Stock Up: Former Texas Tech Wide Receivers Impress Scouts at 2018 NFL Combine

By: Jonah Tuls New beginnings are on the horizon for former Texas Tech football stars. Standout Red Raider receivers Keke Coutee and Dylan Cantrell took part in the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday in preparation for the 2018 NFL Draft. Patrick Conn, who covers the Dallas Cowboys for WFAA Sports, said […]

Journalism Student Speaks at Disability Awareness Event

October is worldwide Disability Awareness Month, and Tech’s Student Disability Services office hosted events throughout week to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. George Stern, a senior journalism student who is blind, gave a speech called “Context of Disabilities” before the annual deaf bingo event Tuesday night. He started by asking the audience to name disabilities. […]

14 Signs You Go To Texas Tech

1. Whether it’s blowing dust in the spring or snow flurries in the winter, your face will be assaulted.  You can count on the wind blowing at at least 50 miles per hour every day. 2. Your wallet feels a little lighter after a Thursday night at Chimy’s.  Or Fuzzy’s. Or Ruby Tequila’s. Basically anywhere […]

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 […]

What’s Trending? Texas Tech Athletics

This week on What’s Trending?: Courtney Bier and Elizabeth Lanham from the Online & Digital PR class discuss Tech Athletics and social media. See what they had to say here: To receive news and updates, follow us on Twitter: @TTU_Outpost and like us on Facebook Facebook.com/outpostlab

Double T Insider: Episode 18 Season II

Check out this week’s Double T Insider, hosted by Bret Brown and Kaitlyn Kravik. In this week’s edition of the Double T Insider, we sit down with Red Raider Basketball’s, Kader Tapsoba. We talk with Texas Tech Football Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury, and we talk with Red Raider Soccer player, Janine Beckie. All that and much […]

Poll Results: Kent Hance and Pop Culture

Zombies and Miley Cyrus and government shutdown, oh my! Earlier this month, Public Policy Polling posted the results of a survey testing Americans’ approval of Congress – and the reactions were interesting. During the government shutdown, respondents had a lower opinion of Congress than subjects ranging from zombies to potholes to cockroaches. Congress was still […]

#ManCrushMonday Etiquette

We all know those cute hashtags that have taken over our social media. You’ve got #ThrowbackThursday, #FlashbackFriday, #SelfieSaturday/Sunday for the self-absorbed duck-faced people of our time, #WomanCrushWednesday and my topic for today #ManCrushMonday. There is a certain etiquette that should be followed when using this particular hashtag and that is, you should only use your […]

Audio Stories From Dr. Hellmueller's News Presentation Class

We love to receive work from Media and Communication students. That is why we were so happy when Lea Hellmueller, Ph.D., assistant professor of journalism and electronic media,  sent us some audio stories her ‘News Presenters’ made for her News Presentation 1 class. We liked it so much we decided to share some of them […]

Our Coach Is Hotter Than Yours

  After kicking off their season with a 4-0, things could not look better for the Red Raiders …or could they? Ladies and gentlemen, it has been brought to the world’s attention that Tech’s head football coach, Kliff Kingsbury, is a very attractive individual. In fact, he is so good looking that he has recently […]