Texas Tech News, Notes & Links: 01.16.2015

Good morning!

TENNIS

* TEXASTECH.COM Red Raiders Open Season In Tucson - Texas Tech University Official Athletic Site -- Good luck and let's get it.

TRACK AND FIELD

* TEXASTECH.COM Texas Tech To Open 2015 Indoor Season In Lubbock - Texas Tech University Official Athletic Site -- Let's go.

SOCCER

* TEXASTECH.COM Beckie, Canada Claim BaoAn Cup With Victory Over China - Texas Tech University Official Athletic Site -- No big deal, just Janine Beckie helping lead team Canada.  Also, don't forget that today is the National Women's Soccer League 2015 draft and Jaelene Hinkle is tabbed as one of the top players to be drafted.  Good luck! #

FOOTBALL

* Jesuit tight end Foster Moreau, Texas Tech commit Furquan Shorts headline Tulane's official visitors this weekend | NOLA.com -- Just something to watch as Quan Shorts is visiting Tulane this weekend.  Also, WR Tony Brown is taking a visit to UCLA this weekend.  
* Trevone Boykin leads Big 12's top offensive threats - Big 12 Blog - ESPN -- Good to see RB DeAndre Washington on this list.  Definitely deserves that. As an aside, I don't understand how Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph gets included on this list but Patrick Mahomes doesn't.  
* Final IT Top 100 for 2015: (50-100) - Inside Texas -- I'll follow up with spots 1 through 50 as they become available, but it is interesting to see how Inside Texas has ranked players. Something to note is that they have Jonathan Giles ranked ahead of Chad President and I am thinking that we may not realize how special Giles is in terms of what he can do on the field.  I've been watching the post-season accolades and re-watching film on Giles and he's pretty special.  Also included on this list is Conner Dyer, Trace Ellison, D'Vonta Hinton, KeKe Coutee, and Lonzell Gilmore.  Looking forward to the top 50.
* Red Raiders tackle to return for senior season | Red Raiders -- If you have been reading the comments on VTM, you knew that Le'Raven Clark was back in class on Tuesday.