AMES, IA - JANUARY 9: Marcus Santos-Silva #14 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders and head coach Chris Beard of the Texas Tech Red Raiders react to a three point basket in the first half of play at Hilton Coliseum on January 9, 2021 in Ames, Iowa. The Texas Tech Red Raiders won 91-64 over the Iowa State Cyclones. (Photo by David K Purdy/Getty Images)
Sunday, we learned that the Texas Tech basketball team will be a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament where they will face Utah State in the first round.
In December of 2018, Texas Tech and Utah State were forever linked together when the Red Raiders hired Matt Wells away from the Aggies to be head football coach.