The Mountaineers are going in the wrong direction at the start of Big 12 play.

The Red Raiders are getting into a groove of rushing the passer through three weeks.

With a unit finally healthy, the head coach believes the Red Raiders can return to being one of the best defenses not just in the conference, but in the country.

Texas Tech could get Trey White and Terrance Carter Jr. back for Friday’s Big 12 opener against Houston, while Brenden Jordan is set to return.

Texas Tech is set to open conference play on Friday night as they host Houston. Three key players for Texas Tech were listed on the initial availability report, including linebacker Trey White and tight end Terrance Carter Jr. Now, an update on Carter and White has been given, per Pete Thamel of ESPN. “There’s increasing optimism at Texas Tech for […] The post Texas Tech news: 2 injured stars in line to play in ranked showdown vs. Houston appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Friday night under the lights in Lubbock carries extra weight as the No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raiders open Big 12 play against the No. 22 Houston Cougars. Coming off a hard-fought 35-24 victory over the Oregon State Beavers to improve to 2-0, head coach Joey McGuire and his team face a critical top-25 matchup at Galaxy Stadium. However, Texas Tech […] The post Texas Tech news: Red Raiders announce 3 key players on injury report vs. Houston appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Texas Tech football faced a serious scare in last Saturday night’s 35-24 road win over Oregon State , but perhaps the team would have looked sharper if it was not missing important players on both sides of the ball. Red Raiders tight end Terrance Carter and edge rusher Trey White were both out of action against the Beavers, leaving fans to wonder […] The post Texas Tech football news: 2 huge injury updates for Houston showdown appeared first on ClutchPoints.

San Diego State transfer Trey White may not be in pads when the Red Raiders hit the field this Saturday to face Abilene Christian.

Texas Tech just turned a Stanford transfer into a first-team All-American pass rusher and a first-round pick. Now the Red Raiders have handed David Bailey’s old job to San Diego State’s Trey White, and one PFSN analyst thinks that makes him the best Group of Five to Power Four transfer in the country.