Red Raider Recap

News & Notes from the first week of September:

The Big XII set a roster requirement for football games of a minimum of 53 players, with additional positional requirements:

https://big12sports.com/news/2020/9/4/big-12-football-game-cancellation-thresholds-established.aspx

Texas Tech Athletics is already feeling the financial strain of COVID, as 40 positions within the athletic department have been eliminated due to budget constraints:

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/29782896/texas-tech-cutting-jobs-pay-amid-coronavirus-pandemic

As of September 4th, Texas Tech has 490 total active cases of COVID-19, 463 of which are students and 27 of which are faculty:

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/communications/emergency/coronavirus/

T-shirts commemorating the life and legacy of Texas Tech legend Tommy McVay are now being offered for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the endowed scholarship that has been set up in his name:

https://texastech.com/news/2020/9/3/football-t-shirts-to-honor-late-tommy-mcvay-on-sale-now.aspx

The shirt can be purchased here using the Collection Code “TMAC”.

Former Texas Tech women’s soccer star Alli Murphy joined Ireland’s Women’s National Team and will proudly carry on her Irish heritage:

https://www.the42.ie/alli-murphy-republic-of-ireland-womens-team-5189822-Aug2020/

Brice Paterik of the Dallas Morning News makes a fairly optimistic prediction for Tech’s 2020 football season record:

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-tech-red-raiders/2020/09/02/game-by-game-predictions-for-texas-tech-will-the-red-raiders-improve-in-matt-wells-second-season/

Texas Tech Basketball’s 2020 roster was announced this week, with the most notable news being that Esahia Nyiwe was not on it:

https://texastech.com/news/2020/9/1/mens-basketball-red-raider-basketball-announces-2020-21-roster.aspx

Former Texas Tech baseball star Gabe Holt makes the Milwaukee Brewers roster and joins their 60-man player pool:

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/brewers-gabe-holt-gets-spot-in-roster-pool/

Texas Tech Football’s annual kickoff event from the Red Raider Club has gone virtual this year, featuring musical guests Cory Morrow and Pat Green:

https://texastech.com/news/2020/9/3/football-red-raider-club-virtual-kickoff-event-set-for-sept-10.aspx