County officials said the privately funded display honors the nation's 250th anniversary and reflects the community's longstanding values.
A bystander was also wounded, but no Secret Service officers were injured, officials said. President Trump was in the White House at the time of the incident.
Hundreds gathered in Trinity Park to reflect on sacrifice, service, and the meaning of Memorial Day during the annual Carry the Load event.
One person died at the hospital after being ejected from a car.
Hospitals say protocols developed after the 2014 Dallas cases have strengthened preparedness ahead of major international events.
County officials said the privately funded display honors the nation's 250th anniversary and reflects the community's longstanding values.
A bystander was also wounded, but no Secret Service officers were injured, officials said. President Trump was in the White House at the time of the incident.
Voters in every precinct will have a distinct ballot, depending on what races are in play where they live.
Hundreds gathered in Trinity Park to reflect on sacrifice, service, and the meaning of Memorial Day during the annual Carry the Load event.
As he battles terminal cancer, a Fort Worth fire captain says the state's workers' comp system has failed him — and he's far from alone.
A Kennedale couple says their leased solar panels stopped producing power and became a costly burden after years of unfulfilled promises.
Family ignored a nighttime alert during deadly flooding. Now, questions are growing about notification fatigue and whether the system needs changes.
Texans are tuning out more than Amber Alerts, with the highest opt-out rate in the country for wireless emergency alerts.
State records show regulators ordered the removal of a plastic gas pipe installed in the early 1970s after it was linked to multiple explosions and deaths in North Texas.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink goes one-on-one with Dallas Republican Ross Hunt, founder of Hunt Research, on whether the President's endorsement guarantees Paxton a win -- or if Cornyn has a chance of coming out on top in the runoff.
CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink goes one-on-one with Democrat Matt Angle, Founder and Director of the Democratic PAC, Lone Star Project.
The GOP senator said the meeting included "screaming," adding that "fiery does not begin to cut it."
When CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana last week to meet with senior Cuban officials, he brought along one of the covert operators involved in the mission to capture Nicolás Maduro, multiple people familiar with the matter said.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
The most recent week of data from Dallas County Health and Human Services shows a 50% increase in positive flu cases.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
After sharing management of the arena for decades, the Mavericks are now in full control.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
Expensive tickets, trouble getting visas and anti-American sentiment may all be contributing to underwhelming demand.
Herring said that in the year before tariffs, used car sales were just under half of his business at his dealership in Irving; Now, they are nearly 75 percent.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
Kyle Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday.
Kyle Busch's cause of death has not been given, though his family said earlier the NASCAR icon had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
Kyle Busch, 41, died suddenly on Thursday after being hospitalized with an illness, according to his team.
In just a couple of weeks, the Swedish national team is expected to arrive in North Texas.
Bright shades of blue, orange, and pink now cover closed-off parking spaces along Main Street in downtown.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
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