2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Joey McGuire (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mack Leftwich (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Shiel Wood (1st season)
Home stadium	Jones AT&T Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Arizona	0	–	0	0	–	0
Arizona State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Baylor	0	–	0	0	–	0
BYU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Cincinnati	0	–	0	0	–	0
Colorado	0	–	0	0	–	0
Houston	0	–	0	0	–	0
Iowa State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	0	–	0
TCU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Texas Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
UCF	0	–	0	0	–	0
Utah	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of April 28, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team will represent Texas Tech University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders will play their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium located in Lubbock, Texas, and compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. They are expected to be led by fourth-year head coach Joey McGuire.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On December 1, 2024, it was announced that defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter and secondary coach Marcel Yates had been fired.^[1] The Red Raiders finished the regular season with the worst passing defense in the Big 12, allowing 305.3 passing yards per game, which was also the second-most passing yards allowed per game in all of the FBS; only Tulsa allowed more passing yards per game.^[2] The following day, December 2, offensive coordinator Zach Kittley was named the new head coach at Florida Atlantic.^[3] On December 4, Houston defensive coordinator Shiel Wood was announced as the Red Raiders' new defensive coordinator.^[4] On December 6, Texas State offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich was hired as the Red Raiders' new offensive coordinator.^[5]

Transfers

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Prev. school
Romello Height	Edge	6'3"	240 lbs	Dublin, GA	Georgia Tech
Lee Hunter	DL	6'4"	320 lbs	Eight Mile, AL	UCF
Skyler Gill-Howard	DL	6'1"	285 lbs	Chicago, IL	Northern Illinois
Howard Sampson	OT	6'8"	325 lbs	Charlotte, NC	North Carolina
Upton Bellenfant	K	6'2"	180 lbs	Murfreesboro, TN	Buffalo
Terrance Carter	TE	6'2"	239 lbs	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana
Will Jados	OT	6'8"	307 lbs	Columbus, OH	Miami (OH)
Anthony Holmes Jr.	DL	6'2"	295 lbs	Houston, TX	Houston
Brice Pollock	CB	6'1"	175 lbs	Snellville, GA	Mississippi State
Reginald Virgil	WR	6'3"	170 lbs	Mount Dora, FL	Miami (OH)
Quinten Joyner	RB	5'11"	205 lbs	Manor, TX	USC
Tarrion Grant	CB	6'4"	175 lbs	Murfreesboro, TN	Purdue
Hunter Zambrano	OT	6'5"	300 lbs	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Illinois State
Amier Boyd-Matthews	DB	6'1"	180 lbs	Phoenix, AZ	UTEP
Dontae Balfour	CB	6'2"	170 lbs	Starke, FL	Charlotte
Cole Wisniewski	S	6'4"	218 lbs	Sparta, WI	North Dakota State
Mitch Griffis	QB	5'11"	183 lbs	Ashburn, VA	Wake Forest
David Bailey	OLB	6'3"	260 lbs	Irvine, CA	Stanford
Cash Cleveland	OL	6'3"	290 lbs	Rockwall, TX	Colorado

Outgoing

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	New school
Sterling Porcher	OT	6'5"	305 lbs	Sumter, SC	Vanderbilt
Trevon McAlpine	DL	6'3"	280 lbs	Saraland, AL	Tulane
Javeon Wilcox	S	6'1"	200 lbs	Temple, TX	TBA
Jordan Brown	WR	5'10"	160 lbs	DeSoto, TX	Nevada
Jalon Peoples	CB	6'0"	175 lbs	Cedar Hill, TX	North Dakota State
Kaden Carr	IOL	6'5"	303 lbs	Amarillo, TX	Abilene Christian
Demarion Crest-Daniels	WR	6'3"	185 lbs	El Paso, TX	TBA
Jake Strong	QB	6'1.5"	196 lbs	Justin, TX	McNeese
Ty Buchanan	IOL	6'5"	280 lbs	Corpus Christi, TX	Arizona
Kaden Turner	P	6'2"	190 lbs	San Antonio, TX	TBA
Cameran Brown	QB	6'2"	230 lbs	Warner Robins, GA	Georgia State
Garrett Morphis	IOL	6'4"	300 lbs	Waco, TX	Northwestern State
Brady Boyd	WR	6'1"	185 lbs	Southlake, TX	Utah State
Dalton Merryman	IOL	6'8"	315 lbs	Montgomery, TX	Houston
Micah Hudson	WR	5'11.5"	195 lbs	Temple, TX	Texas A&M^{[note 1]}
Miles Thompson	CB	5'11"	175 lbs	Cedar Rapids, IA	Northern Illinois
Harvey Dyson III	EDGE	6'3"	260 lbs	Cedar Hill, TX	Tulane

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Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tristian Gentry Wide receiver	Stephenville, TX	Stephenville High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 19, 2023
Tristian Gentry Wide receiver	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lloyd Jones III Quarterback	Hitchcock, TX	Hitchcock High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 4, 2023
Lloyd Jones III Quarterback	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Leyton Stone Wide receiver	Wolfforth, TX	Frenship High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 21, 2023
Leyton Stone Wide receiver	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brock Golwas Linebacker	Flower Mound, TX	Edward S. Marcus High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 15, 2024
Brock Golwas Linebacker	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Michael Henderson III Defensive back	Wylie, TX	Wylie East High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 23, 2024
Michael Henderson III Defensive back	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Preztynn Harrison Tight end	Mineral Wells, TX	Mineral Wells High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mar 31, 2024
Preztynn Harrison Tight end	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dylan Singleton Defensive tackle	Loreauville, LA	Loreauville High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Apr 17, 2024
Dylan Singleton Defensive tackle	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Bryson Jones Wide receiver	Frisco, TX	Lone Star High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 10, 2024
Bryson Jones Wide receiver	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Deante Lindsay Defensive back	Ada, OK	Ada High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 15, 2024
Deante Lindsay Defensive back	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Patrick McMath Offensive line	Katy, TX	Katy High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 18, 2024
Patrick McMath Offensive line	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Garin Maley Offensive line	Papillion, NE	Papillion-La Vista Senior High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 23, 2024
Garin Maley Offensive line	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Elias Gillen Offensive line	Rapid City, SD	Stevens High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Jun 24, 2024
Elias Gillen Offensive line	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ren Brown Offensive line	Stanton, NE	Stanton High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	297 lb (135 kg)	Jun 28, 2024
Ren Brown Offensive line	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Michael Dever Wide receiver	Lubbock, TX	Lubbock-Cooper High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 4, 2024
Michael Dever Wide receiver	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Braylan McDonald Safety	Lancaster, TX	Lancaster High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 2, 2024
Braylan McDonald Safety	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Danilo Guberinich Offensive line	Novi, MI	Catholic Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Nov 21, 2024
Danilo Guberinich Offensive line	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Connor Carty Offensive line	Prosper, TX	Prosper High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Dec 4, 2024
Connor Carty Offensive line	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sean Robinson Wide receiver	Cibolo, TX	Byron P. Steele II High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 4, 2024
Sean Robinson Wide receiver	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
August 30	Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
September 6	Kent State*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
September 13	Oregon State*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
September 20	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
October 4	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)
October 11	Kansas	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
October 18	at Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ
October 25	Oklahoma State	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
November 1	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS
November 8	BYU	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
November 15	UCF	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
November 29	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game

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Game summaries

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: August 30

Statistics	UAPB	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: September 6

Statistics	KSU	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kent State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Oregon State

Oregon State Beavers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: September 13

Statistics	ORST	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Utah

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Utah Utes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Utes	0	0	0	0	0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: September 20

Statistics	TTU	UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Houston

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: October 4

Statistics	TTU	HOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Kansas

Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: October 11

Statistics	KU	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Arizona State

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Sun Devils	0	0	0	0	0

at Mountain America Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: October 18

Statistics	TTU	ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: October 25

Statistics	OKST	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Kansas State

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

Date: November 1

Statistics	TTU	KSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

BYU

BYU Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: November 8

Statistics	BYU	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UCF

UCF Knights at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: November 15

Statistics	UCF	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At West Virginia

Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

Date: November 29

Statistics	TTU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Notes

^ On April 27, 2025, Hudson announced that he would be transferring back to Texas Tech.^[6]

References

^ Giese, Nathan (December 1, 2024). "Texas Tech football fires DC Tim DeRuyter, secondary coach Marcel Yates". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ Trotter, Jake (December 1, 2024). "Texas Tech fires defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ Olson, Max (December 2, 2024). "FAU makes Texas Tech OC Zach Kittley youngest FBS head coach". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ "Texas Tech announces Shiel Wood as Defensive Coordinator". KCBD. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ Williams, Don (December 6, 2024). "Texas Tech football takes Mack Leftwich from Texas State to be OC". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
^ Johnson, Richard (April 27, 2025). "Micah Hudson returns to Texas Tech: Former five-star WR back with Red Raiders after brief Texas A&M stint". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
^ Jarret Johnson. "Texas Tech Transfer Commit Tracker". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ On3 Staff. "Texas Tech Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Matthew Conner. "Texas Tech sees one of 2024's best pass rushers enter transfer portal". Wreck 'Em Red. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ Brian Davis. "Texas Tech gains key defensive line additions through transfer portal". Texas Football. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ Chris Level. "Breaking down Texas Tech's transfer portal strategy for 2025". Red Raider Sports. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. January 10, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
^ "Texas Tech announces future non-conference opponents". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ "2025 Texas Tech Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[7] On April 27, 2025, Hudson announced that he would be transferring back to Texas Tech.^[6]

[1] Giese, Nathan (December 1, 2024). "Texas Tech football fires DC Tim DeRuyter, secondary coach Marcel Yates". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[2] Trotter, Jake (December 1, 2024). "Texas Tech fires defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[3] Olson, Max (December 2, 2024). "FAU makes Texas Tech OC Zach Kittley youngest FBS head coach". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[4] "Texas Tech announces Shiel Wood as Defensive Coordinator". KCBD. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[5] Williams, Don (December 6, 2024). "Texas Tech football takes Mack Leftwich from Texas State to be OC". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

[6] Johnson, Richard (April 27, 2025). "Micah Hudson returns to Texas Tech: Former five-star WR back with Red Raiders after brief Texas A&M stint". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

[8] Jarret Johnson. "Texas Tech Transfer Commit Tracker". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[9] On3 Staff. "Texas Tech Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[10] Matthew Conner. "Texas Tech sees one of 2024's best pass rushers enter transfer portal". Wreck 'Em Red. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[11] Brian Davis. "Texas Tech gains key defensive line additions through transfer portal". Texas Football. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[12] Chris Level. "Breaking down Texas Tech's transfer portal strategy for 2025". Red Raider Sports. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[13] "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. January 10, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[14] "Texas Tech announces future non-conference opponents". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[15] "2025 Texas Tech Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

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