Author: Jennifer Fierro

Texas Tech wants to get back on the winning track but must contend with a Louisiana Tech opponent that will attack the Red Raiders in all phases. The two square off at 6 pm. Sept. 17 on Fox Sports Net. The Bulldogs (1-1) crushed South Carolina State 53-24 last week after losing to Arkansas 21-20 to begin 2016. Louisiana Tech played two different quarterbacks the first two weeks of the season. J’mar Smith started against Arkansas in place of Ryan Higgins, who was suspended because of a DWI he received…

After two stellar home games with more than 92,000 in attendance at each, the Texas Longhorns (2-0) will head to California to face the Golden Bears. The two kick off at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 17 on ESPN. Texas coach Charlie Strong said the team is aware of the challenges that come with playing as the visiting team. “We know it’s a week-by-week process,” he said. “We know we have to continue to get better and improve week-by-week. It will be a big challenge for us going on the road for…

A week after Texas, Texas A&M and Houston recorded huge victories to ensure the state was the talk of college football in week one, Texas Tech and TCU were unable to add to the conversation. The Red Raiders (1-1) lost a back-and-forth game to Arizona State 68-55. Untimely turnovers and special teams undid Tech as well as a record-setting night by Sun Devils running back Kalen Ballage. He set a record for eight touchdowns in one game by rushing for seven, from the wildcat, thanks to 13 carries for 137…

The challenge is so much greater this week. Days after Texas Tech crushed Stephen F. Austin 69-17 to win its season opener, the Red Raiders turn their attention to Arizona State. The two meet at 9 p.m. Sept. 10 on Fox Sports 1. “It’ll be a step up in competition, that’s for sure, and we’ll have to play well,” Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. The Sun Devils beat Northern Arizona 44-13 thanks to 180 passing yards and 89 rushing yards and a score by dual-threat quarterback Manny Wilkins. Tim White…

A confident SMU team will face Baylor at McLane Stadium at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 10 on Fox Sports 1. The Mustangs enter the contest after winning their season opener for the first time since 2009 and the first road season-opening win since 1986. The victory was against North Texas 34-21. SMU used a balanced offensive attack led by two quarterbacks. Quarterback Matt Davis was eight of 17 for 155 yards with two touchdowns and an interception and had 14 rushes for 91 yards. Quarterback Ben Hicks was five of nine for 145…

TCU is looking to beat Arkansas for the first time in three decades. The Horned Frogs (1-0), who beat South Dakota State 59-41 to begin the season, last defeated the Razorbacks in Fort Worth 28-24 in 1981 when the two were members of the Southwest Conference. The last time TCU beat Arkansas was a 56-24 victory in Fayetteville in 1990. The two squads kick off at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 on ESPN. But it’s safe to say things have changed since those games decades ago. First, the Horned Frogs are ranked, run a spread offense…

It wasn’t so much that Texas beat Notre Dame 50-47 in double overtime that excited fans, though that can’t be overlooked since it’s the biggest win in the Charlie Strong era. This victory was about how the Longhorns, when things were going badly, didn’t quit. It’s about how they kept encouraging one another, how they depended on each other to play their roles and come up big when it mattered most. Strong said as much during his Monday press conference about 12 hours after the win. “The first two years,…

In its 33-23 victory over Oklahoma Sept. 3, the Houston Cougars did more than win their season opener over a highly-ranked team. Houston made its case for why it should be included in the Big 12 Conference and illustrated precisely why some Big 12 coaches don’t want the Cougars in. The graphic that showed the Houston recruiting base that stretches 32 miles in bEAST Texas demonstrated that coach Tom Herman and his staff don’t ever have to leave the city limits to get the players they want. In short, Herman…