About J.T. Keith

Graduate Student Sports Writer

Sports fans watch sports on TV and think how exciting it would be to work in the sports industry. Many say to themselves: if I could cover all the games and the great athletes, I’d be so happy. I’d have money, fame, and all that goes with being a sports personality. What I’m learning as […]

Tech Picked Last

If Texas Tech’s version of Midnight Madness is a foreshadow of what is to come for the men’s basketball team, then one word for fans: ouch! Texas Tech head coach Tubby Smith entered United Supermarkets Arena dressed in black garb with sunglasses, riding a motorcycle. No problem, except when Smith tried to stop, the motorcycle […]

Tech KO’d

Sports is a metaphor for life — when things look their bleakest, there is always hope. In the battle for Texas on the football field Saturday night, between Texas and Texas Tech, it all came crashing down with one hit. Reality set in as Texas cornerback Quandre Diggs hit quarterback Patrick Mahomes with such force […]

Little Giant

Overcoming obstacles is nothing new for senior guard Luke Adams. Adams relished his final Media Day as Texas Tech University prepares for the start of basketball season. He graduated in three years with a degree in Exercise Sports Science. However, he knows after this season his real-life’s work will begin. He wants to become a […]

Colossal Collapse

Texas Tech University football team is at it again — like the Chicago Cubs, they give their fans hope to believe and play just well enough to break your heart by finding a way to lose. With a 34-20 lead in the fourth quarter with 7:32 to play against West Virginia University, somehow, and inexplicably, […]

King Of Flags

The hiring of Kliff Kingsbury was touted as the move to bring Texas Tech football back to the status it had achieved under Mike Leach. Kingsbury did not disappoint, with movie star good looks and a swagger that made even the coolest of cool jealous. The Red Raiders (2-3; 0-1, Big 12) started out 7-0 […]