Taylor Potts News

As the regular season ends and we look at next year, one question seems to be burning in every Red Raider fan's mind: Who will lead this offense on the field next season? We have more options than in recent years, and I think it's worth taking a look at each one.

Baylor senior linebacker Joe Pawelek will complete his illustrious career today.

Beginning the week before Thanksgiving and continuing through the end of the season, a lot went wrong for Texas Tech in an otherwise glorious year in 2008.

The Texas swagger has been staggered - at least on defense. For 11 games, the Texas defense played like a dominant unit, and ranked among the best in the country.

Baylor and Texas Tech have both faced quite a bit of adversity this season. Unfortunately for Baylor, losing star QB Robert Griffin III proved to be much more damaging than the injuries to Taylor Potts and Steven Sheffield have for Texas Tech.

Mike Leach's stream-of-consciousness news conference Saturday included a reference to a vault of secrets at Texas Tech, with mentions of the Lord of the Rings, elves, dwarves and even Harry Potter.

Baylor coach Art Briles made a surprising decision to start senior quarterback Blake Szymanski for the Bears' final game against Texas Tech.

In what seems like ancient history now, Baylor's season changed dramatically when quarterback Robert Griffin was lost with an early knee injury.

The Red Raiders' defense never gets much credit, but it's been solid for several years.

Texas Tech offensive guard Brandon Carter has accepted an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game.

The hefty guy who's been jumping around all season stood with his sneakers nailed to the turf.

Texas Tech came up with one of its most impressive wins in school history on Saturday.

View full size photo>> The Result :: So Sweet: I had not even considered a blowout on the Texas Tech side of the ledger.

Taylor Potts threw for 388 yards and two touchdowns as Texas Tech beat Oklahoma 41-13 on Saturday for its most lopsided win ever over the Sooners.

The 65-21 rout last November ended Tech' unbeaten season and eliminated their chance of playing for the national title.

Leach did it by promoting Ruffin McNeill to Tech's defensive coordinator position.

Oklahoma State appeared poised defeat Texas Tech as they were driving inside the Texas Tech 20 with less than 2 minutes left.

Freshman quarterback Taylor Potts may get the start, but Doege is listed No. 1 on the Red Raider depth chart.

When Texas Tech got the football back here Saturday night needing to go 88 yards in 98 seconds to force overtime, quite naturally Detron Lewis thought back on better days.

Patrick Lavine's 21-yard interception return for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference, as the 17th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys edged the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 24-17, in a hard-fought Big 12 battle at Boone Pickens Stadium.