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Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire message to Kerr County flood victims, families
Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire said during Big 12 media days he and his program are sending prayers to the Central Texas flood victims.
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Texas Tech football 2025 schedule preview: Get to know Oregon State Beavers
After what should be an easy first two weeks of the 2025 season, things kick up a few a notches for the Texas Tech football team in Week 3. The Red Raiders open the season with three straight home games and close non-conference play against Oregon State. Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Kent State shouldn't be much of a problem for Tech, but the Beavers have some talented offensive weapons that could be a shock to Joey McGuire's team on Sept. 13. Here's what to know about the Oregon State Beavers as we continue to take an early look at Texas Tech's 2025 schedule: Get to know Texas Tech football opponent: Oregon State Beavers The 2024 season was a wild ride for Oregon State. The Beavers started well, winning four of their first five games, but then lost six of their final seven contests, including a five-game losing streak that included a 28-0 loss to Air Force. Oregon State should be better equipped to compete in 2025. Returning are the team's top rusher, Anthony Hankenson (232 attempts, 1,082 yards, 15 touchdowns), top receiver Trent Walker (81 catches, 901 yards) and tackler DB Skyler Thomas (81 tackles, nine pass breakups). The headliner here, though, is the quarterback head coach Trent Bray brought in from the transfer portal. Former Texas Longhorn Maalik Murphy put up solid numbers for Duke last season, completing 60% of his passes and totaling 2,933 yards and 26 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. He'll be the guy for Oregon State this season, adding a more proven gunslinger to an offense that had just seven passing touchdowns in 2024. One Oregon State stat for Texas Tech football fans to know Oregon State's defense took a major step back in 2024. After allowing 22.9 points per game in 2023, the Beavers surrendered 29.9 per game last season. This can be attributed to the lack of pressure generated up front. OSU had 38 total sacks in Bray's first year as head coach. That number dropped to seven, the only FBS team that failed to reach double-digits in this category in the country. And two of those came in the Week 1 win over Idaho State. Final score prediction for Texas Tech football vs. Oregon State Texas Tech 38, Oregon State 16: A bit more of a push from the Beavers, but the Texas Tech offense should be able to handle things against the OSU front seven. Look for Texas Tech to pound the rock with Quinten Joyner and J'Koby Williams and ease off the gas late. This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: What to know about Texas Tech football opponent Oregon State
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5 days ago
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Texas Tech football 2025 schedule preview: Get to know Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
As the calendar flips to July, it's time to get ready for the most anticipated Texas Tech football season in quite some time. Over the next four weeks, we'll take a look at every team on the Red Raiders' 2025 schedule, previewing each of the 12 regular season contests to see if Joey McGuire's team can live up to the hype and get to Arlington for the Big 12 Championship game in December. We'll start with Texas Tech's season opener against FCS opponent Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Led by head coach Alonzo Hampton, the Golden Lions have an opportunity to disrupt the Red Raiders before they really get started. Last year's season opener against Abilene Christian, another FCS school, sent an early message that Texas Tech's defense was going to be a major problem in 2024. What can Pine Bluff reveal about this year's version of the Red Raiders? Get to know Texas Tech football opponent: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Life as an FCS team can be a struggle in the age of name, image and likeness and the transfer portal. That's certainly the case for Arkansas-Pine Bluff heading into the 2025 season. The Golden Lions finished 3-9 overall and 2-6 in SWAC play, losing games by scores of 70-0 (Arkansas), 56-17 (Central Arkansas) and 41-3 (Jackson State). They had a scoring margin of negative-12.25 in 2024, but that didn't prevent their best players from finding new landing spots elsewhere. Receiver Javonnie Gibson had 70 catches for 1,215 yards and nine touchdowns last season, the only player on the APB roster with 20 catches or more. He wound up transferring to Oklahoma. Dual-threat quarterback Mekhi Hagens is also gone, having transferred first to Lamar than to Alabama A&M — which handed the Golden Lions a 52-24 loss in early November. Backup running back Johness Davis also left, winding up at Duquesne. All hope is not lost with the team's top two running backs set to return. BJ Curry totaled 509 yards and four touchdowns on 123 carries while Za'Marion Webber tallied 334 yards on 64 rushers last season. Whether or not Curry and Webber are back, though, is determined by some social media detective work as Pine Bluff does not have a 2025 roster available on its athletics page. Exactly who will take the field for the Golden Lions on Aug. 30 will probably be a question right until kickoff on opening night. One Arkansas-Pine Bluff stat for Texas Tech football fans to know Hagens, the quarterback who transferred out, may have been a dual-threat, but his rushing numbers are rather pedestrian (134 yards, three TDs on 110 rushing attempts). This is not all on Hagens, though. Pine Bluff gave up 38 sacks last season, averaging 3.16 per game, which resulted in a loss of 285 total yards in 2024. Hagens himself gained 450 yards but was tacked with a loss of 316 yards. This should excite the Texas Tech defense, particularly with the brand-new defensive line that has generated the most buzz from its transfer portal haul. Regardless of who takes the field for Pine Bluff, the Red Raiders will send out their defensive front of David Bailey (Stanford transfer), Romello Height (Georgia Tech), Lee Hunter (UCF), Skyler Gill-Howard (Northern Illinois) and several others. The group needs a game to show some continuity, and it's easy to see why the Pine Bluff game could be a very successful one for the unit. Final score prediction for Texas Tech football vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Texas Tech 56, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14: If this game is anything but a decisive blowout from the opening kick, that could spell early trouble again for McGuire. While it seems impossible for the Red Raiders to dominate from the jump with so many new pieces around the team, the Golden Lions don't exude a "don't sleep on them" mentality. This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: What to know about Texas Tech football opponent Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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Texas Tech football: Red Raider Club kickoff luncheon tickets on sale
Tickets are on sale now for the annual Red Raider Club kickoff luncheon, scheduled Thursday, Aug. 21 with Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire and athletics director Kirby Hocutt among the keynote speakers. The Memorial Civic Center is the site of the event. Doors open at 11:15 a.m., and the program is scheduled to start around noon in the main exhibit hall. It also will feature Texas Tech football players, as well as members of the Tech cross country, volleyball and soccer teams. The Goin' Band from Raiderland and Tech spirit squads will both perform before the program. Individual tickets start at $30 per person and can be purchased online at Reserved tables are available for $750 per group. For more information or to purchase tickets, fans also may call the Red Raider Club at (806) 742-1196. Tech football players report on Tuesday, July 29, and start practice on Wednesday, July 30. The Red Raiders' host Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a season opener at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30. Tech also hosts nonconference games against Kent State at 11 a.m. Sept. 6 and Oregon State at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 13. More: Texas Tech football 2025 schedule preview: Get to know Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions More: Texas Tech football 2025 schedule preview: Get to know the Kent State Golden Flashes More: Texas Tech football 2025 schedule preview: Get to know Oregon State Beavers This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech football: Red Raider Club kickoff luncheon tickets on sale
Washington Post
14-07-2025
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Texas Tech hoping big money and top transfers lead to unprecedented payback in football
FRISCO, Texas — Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire had already completed his portion of Big 12 football media days when Colorado's Deion Sanders was asked if he has been paying attention to what the Red Raiders did in the transfer portal. The gist of that question was really about all the money for Texas Tech athletes, which is widely reported to be around $55 million for the upcoming school year. A significant chunk of that is expected to go toward the transformation of a football program that has never won a Big 12 title or even had a 10-win season since 2008, six years before three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Patrick Mahomes played his first game for the Red Raiders.
