Tramain Swindall, No. 11; Jamar Wall, No. 3; Taylor Potts, No. 15
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While the rest of the Big 12 struggled, the Baylor Bears took a break to bask in the glory of their season-opening 24-21 victory over Wake Forest and prepare for their home opener Saturday against Connecticut.
Safeties Blake Gideon and Earl Thomas are now battle-tested due to setback against Texas Tech
For the following day, Blake Gideon beat himself up. He replayed the play in his mind over and over again, which only led to frustration.
It was a rather mild, fall evening in the middle of Lubbock. Texas Tech students had been lining up all week outside Jones AT&T Stadium in what was designated “Raiderville” to make sure they secured a seat for the biggest game in Red Raider history.
1. Tim Tebow, Florida Florida quarterback Tim Tebow continues his attempt to become just the second two-time Heisman recipient and make his mark among the greatest college quarterbacks of all time. Already with two national championships and a Heisman trophy under his belt, the 6-foot-3-inch, 245-pound senior from Jacksonville, Fla.
Dan Buckner no longer spends much time looking at the words etched on his left forearm.
For the first time in four years, the starting quarterback at Texas Tech was not Graham Harrell, the North Texas native who set school, conference and national records in his tenure with the Red Raiders and led them to their highest national ranking ever last season.
Longhorn fans have a bitter taste in their mouth after last season’s loss to Texas Tech. The Red Raiders will stroll into Austin this weekend with their famous Air Raid offense, which has been nearly impossible for opposing defenses to stop.
Will the real Sergio Kindle please stand up? The one who had so much hype coming into the season. The one who recorded 10 sacks last season. The one who was a five-star recruit coming into Texas.
The keys to Saturday’s matchup against Texas Tech are no different than the keys to every game with the Red Raiders.
After an opening night loss to Alabama, Virginia Tech will be in the spotlight again on Saturday as Nebraska comes marching in to try to remain undefeated.
By all logic, Matt Williams should have been in the stands at Jones AT&T Stadium on Nov. 1, 2008. He should have been in the stands waiting for the final second to tick so he could join the mob of students rushing on to the field. Instead, he clung to the Tech sideline with Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree.
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