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WEEK 1 AAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Kirk Francis, RFr., QB, Tulsa,...Completed 23 of 30 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns in a 62-28 win against Northwestern State. Led all American Athletic Conference players with a 204.4 efficiency rating. - AAC Football

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QB Kirk Francis, Texas Tech
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08/31/24 - Jayden Cofield, rSo/2028, Texas Tech, 6-2, 330 (DS#21 DT) + More +

Texas Tech's Jayden Cofield sacked Abilene Christian's Maverick McIvor when the Wildcats went for a 2-point conversion in overtime, allowing the Red Raiders to escape with a 52-51 win on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Behren Morton's career-high fifth touchdown pass, a 14-yarder to Caleb Douglas, who transferred this year from Florida, and Reese Burkhardt's PAT kick following the first overtime possession gave the Red Raiders of the Big 12 a 52-45 lead over the Wildcats of the FCS United Athletic Conference.

Abilene Christian answered with Isaiah Johnson's 1-yard plunge, his third rushing touchdown of the game. The Wildcats lined up for two with an empty backfield, and McIvor - who began his college career at Texas Tech but never played a game in three years - was pressured by multiple defenders and tackled by Cofield. Morton was 30-of-42 passing for 378 yards, one short of his career best. Tahj Brooks rushed for 153 yards and one Texas Tech touchdown. McIvor completed 36 for 51 passes for a career-best 506 yards and three touchdowns. Gino Garcia kicked a 31-yard field goal putting the Red Raiders ahead 45-42 with 2:39 to play. But the Wildcats reached Texas Tech's 4 and Ritse Vaes, in his first game for Abilene Christian after spending three seasons with Midwestern State, kicked a 21-yard field goal to force overtime. - AP College Football

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DT Jayden Cofield, Texas Tech
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08/31/24 - Brendan Sorsby, rJr/2027, Texas Tech, 6-3, 235 (DS#2 QB) + More +

Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brenan Sorsby had a strong first game in the Queen City on Saturday afternoon in the Bearcats 38-20 win over Towson. Sorsby threw for 383 yards and two touchdowns while adding two scores on the ground. The Bearcats took the ball to start the game and quickly went 75 yards for the opening score. Wide receiver Aaron Turner covered 49 yards on the drive, catching a short pass and sprinting all the way down to the Towson 16-yard line. Sorsby threw two touchdowns in the first quarter for 42 and 61 yards respectively. The Bearcats had eight plays for 20-plus yards.

Playing without defensive tackle Dontay Corleone, the Bearcats struggled to stop Towson's running game. The Tigers rushed for 194 yards on 5.2 yards per carry to keep the game close throughout. Cincinnati rushed for 275 yards, including a 64-yard touchdown run by Evan Pryor. After struggling to run the ball in the first half, gaining just 67 yards on the ground, the Bearcats found bigger chunks of yards in the second half. Special teams were a problem for the Bearcats, primarily in the first half. The Bearcats muffed a punt, had a kickoff go out of bounds, and kicker Carter Brown missed a 31-yard field goal. Michael Musaari, who muffed a punt in the first half, dropped another punt midway through the fourth quarter, but fell on the ball for his own recovery. - AP College Football

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QB Brendan Sorsby, Texas Tech
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08/29/24 - Kirk Francis, rSo/2028, Texas Tech, 6-1, 200 (DS#17 QB) + More +

Kirk Francis threw for four touchdowns - all before halftime - and Tulsa beat Northwestern State 62-28 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. The feisty FCS-member Demons put a spirited fight in the first quarter when on the second play from scrimmage, Kenneth Lacy ran for a 75-yard score and a 7-0 lead. Francis threw his first score when he connected with Kamdyn Benjamin from 36 yards to tie it. A little more than two minutes later, Benjamin returned a punt 66 yards for a 14-7 Tulsa advantage.

With 1:06 left in the first, the Demons' Cam Hardy blocked a 32-yard field-goal attempt by Seth Morgan and Antonio Hall gathered the ball and returned it 74 yards to tie it at 14. Tulsa took control in the second with four touchdowns to end the Northwestern threat. Francis threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Ballard and scores of 20 and 14 yards to Connor Vaughn. The 14-yard score to Vaughn occurred with 37 seconds before halftime and put Tulsa up 41-14. Francis finished 23-of-30 passing for 299 yards. The Demons' Lacy had seven carries for 72 yards despite the 75-yard scoring run. - AP College Football

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QB Kirk Francis, Texas Tech
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12/10/23 - Tahj Brooks, rSr/2025, Texas Tech, 5-09, 214 (DS#18 RB) + More +

Texas Tech senior running back Tahj Brooks revealed Monday that he plans to use his final season of eligibility and return to play again with the Red Raiders in 2024. Brooks, a first-team AP All-Big 12 pick, is fourth nationally and second in the Big 12 with 1,443 yards rushing (120.3 yards per game). He ran for at least 100 yards in eight of the last 10 games, and in the two games he didn't had 98 and 95 yards. Brooks announced his decision to return in a social media post. He has 2,957 yards rushing and 27 touchdowns over 44 games in his career at Texas Tech, which began as a freshman during the pandemic-impacted 2020 season that didn't count against the eligibility of any players. - AP College Football

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RB Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech
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11/30/23 - Austin McNamara, rSr/2024, Texas Tech, 6-5, 204 (DS#2 P) + More +

2023 BIG 12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Austin McNamara, Texas Tech, P, Sr.,...McNamara is the first Texas Tech player to garner Special Teams Player of the Year since the award's inception in 2005. He is the first punter since 2018 to earn the honor. Furthermore, McNamara was named a first-team All-Big 12 selection as well as senior running back Tahj Brooks. McNamara's honor makes him a three-time All-Big 12 first-team selection; he is the Red Raiders' first three-time first-team All-Big 12 pick and was already just one of seven Red Raiders to own multiple first-team selections alongside Le'Raven Clark (2014-15), Michael Crabtree (2007-08), Joel Filani (2005-06), Jarrett Hicks (2004-05), Kevin Curtis (1999-2000) and Montae Reagor (1997-98). McNamara holds the eighth-best punting average in the FBS this season among players with at least 50 attempts at 46.5 yards per punt. - Texas Tech Football

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P Austin McNamara, Texas Tech
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11/30/23 - Ben Roberts, rJr/2027, Texas Tech, 6-3, 240 (DS#15 ILB) + More +

2023 BIG 12 CO-DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Ben Roberts, Texas Tech, LB,...Among FBS freshmen, Roberts' 100 tackles this season ranks second nationally behind Purdue's Dillon Thieneman's FBS-best 106 tackles...Leads Texas Tech with 100 tackles, which is 27 more than the next Red Raider...Of all Red Raider freshmen since 1980, only Donald Harris' 104 tackles during the 1987 season rank higher than Roberts' 100 in 2023. In the regular season finale, set a career-high/single-season high for tackles with 13...Amassed the team-high for tackles in six of 12 games...Recorded six games with double-digit tackles - Oregon (12), West Virginia (11), Houston (10), Kansas State (11), BYU (10) and Texas (13)...Essentially tabulated his season stats over 11 games having played just six snaps in the season-opener before being thrust into the starting lineup following Jacob Rodriguez's injury versus Wyoming. - Texas Tech Football

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ILB Ben Roberts, Texas Tech
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11/27/23 - Hunter Zambrano, rSr/2026, Texas Tech, 6-5, 310 (DS#55 OT) + More +

2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: OL Hunter Zambrano, Illinois State, Jr.,...Zambrano graded out at the team's top offensive lineman at over 90 percent. He was a key anchor of the offensive line unit that allowed the fewest sacks in the MVFC with just seven on the year, ranking the group in the top 5 nationally. - Illinois State Football

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OT Hunter Zambrano, Texas Tech
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01/23/23 - Terrell Tilmon, rSr/2026, Texas Tech, 6-5, 235 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

Former Oregon tight end/outside linebacker Terrell Tilmon is continuing his career with an upcoming Ducks opponent. Tilmon, who entered the transfer portal last month, transferred to Texas Tech and will reunite with former UO defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter. Oregon plays at Texas Tech on Sept. 9 in the first game on a home-and-home series.

Tilmon appeared in one game in 2022 after moving to offense from outside linebacker and he had five tackles as a true freshman in 2021. He has three years of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-5, 221-pound Tilmon, who is from Mansfield, Texas, was a three-star prospect ranked No. 493 overall and No. 34 among edge defenders in the 2021 recruiting class. - The Oregonian

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OLB Terrell Tilmon, Texas Tech
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01/01/23 - Austin McNamara, rSr/2024, Texas Tech, 6-5, 204 (DS#2 P) + More +

Texas Tech punter Austin McNamara, who has four of the top eight single-season punting averages in the program's history, announced Friday he plans to return for the Red Raiders in 2023. Tech has 23 seniors this year with the option of playing again in 2023 on the extra year of eligibility the NCAA offers all players whose 2020 seasons were disrupted by the Covid pandemic. McNamara is the 15th of those 23 to exercise the option to return.

McNamara is in position to end up with the school career and single-season punting average records. He's averaging 45.8 yards over his first four seasons, ahead of the pace of current record holder Austin Symmank, who averaged 43.7 yards from 2012-15. McNamara set the Tech single-season record of 48.2 yards in 2021. His average this year was a career-low 44.3 yards, still fourth best in the Big 12. - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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P Austin McNamara, Texas Tech
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12/22/22 - Rayshad Williams, rSr/2024, Texas Tech, 6-2, 209 (DS#63 CB) + More +

The following Texas Tech players who are seniors in 2022 have the option of playing another season in 2023. Here are decisions they've made in that regard, as announced by the players themselves or Texas Tech athletics personnel. Staying (12): WR Xavier White, C Dennis Wilburn, C Cade Briggs, DE-DT Myles Cole, DT Tony Bradford, DT Jaylon Hutchings, LB Tyrique Matthews, CB Malik Dunlap, CB Rayshad Williams, CB Cameron Watts, S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, S Tyler Owens...Leaving (7): RB SaRodorick Thompson (training for NFL), OG Weston Wright (training for NFL), OT Ethan Carde (transfer portal), DE Tyree Wilson (training for NFL), LB Patrick Curley (non-football job opportunity), S Reggie Pearson (transfer portal), PK Trey Wolff (training for NFL)...Pending (4): QB Tyler Shough, TE Henry Teeter, S Cam White, P Austin McNamara. - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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CB Rayshad Williams, Texas Tech
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12/22/22 - Tyrique Matthews, rSr/2024, Texas Tech, 5-11, 232 (DS#97 ILB) + More +

The Texas Tech football team's two-deep at the start of the 2023 season figures to bear more than a passing resemblance to the one at the end of the 2022 season. The number of this year's Tech seniors planning to return next season on the Covid-bonus year is now up to 12. Late Tuesday, a Tech athletics spokesman said six more previously unannounced players have told the coaching staff they're coming back, starting center Dennis Wilburn chief among them. Wilburn, who came to Tech as a walk-on, seized the center job in spring practice and has started every game this season.

Also planning to return in 2023 are center Cade Briggs, defensive lineman Myles Cole, linebacker Tyrique Matthews, cornerback Cameron Watts and safety Tyler Owens. Matthews and Owens could contend for starting jobs next season. Defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter showed a lot of confidence in Matthews this season, using him regardless of the game situation in a regular rotation with leading tackler Krishon Merriweather at field-side linebacker. Matthews has 16 tackles and 3 1/2 tackles for loss. Owens is the top backup at boundary safety, a regular on special teams and started Tech's game at Oklahoma State. He has 13 tackles and two pass breakups. - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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ILB Tyrique Matthews, Texas Tech
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12/20/22 - Rusty Staats, rSr/2024, Texas Tech, 6-4, 330 (DS#42 C) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION: OL: Rusty Staats, WKU,...The Hilltoppers also saw 13 players receive honorable mention recognition, including running back Kye Robichaux, wide receiver Daewood Davis, offensive lineman Rusty Staats, offensive lineman Quantavious Leslie, offensive lineman Vincent Murphy, defensive end Juwuan Jones, defensive tackle Brodric Martin, linebacker Derrick Smith, defensive back Kaleb Oliver, defensive back Upton Stout, kicker Brayden Narveson, long snapper Jake Bowman, and Ellard. - Western Kentucky Football

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C Rusty Staats, Texas Tech
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12/16/22 - Tyree Wilson, rSr/2023, Texas Tech, 6-6, 271 (DS#2 DE) + More +

2022 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech, Sr.,...Despite missing two and a half games, Wilson finished the regular season leading the Big 12 in tackles for loss (14.0). That mark tied for the 21st-most tackles for loss in the FBS. Wilson owned the 12th-best TFL per game rate in the FBS at 1.40, which was tops in the Big 12. Wilson tied for second in the Big 12 for the most sacks (7.0). His 0.70 sacks per game rate led the Big 12 and ranked tied for 29th nationally. - Texas Tech Football

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DE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech
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12/16/22 - Henry Teeter, rSr/2024, Texas Tech, 6-3, 250 (DS#999 FB) + More +

2022 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: Henry Teeter (FB),...For their respective position, Jerand Bradley (WR), Tony Bradford Jr. (DL), Jaylon Hutchings (DL), Austin McNamara (P), Krishon Merriweather (LB), Landon Peterson (OL), Myles Price (WR), SaRodorick Thompson Jr. (RB), Henry Teeter (FB), Marquis Waters (DB), Dennis Wilburn (OL), Rayshad Williams (DB) and Wolff (K) were each named All-Big 12 honorable mention. - Texas Tech Football

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FB Henry Teeter, Texas Tech
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