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2020 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: T.J. Storment (OL),...Named honorable mention were Coleman, Washington, offensive lineman Steve Avila, wide receiver Taye Barber, defensive tackle Terrell Cooper, return specialist Derius Davis, wide receiver Quentin Johnston, offensive tackle T.J. Storment and safety La'Kendrick Van Zandt. Storment has started the last seven games at left tackle. - TCU Football

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OT T.J. Storment, Texas Tech
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12/06/20 - *Jack Anderson, rJr/2021, Texas Tech, 6-5, 314 (DS#8 OG) + More +

Texas Tech junior offensive lineman Jack Anderson announced Saturday evening he will forego his remaining eligibility and declare for the 2021 NFL Draft. "I have been blessed to spend the past four years in Lubbock surrounded by the fans in the country, coaches who are family and teammates who have become lifelong friends," Anderson said in a Twitter post. "Texas Tech University is my home, and the support from Red Raider Nation has been unbelievable...After many conversations with my family, I have decided to forgo my remaining eligibility and declare for the 2021 NFL Draft."

Anderson's final game as a Red Raider came only hours prior to his announcement as the Red Raiders topped Kansas, 16-13, in what was his 38th and final appearance in scarlet and black. Anderson started in all 38 games of his career, missing only nine games in 2019 after suffering a season-ending surgery. Anderson bounced back from that injury to start in all 10 games this season for a Red Raider offensive line that likely ended the regular season with two of its best performances. Tech totaled more than 200 rushing yards against both Oklahoma State and Kansas, marking the first time the Red Raiders had done so in consecutive games since the final two contests to close out the 2015 regular season. - Texas Tech Football

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OG *Jack Anderson, Texas Tech
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12/05/20 - Xavier White, rSr/2024, Texas Tech, 5-10, 190 (DS#101 WR) + More +

Xavier White had 135 yards rushing and 28 receiving, Jonathan Garibay made a late go-ahead field goal and Texas Tech overcame four turnovers to hold off winless Kansas 16-13 on Saturday without coach Matt Wells. Kansas had two opportunities to tie it in the final five-plus minutes - for a chance to win in Lubbock for the first time since 2001 - but managed just eight plays in two drives. Garibay made a 36-yard field goal, despite Caleb Sampson getting a hand on it, with 5:36 left to give Texas Tech a 16-13 lead. The Red Raiders forced a turnover on downs when defensive back Eric Monroe stuffed Daniel Hishaw Jr. on fourth-and-1.

Texas Tech had to settle for another field-goal attempt. Garibay missed his third of the game, from 45 yards, with 1:58 remaining and Kansas turned it over on downs again as Miles Kendrick wasn't able to connect with Takulve Williams. Alan Bowman was 15-of-26 passing for Texas Tech (4-6, 3-6 Big 12). Myles Price scored the Red Raiders' only touchdown on a 70-yard reverse. Defensive coordinator Keith Patterson served as head coach after Wells tested positive this week for COVID-19. There were just 219 combined passing yards. - Texas Tech/AP College Football

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WR Xavier White, Texas Tech
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12/02/20 - Malik Dunlap, rSr/2024, Texas Tech, 6-3, 216 (DS#29 SS) + More +

N.C. State cornerback Malik Dunlap won't be with the Wolfpack for its final two games. Tuesday morning, Dunlap posted on social media that he would be entering the transfer portal. "This was not (an) easy decision for me," Dunlap posted on Twitter and Instagram, "but after much prayer, meditation and talking to my family, I have decided that it is my best interest to put my name in the transfer portal." Dunlap (6-foot-4, 220 pounds) played in nine games this season for the Wolfpack (7-3, 6-3 ACC) and started five at left corner. Dunlap's snaps, however, took a dive as the season progressed. After playing a season-high 84 snaps at Virginia, Dunlap's plays dropped to 59 (Duke), 59 (UNC), 43 (Miami), 32 (FSU) and finally just six versus Liberty. He didn't play at Syracuse last week, but was in uniform. "He's trying to make some decisions on what he wants to do next," N.C. State coach Dave Doeren said Monday when asked about Dunlap's absence from the two-deep. "We're allowing him the opportunity to do that, so we are planning like he will not be here." - Raleigh News Observer

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SS Malik Dunlap, Texas Tech
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11/27/20 - Dimitri Moore, rSr/2023, Texas Tech, 6-2, 223 (DS#92 ILB) + More +

Vanderbilt junior linebacker Dimitri Moore has entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to multiple reports. Moore, an NFL prospect and preseason Butkus Award candidate, made headlines when he opted out of the 2020 season after his grandfather's death from COVID-19, but then opted back in after gather more information. Moore did not immediately respond for a request for comment. Matt Zenitz of AL.com was the first to report Moore entering the transfer portal. Moore, a 6-foot-3, 234-pounder from Cedar Hill, Texas, was an SEC All-Freshman selection in 2018. Last season, he led Vanderbilt with 99 tackles. He missed this season's opener at Texas A&M due to an injury. But he had 36 tackles in six games, tied for fourth on the team. Moore started in Vanderbilt's 38-17 loss to Florida last week and finished with seven tackles. - The Tennessean

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ILB Dimitri Moore, Texas Tech
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11/16/20 - Colin Schooler, rSr/2022, Texas Tech, 6-0, 229 (DS#40 OLB) + More +

NOV 16 BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Colin Schooler, LB, Sr., Texas Tech,...Schooler registered a season-high 11 tackles, which included a key third-down stop at the goal line in Texas Tech's 24-23 victory over Baylor. He recorded two tackles behind the line of scrimmage, including a sack early in the fourth quarter. Schooler's biggest play of the afternoon came late in the third quarter as he dropped Brewer at the 1-yard line, forcing the Bears to settle for a field goal. - Big 12 football

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OLB Colin Schooler, Texas Tech
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11/16/20 - Jonathan Garibay, rSr/2022, Texas Tech, 6-0, 217 (DS#3 K) + More +

NOV 16 BIG 12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jonathan Garibay, PK, Jr., Texas Tech,...Garibay connected on four field goals, including the game-winner at the end of the game, to lead Texas Tech to a come-from-behind victory over Baylor. In his debut at TTU, he was a perfect 4-for-4 on field goal attempts after finding the uprights from 48, 28, 46 and 25 yards out. Garibay is just the sixth kicker in Big 12 history to make four field goals in his career debut as the primary field goal specialist and just the second to do so versus a conference opponent. - Big 12 football

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K Jonathan Garibay, Texas Tech
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11/14/20 - Jonathan Garibay, rSr/2022, Texas Tech, 6-0, 217 (DS#3 K) + More +

Jonathan Garibay kicked a 25-yard field goal on the final play of the game to cap Texas Tech's second-half rally in a 24-23 win over Baylor on Saturday. It was the fourth field goal for Garibay in his first game as starting kicker for the Red Raiders (3-5, 2-5 Big 12). The junior transfer from Riverside City College, who this week was named by coach Matt Wells to replace struggling kicker Trey Wolff, also made kicks of 48, 28 and 46 yards. Wolff was 1-of-5 on field goals this season.

Tahj Brooks had two TD runs for Texas Tech and former starter Alan Bowman was back at quarterback in the second half, directing the comeback. Bowman had two 30-yard completions on the final drive after the Red Raiders took over at their own 14 after a punt with 2:14 to play. Jalen Pitre returned an interception for a touchdown for the second week in a row for Baylor (1-5, 1-5), which lost its fifth game in a row and hasn't won in Lubbock in three decades. The Bears have lost 10 in a row there since 1990, including all eight visits since the start of the Big 12 in 1996, in a series that was played at a neutral site for 10 years in a row until last season. - AP College Football

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K Jonathan Garibay, Texas Tech
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11/09/20 - T.J. Vasher, rSr/2021, Texas Tech, 6-6, 203 (DS#39 WR) + More +

Tech receivers T.J. Vasher and Dalton Rigdon were back in uniform for the first time since the Oct. 10 game at Iowa State. Running back Xavier White, linebacker Krishon Merriweather and safety Adam Beck were back in action after missing last week's game, White because of a shoulder injury and Merriweather with a knee injury. Vasher caught two passes for 22 yards. - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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WR T.J. Vasher, Texas Tech
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10/26/20 - Austin McNamara, rSr/2024, Texas Tech, 6-5, 204 (DS#2 P) + More +

Texas Tech's Austin McNamara set a school record with an 87-yard punt against West Virginia that was the second-longest in the nation since at least 2012, and longest since Marshall's Kaare Vedvik got off a 92-yarder in 2017. McNamara also had a 74-yarder against the Mountaineers, tied for fifth-longest in the FBS this season. He leads the Big 12 with an average of 46.5 yards. - AP College Football

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P Austin McNamara, Texas Tech
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10/24/20 - Zech McPhearson, rSr/2021, Texas Tech, 5-11, 196 (DS#38 CB) + More +

Cornerback Zech McPhearson returned a fumble 56 yards for a touchdown with 8:44 left to lift Texas Tech to a 34-27 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night. West Virginia's Sam James caught a short pass from Jarret Doege but fumbled on a hit from Jacob Morganstern. McPhearson, a graduate transfer from Penn State, picked up the ball and went the length of the field untouched. West Virginia punted from near midfield on its next series and got the ball back one last time at its 17 with 42 seconds left and no timeouts. Doege moved the Mountaineers past midfield but his pass into the end zone as the clock ran out fell incomplete. Texas Tech (2-3, 1-3 Big 12) snapped a three-game home losing streak to the Mountaineers (3-2, 2-2). McPhearson’s heroics made a winner out of Henry Colombi, who was making his first career start. Colombi, a junior transfer from Utah State, was named the starter a week ago after he replaced Alan Bowman midway through an Oct. 10 loss at Iowa State. Colombi completed 22 of 28 passes for 168 yards and one score. He also ran for 40 yards and another TD. West Virginia's Leddie Brown scored on two short runs but was held to 77 yards, well below his 129-yard average. - Texas Tech/AP College Football

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CB Zech McPhearson, Texas Tech
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10/16/20 - SaRodorick Thompson, rSr/2023, Texas Tech, 6-0, 207 (DS#27 RB) + More +

After back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances to start the season, Tech running back SaRodorick Thompson managed only 46 yards on 12 carries at Kansas State and 14 yards on six carries at Iowa State. The emergence of Xavier White, who went for 113 yards on 12 carries at Kansas State, has something to do with that. And the Red Raiders had only 19 snaps in the first half at Iowa State. "We didn't have a whole lot of running plays," Wells said, "and we didn't have a whole lot of running plays that worked well. We were going to rep Xavier and rotate him in. What did we have in the first half? Sixteen, 19 snaps total? So not very many carries for anybody when you can't stay on the field, which we could not. "We need that rhythm. We need those reps. That gives you more carries. It gives you more touches for guys out on the perimeter. There's several guys, I would say, that didn't get as many touches as I would like, but that kind of goes back to the big-picture issue of not staying on the field, not converting on third down." - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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RB SaRodorick Thompson, Texas Tech
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10/03/20 - Tyree Wilson, rSr/2023, Texas Tech, 6-6, 271 (DS#2 DE) + More +

When he was a high-school senior two years ago in East Texas and sorting through scholarship offers from more than 20 FBS programs, Tyree Wilson never pictured himself playing for Texas Tech. But Tech coach Matt Wells and defensive line coach Paul Randolph changed Wilson's mind about that this off-season when the big defensive end became disgruntled at Texas A&M and considered alternatives. The Red Raiders are glad he did. The 6-foot-6, 280-pound sophomore showed Saturday in only glimpses how big an impact he can make on their defensive front. In Tech's 63-56 overtime loss to No. 8 Texas, Wilson registered a sack, helped cause one and was credited with a quarterback pressure on another play. His combination of power and agility gave Texas offensive tackles problems.

"We knew what we were getting once we got him to commit to coming here," defensive coordinator Keith Patterson said. "It's going to be exciting to watch his development, but he is definitely going to be a guy that we can impact the quarterback with and do some things as we move forward." Wilson graduated two years ago from New London West Rusk, located roughly between and about a half-hour each from Longview and Tyler. College Station is only about three hours from Wilson's hometown, and he spent two years at Texas A&M, redshirting in 2018 and playing in 12 games last year. He said he left the program because of "issues with the training staff," but declined to elaborate. - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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DE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech
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10/01/20 - Jacob Morgenstern, rSr/2022, Texas Tech, 6-3, 238 (DS#104 OLB) + More +

Jacob Morgenstern forged his reputation at Duke on being a special-teams standout. He and Texas Tech coaches saw eye to eye on something else: Morgenstern could be more than that. It hasn't taken him long to validate that belief. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound outside linebacker joined the Red Raiders this summer as a graduate transfer and made eye-opening plays on both defense and special teams Saturday in Tech's 63-56 overtime loss to No. 8 Texas. "That was part of the reason I chose Tech," Morgenstern said during a Zoom conference after Tuesday's practice. "I knew I was at least going to have an opportunity to come in, contribute and make plays and I knew that this defense would be a good fit for me and a defense and a scheme where I could use my abilities."

The senior from Poughkeepsie, New York, got credit for five tackles Saturday, including one behind the line when he penned up running back Roschon Johnson, and he flipped Bijan Robinson when the Longhorns' running back tried to hurdle him. And, in keeping with his reputation, he blocked a punt. Tech coaches have plugged in Morgenstern as an outside linebacker. He spent the previous four years at Duke, earning a degree in public policy and graduating with a 3.5 grade-point average, but perhaps being miscast in his football role. - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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OLB Jacob Morgenstern, Texas Tech
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09/30/20 - SaRodorick Thompson, rSr/2023, Texas Tech, 6-0, 207 (DS#27 RB) + More +

SaRodorick Thompson had to break a 75-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to do it, but nevertheless he became the first Texas Tech running back since 1998 to start a season with two straight 100-yard rushing performances. That was according to Tech research on Monday. Ricky Williams was the back who did it in 1998 on the way to rushing for 1,582 yards and earning second-team all-America recognition. Thompson, bottled up by No. 8 Texas for most of the day, finished with 16 carries for 104 yards and two touchdowns in a 63-56 overtime loss at Jones AT&T Stadium. He carried 22 times for 118 yards and two TDs in the opener against Houston Baptist. Tech coaches have given Thompson breaks by rotating in Alabama transfer Chadarius Townsend, converted receiver Xavier White and true freshman Tahj Brooks. "SaRodorick's playing very well," Tech coach Matt Wells said. "He'll be the bell cow, and continues too be. I'm proud of SaRodorick. He's done a great job in the open field, makes you miss with the ball in his hands, either as a running back or as a receiver. He's done a very nice job in (pass) protection. I think he's had two solid games back to back." - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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RB SaRodorick Thompson, Texas Tech
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