Texas Tech outlasts New Mexico 48-28; Potts injured, leaves game before halfOctober 3rd, 2009 Texas Tech beats New Mexico 48-28LUBBOCK, Texas — Backup quarterback Steven Sheffield threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns to help lead Texas Tech to a 48-28 win over New Mexico on Saturday. Taylor Potts, the nation's leading passer, left the game before halftime after two hard sacks appeared to affect his balance.
Texas Tech QB Potts does not return after halftime after 2 hard sacksOctober 3rd, 2009 Potts out after 2 hard sacksLUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts did not return after halftime following two sacks by New Mexico late in the second quarter. Tech trainers checked Potts' balance — he stood on one foot and then the other — and rubbed the back of his neck.
Texas Tech's Leach bans players from tweeting after 1 player reveals coach is late for meetingSeptember 30th, 2009 Tweet Out for Texas Tech playersLUBBOCK, Texas — Tweeting is out of bounds for football players at Texas Tech. Red Raiders coach Mike Leach said Monday he's banning his players from having Twitter accounts a day after one of his players tweeted that the coach was late for a meeting.
Texas Tech players banned from Twitter after linebacker's tweet on coach's tardinessSeptember 30th, 2009 Texas Tech coach bans players' Twitter pagesLUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech players have been banned from having Twitter pages. Coach Mike Leach announced the move Monday after one of his linebackers noted the coach's tardiness to a Sunday meeting, a day after the Red Raiders lost 29-28 to No.
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George sets school record for career passing as Texas State defeats Texas Southern 52-18September 26th, 2009 Texas State defeats Texas Southern 52-18SAN MARCOS, Texas — Bradley George passed for 325 yards and two touchdowns to break a school record for career passing and lead Texas State to a 52-18 victory over Texas Southern. The game brought George to 7,287 career passing yards, surpassing the previous record of 7,206 yards set by Barrick Nealy from 2003 to 2005.
McCoy and No. 2 Texas get revenge, beat Texas Tech 34-24 in Big 12 openerSeptember 19th, 2009 No. 2 Texas gets revenge against Texas Tech, 34-24AUSTIN, Texas — Texas fans will call it revenge. The Longhorns were more likely to describe it as relief.
After giving up 92 points last week, Texas College falls to Texas Southern 75-6September 19th, 2009 Texas Southern routs Texas College 75-6HOUSTON — Arvell Nelson and Gino Simoni combined for 450 yards passing and four touchdowns as Texas Southern routed Texas College 75-6 Saturday. It was the second most points in school history for Texas Southern (2-1).
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Pass-happy Potts throws 7 touchdowns as Texas Tech beats Rice 55-10September 12th, 2009 Potts throws 7 TDs as Texas Tech downs Rice 55-10LUBBOCK, Texas — Taylor Potts threw seven touchdowns to lead Texas Tech past Rice 55-10 Saturday. He threw TD passes of 5, 7, 8, 11, 27, 34 and 30 yards as Texas Tech moved to 2-0 on the season.
Ohio converts 2-pointer in 2nd OT, beats North Texas 31-30September 12th, 2009 Ohio beats North Texas 31-30 in double OTDENTON, Texas — Theo Scott and Taylor Price hooked up for a 15-yard touchdown and the ensuing 2-point conversion pass as Ohio rallied for a 31-30 double-overtime victory over North Texas on Saturday. Ohio (1-1) decided to go for two points after a roughing-the-passer penalty on the TD moved the ball inside the 2-yard line.
QB Potts runs, passes for 4 TDS to lead Texas Tech past North Dakota 38-13September 5th, 2009 Potts leads Texas Tech past North Dakota 38-13LUBBOCK, Texas — Taylor Potts threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others to lead Texas Tech past North Dakota 38-13 on Saturday night. The Red Raiders (1-0) scored three of their five TDs on the ground, unusual for a team known for its pass-happy offense.
IndyCar Series gives Texas its desired spot: 2 weeks after Indy 500 with no race in betweenJuly 31st, 2009 Texas again next IRL race after Indianapolis 500FORT WORTH, Texas — Next stop for the IndyCar Series after Indianapolis: Texas Motor Speedway. Texas will still be two weeks after the Indianapolis 500 next year, but unlike the past four years, there won't be another race between Indy and Texas.
Former Texas Tech star QB Graham Harrell headed to CFL with Saskatchewan RoughridersJuly 16th, 2009 Graham Harrell headed to CFL with RoughridersREGINA, Saskatchewan — Graham Harrell is headed to the CFL. The record-setting Texas Tech quarterback signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday.
Oregon State hangs on to beat Texas A&M 9-8 in NCAA tournament opening-round gameMay 30th, 2009 Oregon State holds on for 9-8 win over Texas A&MFORT WORTH, Texas — John Tommasini's two-run triple keyed a four-run second inning, and Oregon State held on for a 9-8 win over Texas A&M in their NCAA tournament opener Friday. Koa Kahalehoe drove in three runs for the Beavers (36-17), who also got a two-run double by Carter Bell during a three-run third in the Fort Worth regional.