wake up, wake up, wake up...it's the first of the month...get up, get up, get up
it's Friday, let's Flare...
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WEEKLY LINKS
Williams' double-double propels Red Raiders past Wolverines
McGuire Notebook: Post-Texas
Grading the Red Raiders: A very, very bad night in Austin
2024 Texas Tech commits and targets tracker: Playoffs week three
McCasland recaps Atlantis, talks carrying improvements into rest of season
Price to Portal: Where does Texas Tech turn?
Red Raiders offer 2025 Bossier City (LA) Parkway DT Devon Oliver
Tech heads to Hinkle Fieldhouse for first true road test against Butler
Canadian DB Devynn Cromwell previews official visit to Texas Tech
Tech outgunned by Butler 103-95, in overtime Big 12-Big East Battle clash
McCasland Notebook: Post-Butler
Albany ATH Adam Hill talks decison to be a Red Raider
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TTU RECRUITING THIS WEEK
there is a ton going on in the college football world, we have the season ending and portal season beginning...the Red Raiders landed a handful of new commitments since we last talked, the coaches handed out a ton of new offers and are set to host eight (8) official visitors this weekend...
new commits
the coaches recently landed a commitment from Hutchinson C.C. (Kansas) defensive tackle Danny Saili. the 6-foot-2, 355-pound JUCO prospect will graduate early and have three (3) years to play two (2) years at the next level. with Tony Bradford and Jaylon Hutchings both graduating and leaving the program, it was important for the coaches to land an instant impact player at the defensive tackle position.
Saili is a former Oklahoma commitment and had a good season in nine (9) games played this season, including three (3) sacks.
Rated a 5.5 three-star prospect, Saili chose the Red Raiders over 16 other offers from programs across the country, including offers from Arizona, Houston, Maryland, Arizona State, Miami and several others.
the coaches recently landed a commitment from Smithville 2025 athlete Ramonz Adams. the 6-foot-1, 155-pound junior does it all for Smithville, playing quarterback, running back and wide receiver. he also plays defensive back, where the Red Raider coaches see his future at the D1 level. on the season, Adams had 1,839 all-purpose yards with 14 total touchdowns, six (6) interceptions and four (4) forced fumbles.
the coaches recently landed a commitment from Frenship 2025 wide receiver Leyton Stone. the 6-foot-2, 170-pound junior is the son of Texas Tech soccer coach Tom Stone. in a strong junior season, Stone finished with 94 receptions for 1,658 yards and 23 total touchdowns. the local product chose the Red Raiders over offers from Baylor, Arizona and Texas State.
*the Texas Tech 2025 class now lists six (6) total commitments, ranked as the No. 25 class in the nation
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portal season is here
we are only a week into the transfer portal opening and things are happening.
the Red Raiders have seen the following players announce their intentions to enter the transfer portal and leave the program...
WR Myles Price
OL Matt Keeler
OL Landon Peterson
Price is a loss, however, the talented wideout battled injuries and had not played a full season over the past two seasons
Keeler started at right tackle twice this season, fell out of the rotation after Caleb Rogers moved back to right tackle
Peterson was a redshirt senior who never really saw a ton of playing time on the offensive line, being passed up by Rusty Staats and other incoming transfers
it is December 1st, so there will definitely be others who enter the portal and choose to leave the program...rumors are floating around that wide receiver Jerand Bradley could be next, but we will definitely keep you updated on the latest/greatest
best advice is...head on a swivel
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new offers
speaking of the transfer portal, the Texas Tech coaches hit the recruiting trail hard this past week and offered several transfer + JUCO targets
the coaches recently offered Fairmont State defensive back Jovon Jackson. the 6-foot-2, 195-pound defender entered the portal two (2) weeks ago and now holds offers from your Red Raiders, UT Martin, Norfolk State, Towson, Arkansas State, Eastern Kentucky and Temple.
the coaches offered North Dakota offensive lineman Easton Kilty this week. the 6-foot-5, 305-pound lineman entered the portal on Monday and now holds offers from your Red Raiders, Auburn, Oklahoma State, Boston College, Mississippi State, N.C. state, Purdue, Virginia Tech, BYU and Iowa State.
the coaches offered UTEP offensive lineman Justin Mayers this week. the 6-foot-3, 309-pound lineman entered the portal on Monday and now holds offers from your Red Raiders, UTSA, Pitt, Virginia Tech, Colorado, USF, Vanderbilt, North Texas, Mississippi State, Houston, Tulsa, Boston College, South Carolina, Texas State, UConn and Temple.
the coaches offered Saddleback C.C. (Calif.) offensive tackle Maurice Rodriques this week. the 6-foot-7, 325-pound lineman is set to graduate this month and holds offers from your Red Raiders, Alabama State, Eastern Michigan, Florida International and Old Dominion.
the coaches offered University of Guelph (Canada) defensive back Devynn Cromwell this week. the 6-foot-1, 197-pound defender now holds offers from your Red Raiders, Southern Mississippi, Arkansas State, Eastern Michigan and West Virginia.
the coaches offered Middle Tennessee State offensive lineman Sterling Porcher this week. the 6-foot-4, 304-pound lineman entered the portal this Wednesday and now holds offers from your Red Raiders, Georgia Southern, USF, Georgia State and Appalachian State.
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official visits this weekend
@B. Golan put together a very detailed list and there are three (3) pages of discussion in the thread, so definitely check out those details
but the coaches are set to host eight (8) official visitors this weekend, all transfer or JUCO prospects that could provide immediate help or depth at various positions
a lot of these names are listed above as 'new' offers over the past week...
TE Alex Lines - Garden City C.C.
OL Justin Myers - UTEP transfer
OL Easton Kilty - North Dakota transfer
OL Alan Herron - Shorter transfer
OL Maurice Rodriques - Saddleback College (JUCO)
DB Jovon Jackson - Fairmont State transfer
DB Isaiah Crosby - Trinity Valley C.C.
DB Devynn Cromwell - University of Guelph (Canada)
the common theme here would be immediate additions, because all of these visitors will visit schools over the next 2-3 weeks and commit/sign in December, then enroll at the school of their choice in January
a few of these guys are really blowing up - see Myers, Herron for example - and these will be interesting stories to follow over the next few weeks
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Big 12 awards, TTU edition
the Big 12 conference announced the league's annual awards and several Red Raiders earned all-conference honors...
the headliners were first-team selections for RB Tahj Brooks and P Austin McNamara, including McNamara being named the Special Teams Player of the Year award.
safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson was named to the second team and freshman linebacker Ben Roberts was named as the Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year.
in addition to these honors, several Red Raiders earned Honorable Mention for their performances this season...
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McNamara accepts Reese's Senior Bowl invite
what a week for Austin, not only was he named to the Big 12 conference First Team and the Special Teams Player of the Year award, the standout punter was invited and accepted an invitation to the Reese's Senior Bowl - the premier postseason bowl game for prospective NFL prospects leaving the college game and entering the NFL Draft
McNamara is a punter and maybe not the 'sexiest' position to talk about in football...but I feel we will be saying his name and talking about his NFL career for several years to come
congrats to Austin!
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the CFB weekend - what to watch
this weekend is conference championship weekend and there are some great games on the schedule...
tonight
7pm - No. 5 Oregon at No. 3 Washington
Saturday
11am - No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 7 Texas
3pm - No. 1 Georgia at No. 8 Alabama
3pm - SMU at No. 22 Tulane
7pm - No. 2 Michigan at No. 16 Iowa
7pm - No. 14 Louisville at No. 4 Florida State
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Recruiting - Around the Big 12
we look around the new-look conference this week after more new commitments were made, the rankings are updated and the Red Raiders retain the top class in the conference...
*listed in current Big 12 rankings order, new programs now officially added to the Rivals rankings list - plus a new 'look' or design from the Rivals team on these lists/pages
*per request, I have added the 'new' Big 12 programs that will join the conference next season - Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Arizona State - and removed Oklahoma and Texas
Texas Tech - 21 total commitments, No. 24 class in the nation
the Red Raiders added a new commitment this week...
DT Danny Saili
UCF - 17 total commitments, No. 29 class in the nation
the Golden Knights did not add a new commitment this week...
TCU - 20 total commitments, No. 32 class in the nation
the Horned Frogs added two (2) new commitments this week...
LB Kaden McMahan
WR Dozie Ezukanma
Arizona - 21 total commitments, No. 41 class in the nation
the Wildcats did not add a new commitment this week...
Cincinnati - 22 total commitments, No. 44 class in the nation
the Bearcats did not add a new commitments this week...
West Virginia - 18 total commitments, No. 46 class in the nation
the Mountaineers did not add a new commitment this week...
Kansas - 16 total commitments, No. 49 class in the nation
the Jayhawks did not add a new commitment this week...
Iowa State - 18 total commitments, No. 51 class in the nation
the Cyclones did not add a new commitment this week...
Oklahoma State - 16 total commitments, No. 52 class in the nation
the Cowboys did not add a new commitment this week...
Baylor - 14 total commitments, No. 58 class in the nation
the Bears did not add a new commitment this week...
BYU - 17 total commitments, No. 64 class in the nation
the Cougars added two new commitments this week...
DB Blake Lowe
DB Matthias Leach
Colorado - 9 total commitments, No. 70 class in the nation
the Buffs added a new commitment this week...
ATH Kamron Mikell
Utah - 10 total commitments, No. 74 class in the nation
the Utes added a new commitment this week...
WR Zacharyus Williams
Kansas State - 11 total commitments, No. 83 class in the nation
the Wildcats did not add a new commitment this week...
Houston - eight (8) total commitments, No. 98 class in the nation
the Cougars did not add a new commitment this week...
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have a great weekend everyone!
