After unforgettable Texas win, Texas Tech shows how special this program, athletics can become

Although I watched some Texas Tech games on television, I never went to a Texas Tech football game in person until my freshman year. It was the second game of 2020, the “COVID season,” and it was against that team in burnt orange. I still remember how weird it was to have limited capacity and […]

Football: Texas Tech Somehow Defeats No. 25 Houston in a Double-Overtime Thriller

Both Texas Tech football head coach Joey McGuire and UT-San Antonio football head coach Jeff Traylor were on the cover of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football during this summer, and now they both have playing the Houston Cougars in an overtime game in common as well. Traylor and UTSA played Houston close last week, falling 37-35 […]

Football: Texas Tech outruns Murray State Racers 63-10 in Joey McGuire’s debut

A new era is officially underway in Lubbock. Texas Tech football delivered a dominant performance in Joey McGuire’s debut as Tech’s head coach. In a 63-10 dismantling of FCS opponent Murray State, Texas Tech put up 605 total yards while scoring a whopping nine touchdowns.  The Red Raider offense put on a clinic, executing big […]

Football Recap: Red Raiders Destroy Leach and Mississippi State in Liberty Bowl

Texas Tech came into this game looking for their first bowl win since 2013, but they were 10-point underdogs to Mississippi State at Caesars Sportsbook. But it’s bowl season, and amid chaos with players missing, and an interim staff in Tech’s case, the Red Raiders defeated their former head coach Mike Leach and his Mississippi […]

Football Recap: Texas Tech Defeats Iowa State on a Game-Winning 62-Yard Field Goal

The Texas Tech football team (6-4) defeated Iowa State (6-4) 41-38 on a last second 62-yard field goal from kicker Jonathan Garibay. In what has been an eventful week for the Red Raiders, the team capped it off with a thrilling shootout victory over the Cyclones. The win gave the Red Raiders bowl eligibility for […]

Joey McGuire Announced as Texas Tech Football’s New Head Coach

Joey McGuire will be the new football head coach at Texas Tech after the 2021 season, Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt announced Monday. He will be formally introduced in a press conference at the club level of the West Stadium Building to Jones AT&T Stadium at 12 p.m. Tuesday. He was an assistant at Baylor […]

Football Recap: Texas Tech Gets Destroyed by Oklahoma

Texas Tech football got throttled by the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners 52-21 Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma, in Sonny Cumbie’s first game as interim head coach of the Red Raiders. The Red Raiders drop to 5-4 on the season with three ranked opponents still left on the schedule. Oklahoma keeps their undefeated season and College Football […]

Football Recap: Texas Tech Loses to Kansas State Despite a Two-Touchdown Lead

Texas Tech has had disappointing games this season, but none of them involved blowing a lead or being shut out in the second half. That changed Saturday as the Red Raiders lost to the Kansas State Wildcats 25-24 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock. The Red Raiders fell to 5-3 on the season, and the […]

Football Recap: Red Raiders Drub Kansas 41-14

by Will Lanigan Coming off a homecoming blowout at the hands of the TCU Horned Frogs, the Texas Tech football team traveled to Lawrence, Kansas, with much to prove. It wouldn’t take long for the Red Raiders to start the scoring off hot. First Half Explosion Less than five minutes in the game, senior quarterback […]

RECAP: Texas Tech Football Falls to TCU 52-31

The Texas Tech football team fell to TCU 52-31 in a lopsided affair. The Red Raiders dropped to 4-2 on the season and 1-2 in Big 12 play. TCU improved to 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in Big 12 play.  In what was supposed to be a celebratory homecoming game for the Red Raiders, […]