US EditionTexas Tech’s Joey McGuire Feels the Pressure After Cash-Driven Roster Overhaul
Texas Tech's football program invested heavily in transfers and donor funding aiming to end a 29-year Big 12 title drought, with top preseason AP poll ranking since 2008.
- Texas Tech football prepares for its first key game of the season on September 20 at Utah under head coach Joey McGuire.
- This season follows a roster overhaul funded by donor Cody Campbell and a shoulder surgery for senior quarterback Behren Morton in June.
- Mack Leftwich, the new offensive coordinator, plans a power run and deep passing attack, supported by a receiver group blending veterans and freshmen.
- Coach McGuire acknowledged, “I know there’s pressure, man,” while stressing that pressure belongs to coaches not players and embracing high team expectations.
- Texas Tech’s first Associated Press preseason ranking since 2008 reflects elevated expectations amid a competitive Big 12 schedule including tests at Arizona State and Kansas State.
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Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire feels the pressure after cash-driven roster overhaul
Joey McGuire is the first Texas Tech coach since the late Mike Leach two-plus decades ago to get through his first three seasons without a losing record.
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Texas Tech's Joey McGuire feels the pressure after cash-driven roster overhaul
Joey McGuire is the first Texas Tech coach since the late Mike Leach two-plus decades ago to get through his first three seasons without a losing record.
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