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- Texas Tech's young running backs stepped up after transfer Quinten Joyner suffered a season-ending injury, producing just under 2,000 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground. That production gives the Red Raiders an experienced backfield foundation for 2026. - The leading returner earned third-team All-Big 12 recognition, led conference running backs with 14 rushing touchdowns and scored 16 total touchdowns. The established production lowers the position group's uncertainty entering the season.

- Top Betting/Intel Takeaways - Jacob Rodriguez departure: Texas Tech lost a generational linebacker who won the Butkus, Bednarik, Lombardi, Nagurski awards, consensus first-team All-American honors, and finished fifth in Heisman voting—but the turnover-forcing mentality and coaching approach that produced 32 team turnovers last year remains in place. - Ben Roberts ascension: Expected to compete for Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and national awards after finishing strongly last season; ranked in national top-10 linebacker lists; showed playmaking ability late in 2025 that wasn't visible as a sophomore when he lacked opportunity. - Leadership transition: Roberts named captain and has three years of examples (injury recovery, playing through adversity on a weak 2024 defense, leading an elite 2025 unit) from Rodriguez; speaker emphasized the cultural loss beyond on-field production. - John Curry dual-position value: Star linebacker/nickel role player started every game in 2025, earned All-Big 12 honorable mention; offers positional flexibility to play safety or linebacker depending on Big 12 matchup; compared to Dylan Brooks archetype for future draft positioning.

- Reports claim Sorsby placed thousands of bets outside own team over past 3-5 years.

- Pick/market: Level segment at the 5:48:15 mark

- Pick/market: I'll take that all day long!

- Eight-nine solid players with productive bench earns coach trust.