On the Diamond
Texas Tech softball shutout Florida State 3-0 behind 7 innings of 2-hit and 4 strikeouts from NiJaree Canady who also homered along with Alana Johnson. These ladies are 1 win away from an appearance in the College Softball World Series. That second game is today at 3:00 p.m. and broadcast on ESPN2.
On the Hardwood
Darrion Williams committed to NC State last night. The post below is his thank you to Texas Tech and Lubbock. Congrats and thanks for the past 2 years.
Thank you tech for everything! I wouldn’t trade these last two years for anything, Lubbock is a second home to me and will always have a special place in my heart
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— Darrion Williams (@OfficialDW03) May 22, 2025
On the Track
Wes Kittley was named the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year! Congrats!
On the Links
Texas Tech Men’s Golf begins play in the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships in Carlsbad, California.
On the Court
Congrats to Mariia Hlahola and Avelina Sayfetdinova for being named ITA Doubles All-Americans!
On the Gridiron
CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello & John Talty report that Ted Cruz has stopped the Presidential Commission that Cody Campbell was a part of after being leaned on by the SEC and Big Ten:
The presidential commission also faced opposition on the ground, sources told CBS Sports. Campbell’s public push to pool conferences’ media rights to help smaller leagues facing financial trouble was of great concern to the Big Ten and SEC, the two richest conferences in the country. Sources within those conferences believed Campbell’s primary goal was to prop up Texas Tech, his alma mater, the Big 12 and smaller Group of Five schools at the expense of what the Big Ten and SEC are trying to accomplish. The two richest and most powerful conferences had zero desire to see any of their hard-earned money be redirected to the New Mexicos and UTEPs of the world just because it might benefit the system.
Campbell criticized the two conferences’ stranglehold on amateur athletics and their efforts in Washington, D.C., seeking legal protections that would mostly favor them and lead to smaller conferences crumbling under financial burden. The power conferences and the NCAA have spent millions on lobbying efforts in Capitol Hill over the last four years.
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With the presidential commission on the back burner, the conferences’ efforts again turn to Cruz and his colleagues as they attempt to move forward with a bipartisan bill. Lawmakers have previously proposed more than a dozen bills over the last several years, but none have advanced to Congress after stalling in committees. Within the Big Ten and SEC, Cruz has been viewed as the best hope to get a federal solution that delivers what they most desire.
I’m not going to bet against Cody Campbell.
