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Friday Night Isolation: LAJ's Don Williams writes about the routine that the football program goes through each Friday night, which is going to the team hotel.

View full size photo>> The Result :: So Sweet: I had not even considered a blowout on the Texas Tech side of the ledger.

26, 2009 in Houston. Browse more photos>> THE OFFENSE With the football bye week, DTN is taking this opportunity to look at Texas Tech's offense and defense in 2010.

Texas Tech normally has nine or 10 offensive linemen on its travel squad, and line coach Matt Moore says every one of them practices as if he's going to be a starter that week.

Texas Tech offensive linemen Terry McDaniel and Shawn Byrnes and nickel back Will Ford, all of whom left Saturday's game at Nebraska with injuries, didn't practice Tuesday.

Texas Tech faced some adversity on the offensive line in Saturday's 31-10 win at Nebraska.

Texas Tech defensive end Daniel Howard averaged one sack a game through the first five games, but Howard sat out Saturday's 66-14 win over Kansas State.

Sheffield's first mistake of the day is a big one. The interception got returned for a touchdown to put K-State on the board.

This weekly feature considers five reasons why Texas Tech will win and five reasons Texas Tech will lose to each opponent.

Surrounded by reporters this week, Sergio Kindle admitted that he can be a tough critic - just not as hard as his dad, Johnny Walker.

Texas Tech offensive line coach Matt Moore juggled his starting lineup for Saturday's game.

Texas Tech steadily stomped the Rice Owls on Saturday, compiling a 28-3 lead by the midpoint of the third quarter.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Grades: Texas Tech-North Dakota Quaterback : B- Taylor Potts finished the game going 34 of 48 for 405 yards passing with two touchdowns and three interceptions.

Matt Moore expected Texas Tech to take up where it left off last year in the running game, when the Red Raiders topped 100 rushing yards in all but two games and ranked top-25 in the nation in yards per carry.

The new northeast section of Jones AT&T Stadium was in place, but not opened, for Saturday's first game.

Former Frenship standout Ryan Haliburton appears the most likely player to back up senior starter Ra'Jon Henley at Texas Tech's left defensive end position going into the season opener Saturday.

The competition between Chris Olson and Terry McDaniel for Texas Tech's starting left tackle position is still underway.

Chris Olson is an acceptable answer to the following trivia question: Name someone who's a former teammate to two top-10 picks from the 2009 NFL draft.

Quiet Days: There's not much news out there, other than what I've found below, so make sure and check out Saturday's and Sunday's Daily Diatribe.

This year's Texas Tech offensive line would have a hard time winning a powerlifting meet against last year's line, given that Rylan Reed and Louis Vasquez, last year's left tackle and left guard, were two of the all-time strongest Red Raiders.