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Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach has lost his job and his reputation because he didn't treat the subject of concussions with the appropriate cringing political correctness, or the son of an influential TV star with enough soft deference. You can hear the sound of a railroading in Lubbock, and it's not coming from the train station. At first it was easy to view Leach as just another backward brute of a football coach, based on the superficial news reports. Wide receiver Adam James, son of ESPN analyst Craig James, accused Leach of mistreating him after he suffered a mild concussion...

As faithful Longhorn fans go, my friends are right up there. They may prefer to remember the Longhorn wins but they will reluctantly recall the losses. Like the loss to Texas Tech last season. But that’s old news, as you know it’s always the next game that counts. As for this game, the story goes… The first quarter started with a flag against Tech. But Tech’s QB, Taylor Potts got his team moving quickly with the Horns’ defense seemingly dragging their feet. It almost looked like the Horns’ defense was playing scared. However, as soon as Longhorn fans start to...

As Michael Crabtree inbounded the ball during an A.A.U. basketball game in north Texas three summers ago, Texas Tech Coach Bob Knight whispered to him the question that every coach wanted answered: “Football or basketball?” Back then, the question was not as easy to answer as it is today. Crabtree starred in both sports at David W. Carter High School in Dallas. He was a two-year starter at quarterback and the most valuable player of a state all-star basketball game in 2006. Colleges did not care which sport he played as long as he was on their campus. But as...

Also, packages may be returned for full refund Checking the batches of corn tortillas at the local H-E-B manufacturing plant Thursday, quality assurance workers noticed chunks of metal showing up in the popular foodstuff, and immediately issued a precautionary recall, H-E-B spokeswoman Shelley Parks said. "We don't know how many are affected," Parks said. "But to be on the safe side we issued the recall." The tortillas in question are H-E-B and Mi Tradicion brands white and yellow corn tortillas, in all quantity packages, according to a statement from H-E-B. The exact items are: H-E-B brand yellow corn tortillas, 10,...

When: Saturday, Oct. 22 -- 2:30 p.m. Central Time Where: Austin, Texas (Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium) Series: Texas leads 40-14-0 Last Meeting: Texas 51, Texas Tech 21 (10/13/04 - Lubbock, TX)

News of possible Tech-A&M move draws mixed reactions BY GEORGE WATSON AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Like many fans on the South Plains, Texas Tech football games are a family affair for the Garzas As the popularity of Red Raider football under head coach Mike Leach has grown, David Garza's investment has as well. He's purchased five sets of season tickets each of the past three seasons and bumped that total up by two for the 2005 campaign. And like many, he even arranges his weekend work schedule to attend games with his family. A Lubbock resident since 1973 and at one time a...

Tech reclaims identity with renamed student newspaper, 'Daily Toreador' BY ELLIOTT BLACKBURN AVALANCHE-JOURNAL They realized it last fall during the tense announcement of a prestigious journalism award, editor Joey Brink said. "They started out, 'University Daily'," Brink said. "And then they said, 'Kansas'." Texas Tech University's student newspaper returned to its roots Wednesday, officially changing its masthead to The Daily Toreador on its first summer issue. A group of students and faculty members began pushing for the change last fall, hoping to find a name that could be immediately identified with Texas Tech, Brink said. "The name the University Daily...

79R16773 KO-D By: Isett H.C.R. No. 192 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Founded in 1923, Texas Tech University has a rich heritage, and among its most cherished traditions are the Texas Tech Seal and the Double T symbol; and WHEREAS, Designed by the campus master planner, William Ward Watkin, in 1924, the Texas Tech Seal depicts a lamp, which represents school, a key for home, a book for church, and a star for the state; cotton bolls denote that industry's importance to the region, and the eagle represents this nation; and WHEREAS, The emblem first appeared on Tech diplomas in 1948,...

Knight's outburst draws reprimand Raider fans throw support behind coach BY PATRICK GONZALES A-J SPORTS EDITOR Texas Tech head basketball coach Bob Knight was on the sidelines Tuesday night — a day after a highly publicized verbal spat with the university's chancellor threatened to put another dent in his coaching career. After a day of deliberation among school officials, Tech athletic director Gerald Myers said in a press release distributed Tuesday afternoon that appropriate personnel action had been taken in regard to Knight. No suspension was involved, Myers said, but the action did include a reprimand. Knight was greeted with...