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Three-Point Stance: More myths, underappreciated players, top coaches

Three-Point Stance: More myths, underappreciated players, top coaches

Mike Farrell thinks that Texas A&M will win a national championship under Jimbo Fisher.

 • Mike Farrell
Rewind: Texas Tech's 2006 class

Rewind: Texas Tech's 2006 class

Michael Crabtree headlined Texas Tech's star-studded 2006 recruiting class.

 • Aaron Dickens
The Juice: Scattershooting the Red Raiders after their win over UH

The Juice: Scattershooting the Red Raiders after their win over UH

Notes and stats about Texas Tech's win over Houston.

 • Aaron Dickens
Big 12 spotlight: Schools with most active NFL players

Big 12 spotlight: Schools with most active NFL players

A pair of Big 12 powers leads the conference in producing NFL players; there's a surprise of sorts in the third spot.

 • Mike Farrell
Countdown to Kickoff: 28 Days

Countdown to Kickoff: 28 Days

Today, we continue our Countdown to Kickoff series with a look at how the number 28 relates to Texas Tech football.

 • Aaron Dickens
Countdown to Kickoff: 34 Days

Countdown to Kickoff: 34 Days

Today, we continue our Countdown to Kickoff series with a look at how the number 34 relates to Texas Tech football.

 • Aaron Dickens
Throwback Thursday: Tech scrapes by Nebraska in OT thriller

Throwback Thursday: Tech scrapes by Nebraska in OT thriller

We turn back the clock to mid-October in 2008 when Tech scraped by Nebraska in OT for this week's Throwback Thursday.

 • Will McKay
Countdown to Kickoff: 41 Days

Countdown to Kickoff: 41 Days

Today, we continue our Countdown to Kickoff series with a look at how the number 41 relates to Texas Tech football.

 • Aaron Dickens
Countdown to Kickoff: 47 Days

Countdown to Kickoff: 47 Days

Today, we continue our Countdown to Kickoff series with a look at how the number 47 relates to Texas Tech football.

 • Aaron Dickens
Three-point stance: Tenpenny, Heisman Trophy, predictions

Three-point stance: Tenpenny, Heisman Trophy, predictions

Baylor's Corey Coleman should be the Heisman front-runner, at least according to Mike Farrell. Also, predictions and more.

 • Mike Farrell
Rankings of Yore: Scott finishes in fine fashion

Rankings of Yore: Scott finishes in fine fashion

Matt Scott had a memorable end to his college career. But where did he rank entering college? Find out in Rankings of Yore.

 • Mike Farrell
Roundtable: Wheel of coaches

Roundtable: Wheel of coaches

The coaching carousel, including the future of Charlie Strong, is the subject of our latest roundtable.

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Video: Michael Crabtree hoops it up

Video: Michael Crabtree hoops it up

Video: Michael Crabtree hoops it up

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Is there enough Crabtree to go around

Is there enough Crabtree to go around

Immediately after learning of the commitment of Dallas, Texas standout Michael Crabtree to Texas Tech in mid-January, many Red Raider fans raised a qu

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 • Aaron Dickens
Crabtree plans on being a difference maker

Crabtree plans on being a difference maker

It's been more than three months since Texas Tech signed the most talented and deepest recruiting class of the Mike Leach-era. In all, 34 athletes fax

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 • Aaron Dickens
Catching up with Techs two-sport commit

Catching up with Techs two-sport commit

Dallas (TX) Carter's Michael Crabtree saw his stock rise more than nearly everyone in Texas during the course of the season. With offers coming in fr

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 • Landon Wright
Border wars: Who won the state battles

Border wars: Who won the state battles

While more and more teams are recruiting nationally, keeping the best talent at home is still everyone's goal. And in many states, that means fierce b

 • Rivals.com Recruiting Staff
Big movers highlight Texas

Big movers highlight Texas

Late season surprises always happen in recruiting and this year was full of those in the state of Texas. Several rising players highlighted the Rivals

 • John Talman
Texas Tech lands four-star receiver

Texas Tech lands four-star receiver

The Texas Tech Red Raiders continued to build on what is arguably their best recruiting class in recent memory on Wednesday as they added the verbal c

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 • Aaron Dickens & Chris Level
Big 12 Blitz: The quarterback switch

Big 12 Blitz: The quarterback switch

The rumors had been flying for months that Texas Tech's two quarterback commits were looking elsewhere. Finally on Tuesday, Greg McElroy decided that

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 • John Talman
Crabtree plans two more

Crabtree plans two more

On the football field and on the basketball court Dallas Carter's Michael Crabtree has always been hard to get a handle on. It has been much the same

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 • Jason Howell
Big 10 Blitz: Wells the nations best

Big 10 Blitz: Wells the nations best

He called it his Super Bowl and he definitely played like he is ready for the big-time atmosphere. There were plenty of kids who played well at the U.

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 • Jeremy Crabtree
Red Raiders rising

Red Raiders rising

Ever since Mike Leach took over the Texas Tech program in 2000, there has been a change going on in Lubbock, and it started with the lifeblood of any

 • John Talman
Crabtree narrows the list

Crabtree narrows the list

Many recruits commit after they've gotten a few offers in the spring, some commit once they get what may be their only offer, and the remaining ones p

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 • Landon Wright
Big 12 Blitz: Texas recruits impress

Big 12 Blitz: Texas recruits impress

The recently completed U.S. Army All-America Bowl attracted many of the top prospects from all over the nation, but the game and week of practices def

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 • Jeremy Crabtree & John Talman
Is Four-Star Crabtree done taking visits

Is Four-Star Crabtree done taking visits

After taking an official visit to the University of Kansas this past weekend, Michael Crabtree, the four-star prospect, might be ready to make a decis

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 • Shay Wildeboor
Crabtree returns from KU

Crabtree returns from KU

The race keeps getting tighter for Dallas (Texas) Carter Rivals250 athlete Michael Crabtree as his stock rises and the offers keep coming in. This pas

 • John Talman
Big 12 Blitz: Win could be huge for UT

Big 12 Blitz: Win could be huge for UT

The eyes of the college football world are on Pasadena, Calif., for the Rose Bowl and the national championship game between Texas and Southern Cal. W

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 • Jeremy Crabtree
Four star talks Tech

Four star talks Tech

There are very few prospects, if any, in the country who are as hot as Michael Crabtree right now. The dual-threat quarterback led the Dallas Carter C

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 • Landon Wright
Crabtree keeping his options open

Crabtree keeping his options open

Before Bill Snyder retired Kansas State was heavily recruiting Dallas Carter athlete Michael Crabtree, rated by <i>Rivals.com</i> as a four-star prosp

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 • Matt Hall
Three-star athlete looking forward to KU visit

Three-star athlete looking forward to KU visit

Mark Mangino and his staff have always had a great deal of success recruiting in the state of Texas, and this year is no different. Six of the 12 play

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 • Shay Wildeboor
Crabtree looks at final three spots

Crabtree looks at final three spots

With two official visits set for 6-foot-1, 190-pound Dallas (Texas) Carter athlete Michael Crabtree, the three-star rising prospect is still looking a

 • John Talman
Illinois still looking at Crabtree

Illinois still looking at Crabtree

With verbal commitments from QB's Isiah Williams and Eddie McGee, are the Illini still interested in Dallas Carter quarterback <strong>Michael Crabtre

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 • Ryan Snyder
Video: Crabtree zigs and zags

Video: Crabtree zigs and zags

Video: Crabtree zigs and zags

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Crabtree doesnt make first visit

Crabtree doesnt make first visit

Dallas (Texas) Carter athlete Michael Crabtree was supposed to be making his first official visit this past weekend, but the 6-foot-1, 190-pound highl

 • John Talman
Big 12 Blitz: Crow follows his dream

Big 12 Blitz: Crow follows his dream

You can never blame a kid for following his heart to his dream school, and that's exactly what Comanche, Okla., two-star linebacker Brandon Crow did T

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 • Jeremy Crabtree
Crabtree takes a trip

Crabtree takes a trip

Dallas (Texas) Carter athlete Michael Crabtree has been projected at a number of positions on the football field, not to mention that he is also attra

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 • Jason Howell
Texas athlete draws Iowa interest

Texas athlete draws Iowa interest

In the Class of 2002, the Iowa Hawkeyes found a dual-threat quarterback named Clinton Solomon in Ft. Worth, TX and turned him into a standout college

 • Blair Sanderson
Crabtree to visit Tech

Crabtree to visit Tech

Like many schools across the state, Dallas Carter is anticipating the playoffs. One man who couldn't be more excited is Michael Crabtree. The 6-foot-

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 • Landon Wright
Crabtree shaking things up

Crabtree shaking things up

Michael Crabtree is one of those do-it-all players that plays one position in high school but could easily project at a number of spots on the next le

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Dallas QB ripping through defenses

Dallas QB ripping through defenses

Much of the undefeated start to Dallas (Texas) Carter's season should be credited to the play of quarterback Michael Crabtree who is being looked at a

 • John Talman
Crabtree putting Tech in top five

Crabtree putting Tech in top five

It's no secret that the quarterback almost always the leader of his team. In every situation, he needs to ready to support his team and point them in

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 • Armen Williams
Pre-Season Top Seniors 21 thru 50

Pre-Season Top Seniors 21 thru 50

TexasHoops.com has released its pre-season rankings of the top seniors in the state. We will be revealing the entire list from bottom to top, culmina

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 • TexasHoops.com Staff
Video: Michael Crabtree sneek peek

Video: Michael Crabtree sneek peek

Video: Michael Crabtree sneek peek

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Crabtree keeps Carter moving

Crabtree keeps Carter moving

This fall Michael Crabtree has helped guide the Dallas Carter Cowboys to a 3-0 start at quarterback. This week Carter takes on the Garland Owls as the

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 • Jason Howell
Changes for Crabtree

Changes for Crabtree

Dallas Carter quarterback Michael Crabtree is an athlete that Division I programs covet. Although some are recruiting him as a quarterback, and others

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 • Jeff Tarpley
Athletes can do it all

Athletes can do it all

Rivals.com defines the players ranked at the athlete position as prospects that could project at a number of different positions on either side of the

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Texas athlete favors two schools

Texas athlete favors two schools

The 2004-2005 Illini men's basketball team is more than likely a big reason why 6-foot-1, 200-pound Texas athlete <strong>Michael Crabtree</strong> ha

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 • Ryan Snyder
Two-sport star thinking both ways

Two-sport star thinking both ways

Which sport will it be for Dallas (Texas) Carter athlete Michael Crabtree with basketball and football being two huge parts of his everyday life.

 • John Talman
Mr. Versatility

Mr. Versatility

The recruiting process is a bit more complicated for Michael Crabtree. Nearly every coach he has been in contact with wants to know which sport he wi

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 • Adam Munsterteiger
Pre-Summer Top Seniors 21 thru 50

Pre-Summer Top Seniors 21 thru 50

TexasHoops.com has released its pre-summer rankings of the top rising seniors in the state. We will be revealing the entire list from bottom to top,

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 • TexasHoops.com Staff
Dallas QB considering Badgers

Dallas QB considering Badgers

Dallas (Texas) Carter quarterback Michael Crabtree alredy has "about 11" scholarship offers on the table and the list keeps growing. Of the schools

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 • Paul Day
Texas QB a two-sport star

Texas QB a two-sport star

Dual-threat quarterback Michael Crabtree Dallas (Texas) Carter has plenty of options, but not necessarily all in one sport.

 • John Talman
Crabtree, a man of many skills

Crabtree, a man of many skills

This fall and spring the word has been circulating on a dual-sport star coming out of the metroplex. Much like Dallas (TX) Lincoln's Byron Eaton, Dall

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 • Jason Howell