Texas Tech superstar pitcher NiJaree Canady has the Red Raiders one game away from a national championship, and it appears she'll be running it back for the 2026 season. Canady, who already became the first $1 million softball player last offseason when she signed a lucrative NIL deal to transfer from Stanford to Texas Tech,

Red Raiders legend and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes II was in attendance for Game 2 of Texas Tech-Texas alongside his wife Brittany. This has become the norm for Mahomes, who often attends sporting events of his favorite teams with his wife. He frequents Texas Tech games and even makes his way to Dallas to support the Mavericks fairly often.