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Former Texas Tech wide receiver has committed to Texas A&M

Former Texas Tech WR Micah Hudson is headed to College Station

Boom! Texas A&M has secured its fourth commitment from the transfer portal, as former five-star prospect and Texas Tech wide receiver Micah Hudson is set to join Aggieland for his sophomore season, adding crucial playmaking ability to A&M’s wide receiver corps.

After visiting Texas A&M last week, Hudson was predicted to land with the Aggies from the outset. He almost committed to the program out of high school before sticking with his original Texas Tech pledge.

During his one and only season in Lubbock (TX), Hudson recorded just eight receptions and 123 yards through the air but showed off his elite ball skills on several occasions. However, his fit in the Texas Tech offense didn’t come to fruition, and a change of scenery while Texas looked like the goal.

Hudson originally planned to announce his commitment in under two weeks, including a potential LSU visit. Still, after the Tigers landed former Kentucky wideout Barion Brown, Hudson likely saw the Aggies as the best choice to make an impact right out of the gate in 2025.

Hudson joins 2025 five-star wide receiver Jerome Myles, incoming senior WR Noah Thomas, and sophomore Terry Bussey in what looks like a vastly improved WR room next season.

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Two Michigan State football portal targets choose Texas Tech

Texas Tech gained two commitments last night, both prospects on MSU’s big board

Michigan State football has been all over the transfer portal market, getting themselves into some high level portal recruitments. Two of those recruitments included Miami (OH) WR Reggie Virgil and Mississippi State CB Brice Pollack.

Unfortunately, after hosting both on visits, Virgil and Pollack have decided to make their commitments to Texas Tech.

The Red Raiders, winners of a couple of massive recruitments, are known to be a power player in the NIL sphere and overspending on assumed values for positions and prospects.

Michigan State will now move on to the next portion of their board.

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Texas A&M will host Texas Tech transfer wide receiver this week

Texas A&M is set to host former Texas Tech wide receiver Micah Hudson this week

Texas A&M’s 2024 season will end after the Aggie’s Las Vegas Bowl matchup vs USC on Friday, Dec. 27. Still, until then, head coach Mike Elko and his staff are entirely focused on gaining talent through the transfer portal amid the Aggies now 17 departures.

This week, Aggie fans are split on whether the recent portal departures, including offensive linemen Kam Dewberry and TJ Shanahan, will impact the team in 2025. Texas A&M can afford nearly every departure on paper, but Elko needs to add depth pieces as soon as this week.

However, the good news is potentially on the horizon, as multiple sources, including TexAgs’ Ryan Brauninger, have confirmed that former Texas Tech wide receiver Micah Hudson will visit Texas A&M over the next two days as the once heralded five-star recruit was nearly an Aggie commit before choosing the Red Raiders.

Texas A&M desperately needs wide receivers, specifically receivers who can separate and run crisp routes while displaying the high-end athleticism to pick up significant gains through the air.

During his only season with the Red Raiders, Hudson recorded just eight receptions and 123 yards.

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Texas A&M is reportedly a contender to land former 5-star wide receiver

Former Texas Tech wide receiver Micah Hudson has entered the transfer portal, and the Aggies are in the mix

When wide receiver Micah Hudson committed to Texas Tech over Texas A&M this time last year, many predicted that his time in Lubbock would depend on his first-year production, which came to 8 receptions and 123 yards through the air.

Unsurprisingly, Hudson has entered the transfer portal and will be one of the more coveted players by nearly every wide receiver-needy program, including Texas A&M.

Rated as a top-30 ranked prospect in the 2024 recruiting class, the Aggies came very close during Jimbo Fisher’s final season in landing Hudson, but A&M’s in-season failures likely resulted in the Temple, Texas native staying the course and signing with the Red Raiders.

Underutilized in Texas Tech’s offense, Hudson is too talented to sit and wait on any roster. Given the Aggies’ 2024 issues in the passing game due to a lack of playmaking talent in the wide receiver corps, Hudson’s speed, versatility, and route running skillset would be a no-brainer addition.

According to Rivals’ Adam Friedman, Micah Hudson’s top contenders include Texas, LSU, Tennessee, Colorado, and Texas A&M. I expect the Aggie coaching staff to be very active with Hudson over the next month.

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Texas Tech football called out the College GameDay crew for unanimously picking Iowa State

Texas Tech pulled off the upset and handed Iowa State its first loss of the season.

Unranked Texas Tech pulled off a stunning 23-22 upset on the road against No. 11 Iowa State on Saturday during Week 10 of the college football season, handing the previously undefeated Cyclones their first loss of the season.

Iowa State entered this game with a top-20 defense and was a 13.5-point favorite over the Red Raiders. Combine those factors with the Cyclones’ home-field advantage and Texas Tech riding a two-game losing streak — including a double-digit loss to a not good Baylor team — and it makes sense why many people figured Iowa State would win and stay undefeated.

That’s the direction ESPN’s College GameDay crew took when making picks for Iowa State-Texas Tech. Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and guest picker (and professional James Franklin impersonator) Keegan-Michael Key unanimously picked the Cyclones to win.

Well, the social media folks behind Texas Tech football’s Twitter account took note, and after a late touchdown gave the Red Raiders the lead and eventually the upset win, they perfectly trolled the GameDay crew’s incorrect picks.

For what it’s worth, the majority of For The Win’s picks against the spread this week went with Texas Tech at least covering, if not winning outright.

Trailing 22-17 with 20 seconds left on the fourth-quarter clock, Texas Tech running back Tahj Brooks ran for a five-yard touchdown to give his team a one-point lead after a failed two-point conversion, and the Red Raiders held on for the victory.

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Choose your Big 12 fake field goal: BYU’s double snap or Texas Tech’s shoulder flip

Big 12 fake field goals!

The Big 12 went wild with the field goal fakes on Saturday.

During Brigham Young University’s road game against UCF, the team pulled off a very rare double snap on a field goal attempt that sent kicker Will Ferrin running for a successful first down.

You don’t often see two snaps on the same play, but BYU somehow pulled it off to maximum effect to keep the drive alive.

The other saw Texas Tech placekicker Reese Burkhardt snag a flip over the holder’s shoulder after the long snap and run it in for a touchdown against hosting TCU.

Both of these very savvy fake field goals helped out the teams bold enough to run them. After all, fortune favors those who don’t kick.

UPDATE: We have ANOTHER Big 12 fake field goal, this time from West Virginia.

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Danny Amendola paid tribute to Mike Leach with a touching routine on Dancing with the Stars

This is such a cool gesture from Danny Amendola to his late college coach.

Paying homage to his late college coach, former NFL wide receiver Danny Amendola was a big winner on Tuesday night’s latest Dancing with the Stars.

Amendola and his dance partner, Witney Carson, performed a routine in honor of former college football coach Mike Leach.

Amendola played for Leach at Texas Tech, and it’s evident he wanted to make his former coach proud with this well-received dance routine.

“He told us to dream, that we could pay through hard work and dedication,” Amendola said on the broadcast about Leach. “Being a coach is a very selfless job, and I miss him dearly… This one’s for him.”

To make it even cooler, Amendola stayed in the competition for another week with this touching tribute.

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‘Best convention in the country,’ Aggies coach Mike Elko speaks to media at THSCA meetings

“It’s just a great opportunity for our staff to get out here and mingle with other colleges in the state and with all the high school guys.”

Unlike his predecessor Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko made it a priority to attend the Texas High School Coaches Association convention this week.

“This is a really cool event. We’ve talked a lot about how important the Texas High School Coaches Association is, how important our relationship is with that group. But also how we are as servants to the high school coaches in this state and the role that we play in kinda helping young coaches develop and aspiring coaches get better,” Elko explained Monday. “It’s an awesome opportunity to come out here, it’s one of the best conventions, if not the best convention in the country. It’s just a great opportunity for our staff to get out here and mingle with other staffs of colleges in the state and also with all the high school guys.

“We’re excited to be here and to do our part to brand football in this state and continue the great reputation of football in the state of Texas.”

The Aggies host Notre Dame at Kyle Field on Aug. 31 to begin the season.

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5 things to know about Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes when he played for Texas Tech

Here are some fun facts about Patrick Mahomes while he played college football.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is one of the most notable athletes in any sport, thanks in large part to his sustained excellence on the field.

As his Chiefs prepare to play in their fourth Super Bowl in five seasons and try to win a third Lombardi in that span, let’s look back on the prolific quarterback’s college days at Texas Tech.

Before he was a superstar quarterback, Mahomes was a budding talent down in Lubbock, Texas, who was working his way to being a starting NFL signal caller and also played baseball for a brief time.

Let’s take a look at a few interesting facts about Mahomes’ time at the college level.

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Social media reacts as Texas breaks Texas Tech, 57-7

Former Oklahoma defensive tackle Dusty Dvorcic described the performance best: “Domination in every phase.”

The Texas Longhorns broke the Texas Tech Red Raiders. They broke big runs, broke up passes and ultimately broke the Raiders’ will.

Color analyst and former Oklahoma defensive tackle Dusty Dvorcic described the performance best: “Domination in every phase.”

The Texas offense had its way on the field save for first half red zone struggles. The team bullied its way to 299 total yards by halftime and ran up the total in the second half.

Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning saw action with over two minutes left in the third quarter. He took the field to loud approval from Longhorns faithful eager to see the former five-star recruit in action.

Defensively, Longhorns cornerbacks were all over Red Raider routes more often than not. Texas stuck to Texas Tech receivers like glue on the way to three interceptions and disrupted passes that would fall to the ground.

Here’s how social media took in the game.