Fans are wearing red and black, grilling burgers and drinking chilled beer from coolers. The Saddle Tramps, an all-male booster club, are ringing their bells. The Goin’ Band from Raiderland is playing the fight song. Tortillas flung from the student section litter the AT&T Jones Stadium field. These scenes are typical for Texas Tech home football games, […]
A Week In The Life Of Raider Red
December 4, 2013 by
We all see Texas Tech’s mascot Raider Red live or on TV at sporting events. It’s hard to miss him with his big white hat, red mustache, and gun in holster dancing around on the sidelines, guns up, clapping, getting the crowd pumped up or taking pictures with fans. Raider Red, the reigning 2012 National […]
Not Your Average Campus Visitors
May 16, 2013 by
For children of low socio economic families college is a topic left untouched. Last week however, first grade teachers of Harwell Elementary School brought their 84 students to tour the Texas Tech campus. “They’ve been really excited,” Maria Gregory, a first grade teacher at Harwell, said. “A lot of them have lived here and have […]
Old Raider Reds Pass Down Guns
April 22, 2013 by
The old and the new Raider Red pose together after passing down the guns. Photo by Dawit Haile The men responsible for making Raider Red the Capitol One national mascot of the year ended their careers here at Texas Tech on Friday. Zach Bohls and Geoff Waller ended their tenures as Raider Red at the […]
The Harlem Shake Rocks Tech Campus
February 20, 2013 by
Raider Red is back at it! You may remember a few months ago, Raider Red took on the viral video sensation “Gangnam Style,” and he’s done it again thanks to filmmaker Xavier Salinas. Raider Red and several of his closest, craziest, costumed friends took over the Engineering key for their rendition of the Harlem Shake. […]
Inside The Head Of Raider Red
December 4, 2012 by
Red, black, orange and white streaked across the field. Cries and cheers alike erupted from the crowd. Faces of worry, anger, excitement, and even of hope, dotted the stands.
