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Raider Red is a Wild West character with an oversized cowboy hat. He carries two guns which he fires into the air after Texas Tech scores. [1] Jim Gaspard, a member of the Texas Tech Saddle Tramps student spirit organization, created the original design for the Raider Red costume based on a character created by Lubbock, Texas, cartoonist and former mayor Dirk West. [2]
A Red Leg, however, is regarded as more purely an indiscriminate thief and murderer than the Jayhawker or Bushwhacker. A Bushwhacker is a rebel Jayhawker, or a rebel who bands with others for the purpose of preying upon the lives and property of Union citizens.
The Masked Rider and Raider Red serve as the mascots representing the teams, and the school colors are scarlet red and black. [3] Texas Tech athletics teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference .
A Texas Tech tradition has returned after a different longtime Red Raider business expanded into a former bookstore. Varsity Books reopens with new owners, same Texas Tech University focus Skip to ...
Raider Red. Texas Tech's other mascot, Raider Red, is a more recent creation.Beginning with the 1971 football season, the Southwest Conference forbade the inclusion of live animal mascots to away games unless the host school consented.
Sep 14, 2024; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders cheerleaders arrive before a game between the North Texas Mean Green and Texas Tech at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field.
On December 1, 2024, it was announced that defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter and secondary coach Marcel Yates had been fired. [1] The Red Raiders finished the regular season with the worst passing defense in the Big 12, allowing 305.3 passing yards per game, which was also the second-most passing yards allowed per game in all of the FBS; only Tulsa allowed more passing yards per game. [2]
Raider Red showing the "Guns up" hand sign. Guns Up is the famous slogan and hand signal of Texas Tech University. The slogan and hand signal are used by students and alumni as a school-spirited greeting. It is also used as a celebratory sign during athletic events.