Jamar Wall News

By DWAIN PRICE At a football camp in Lubbock a few years ago, Jamar Wall put on such an impressive performance that Texas Tech offered him a scholarship.Right there on the spot.Wall went into the camp as a hot-shot running back, but the Red Raiders were impressed by what he did as a cornerback.'He was a big-time running back coming out of high ...

When Mike Leach last brought his Texas Tech team to Oklahoma State, he concluded the trip with a scathing assessment of his players as "soft" and lacking the toughness needed to win.

The depth chart that Texas Tech released Thursday for this week's game at No. 17 Oklahoma State listed Taylor Potts and Steven Sheffield as co-No. 1 at quarterback.

Originally published November 11, 2009 at 3:16 p.m., updated November 11, 2009 at 4:07 p.m. LUBBOCK, Texas a ' Texas Tech coach Mike Leach believes worthy pirates go into battle with swords held high.

By DWAIN PRICE As is his custom, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach remained coy Monday about whether Taylor Potts or Steven Sheffield will start the remaining three games at quarterback for the Red Raiders.Sheffield, who had surgery on Oct.

Radio: 1:30 p.m. on 950 AM, 93.7 FM and 104.3 FM TV: 2:30 p.m., ABC RECORDS Kansas 5-2, 1-2 in the Big 12; Texas Tech 5-3, 2-2 TICKETS About 11,500 remain.

The second half of October has been none too kind to Kansas and Texas Tech. The Jayhawks have gone from a 5-0 start to a two-game losing streak.

Nebraska leads off the second half with 7 minute drive for a field goal, and Tech responds with a touchdown in 2 minutes.

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.

By DWAIN PRICE In the wake of some rather scathing comments by two of his players, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach has banned his players from having a Twitter account.The ban stemmed from comments Tech guard Brandon Carter and linebacker Marlon Williams posted Sunday on their Twitter pages.

Weekly Mike Leach Media Teleconference Gold: Each Monday the Big 12 has a teleconference and each week there's some real Mike Leach gold that needs mining.

Defensively speaking, Ruffin McNeill liked what he saw last week in Texas Tech's 38-13 victory over North Dakota.

This weekly feature considers five reasons why Texas Tech will win and five reasons Texas Tech will lose to each opponent.

DWAIN PRICE Everyone anxiously wanted to see how Taylor Potts would perform in his first game as Texas Tech's starting quarterback.

It's Almost Here: That's right, we're down to game-week, which means that those of you who have been around for a while will know to expect from me, but for those of you who don't, then here's a brief rundown: Monday: -- Tuesday: A statistical comparison of Texas Tech and their oppponent.

Even before he made the preseason Biletnikoff Award watch list - an honor that goes to the nation's top wide receivers - Texas Tech junior Detron Lewis was already preparing for a banner season.

Senior Brent Nickerson, a starter a year ago, will begin the season as Texas Tech's No.

When Texas Techa s defensive staff decided last week to put LaRon Moore with Jamar Wall as the teama s starting cornerbacks, it was hardly the first time for them to be paired up.

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux come to Lubbock for their very first game as a Football Championship Series football team.

New Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts joined three seniors in being selected as team captains Sunday.