Do you remember, the first of November?
Texas fans would like to forget, and though you won’t hear Mack Brown or his team talking about it, Longhorns fans would sure like to start the healing this Saturday night in Austin, when the Red Raiders come to visit. The game, originally scheduled for November, was moved up to this week when ESPN made the request to make the game its Saturday night primetime kickoff (8:00 p.m. ET, ABC).
Texas Tech blog Double T Nation offers Five Reasons Texas Tech Will Win, and Five Reasons They’ll Lose.
The Red Raiders have never defeated the Longhorns on the road since Mack Brown arrived; for the most part, trips to Austin have been associated with pain.
DE Brandon Sharpe Latest Red Raider Nixed for Saturday
Don Williams at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports:
The news on its own might not be crushing, but Sharpe makes the third Red Raider defensive end to be nixed for Saturday’s contest. This on a team that entered 2009 to replace two of the keys to last year’s victory over the Longhorns in Lubbock, defensive ends McKinner Dixon and Brandon Williams. As Double T Nation wrote Friday morning, before the news of Sharpe broke:
Read Article >Texas QB Colt McCoy Ready to Run?
But through two games this year McCoy has rushed for just 41 yards as his coaches aimed to preserve him for the challenging stretch runs in October-November. Following the offense’s rocky first half outing against Wyoming, however, Texas head coach Mack Brown sat down for a heart-to-heart with his star quarterback, telling him to let loose and have fun.
As I wrote earlier in the week: it’s time for Texas to relax and have fun with their arsenal of talent:
Read Article >Texas Looks for Revenge Against Texas Tech in Primetime
Do you remember, the first of November?
Texas fans would like to forget, and though you won’t hear Mack Brown or his team talking about it, Longhorns fans would sure like to start the healing this Saturday night in Austin, when the Red Raiders come to visit. The game, originally scheduled for November, was moved up to this week when ESPN made the request to make the game its Saturday night primetime kickoff (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN).
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