🌵 Dustin Hodges 🌵

Texan, Red Raider, ATO, and Christ Centered Laborer

[Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome]

Surprised there's no "1776 Today" Twitter account that recounts the events leading up to and immediately following 7/4/1776. I'd eat that up.

[Mike Leslie @MikeLeslieWFAA]

Seen a TON of misinformation regarding transfers for Texas and Texas Tech softball. The numbers floating around are incorrect for both teams. So this should help provide some accurate information and also some context to the discussion.

Texas Tech has eight new transfers on the roster in 2026. They have 15 total transfers.

Texas has four new transfers on the roster in 2026. They have five total transfers.

Texas Tech's eight new transfers this season:
Jackie Lis (Southern Illinois)
Mia Williams (Florida)
Lagi Quiroga (Cal)
Taylor Pannell (Tennessee)
Desi Spearman (New Mexico State)
Jazzy Burns (Ohio State)
Kaitlyn Terry (UCLA)
Nikolette Schmidt (Houston)

Texas' four new transfers this season:
Kaiah Altmeyer (Arizona)
Taylor Anderson (Oklahoma State)
Brenlee Gonzales (Texas Tech)
Sophia Bordi (Oklahoma)

Texas Tech's prior transfers:
Alana Johnson (Washington)
Nija Canady (Stanford)
Mihyia Davis (Louisiana)
Chloe Riasetto (Louisiana)
Vic Valdez (Louisiana)
Lauren Allred (Louisiana)
Makayla Garcia (UT-Tyler)

Texas' prior transfers:
Kaydee Bennett (Abilene Christian)

One other note of context: Gerry Glasco took over at Texas Tech prior to the 2025 season. Davis, Riassetto, Allred, and Valdez came with him from Louisiana (along with the now graduated Alexa Langeliers) to help build this new program that had only three returners from the 2024 team: Reagan Jennings, Logan Halleman, and Demi Elder.

They had three players left from the prior era. The portal (and their eight-player recruiting class for 2025) was necessary to mold a roster out of thin air.

So anyway, stop sharing that bogus graphic... and also stop acting like any team that is utilizing the transfer portal or NIL (Texas, Texas Tech or anyone else) is doing anything wrong.

[charles @Charlesblain]

Talk to the council member and he’ll be the first to tell you that E deserves to be split into two, so would the last council member, also it is connected by the lake Houston communities

[Christian Odjakjian @OdjHoops]

Grant McCasland gave me a really thoughtful answer when I asked about Tyeree Bryan

Bryan is now the guy who is breaking down the team huddles

"He's not on the outside saying 'I hope I'll play'. He's in the middle going '1.. 2.. 3.. Compete!'"

[SleeperCFB @SleeperCFB]

Lee Hunter showing love to Texas Tech 🌵

[Chanluh 🪐 @chxnluh]

Yes, the United States has a bunch of issues.

Your country has 0 SEC Championships. You’ve never experienced something like Ohio State vs Michigan. Texas Tech is recruiting with your country’s entire GDP. You’ve never seen an army of relentless soldiers like 2001 Miami.

Weep.

[Tiffany Cobern 🌵 @TiffCobern]

This. This picture is sports, and sports is life. Full of highs and lows and hopefully your highs outweigh the lows at the end of the season. This 📸 is why coaches coach, why players play, and why fans keep coming back for more. The Lady Raiders are 💯 West Texas Tough.

[🌵 Dustin Hodges 🌵 @dhodgesATO]

@Barsotta Hard yes.

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

Let’s goooo! Texas Tech got a taste this year, want more, and are building a dynasty. We are hungrier and more committed than ever before!

Each Texas Tech player will be surrounded and supported by an elite cast of teammates, a sound culture and program, a solid and stable coaching staff, the best facilities in the country, and the most passionate and committed fan base in America!

[Emma Rodriguez @emmamrod10]

@HeismanTrophy if it’s an Offensive Player Award just say that.

[Texas Tech Football @TexasTechFB]

Good to be home 🏆

[🌵 Dustin Hodges 🌵 @dhodgesATO]

Got a little West Texas in my eyes. 🥹 #RR4L

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

Love you ⁦@JoeyMcGuireTTU⁩!! You have made ⁦@TexasTech⁩ and West Texas proud!

[Texas Tech Football @TexasTechFB]

YOUR TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS ARE BIG 12 CHAMPIONS! 🏆

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

Thanks for having me on @PatMcAfeeShow. l admire and appreciate that you care about and understand how important college sports are to America! Let’s fix these problems and preserve our National Treasure!

[Don Williams @AJ_DonWilliams]

After losing a teenage son in an accident, East Texas coaching great Andy Evans stopped caring whether he lived. Evans' older son, Jaxon, future Texas Tech player J'Koby Williams and other Beckville junior-high students helped bring him back from despair.
https://t.co/VPNxevLndO

[Chris Powers @fortworthchris]

Today's guest, @CodyC64, digs into the forces reshaping college athletics and his plan to ensure a solution that works for every stakeholder.  

We discuss:
• How changing laws and court decisions created a brief window for Tech to act boldly
• Why Texas Tech’s culture, alumni base, and momentum made the strategy work
• How court rulings displaced the NCAA and fueled today’s chaotic environment
• The financial strain on athletic departments and the risk posed to Olympic and women’s sports
• The influence of commissioners, media companies, and private equity on the future of the system
• Cody’s vision for reform and why federal action is the only path to long-term stability

3:19 - Transforming Texas Tech in the NIL era
5:30 - The strategy for acquiring talent
12:57 - Legal changes and their impact on college sports
20:02 - The financial realities of college athletics
29:54 - The need for unified media rights in college sports
33:26 - Fan engagement and conference dynamics
35:24 - Private equity in college sports
39:49 - Challenges with NIL and enforcement
44:47 - Proposed solutions for college sports
49:09 - The role of government and leadership
53:06 - Cultural importance of college sports

[Texas Tech Football @TexasTechFB]

In a league of his own. 🫡

[Gamblin' Gauchos 🎙️ @GamblinGauchos]

Jacob Rodriguez is the only player in FBS history with the following accomplishments all in the same season:

✅ 100+ tackles
✅ 7+ forced fumbles (leads FBS in 2025)
✅ 4+ INTs

One of one, historic season. He deserves to be a @HeismanTrophy finalist #ElJeisman

[Austin Bynum @abynum511]

Favorite shot of the season so far

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

Top 6 Heisman Front Runners after week 11

1. Jacob Rodriguez LB Texas Tech
2. Fernando Mendoza QB Indiana
3. Julian Sayin QB Ohio State
4. Ty Simpson QB Alabama
5. Marcel Reed QB Texas A&M
6. Haynes King QB Georgia Tech