American college football season
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
Outgoing
Name
Pos.
Height
Weight
Hometown
New school
Sterling Porcher
OT
6'5"
305 lbs
Sumter, SC
TBA
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
TBA
Kaden Carr
IOL
6'5"
303 lbs
Amarillo, TX
TBA
Demarion Crest-Daniels
WR
6'3"
185 lbs
El Paso, TX
TBA
Jake Strong
QB
6'1.5"
196 lbs
Justin, TX
TBA
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
TBA
Garrett Morphis
IOL
6'4"
300 lbs
Waco, TX
TBA
Brady Boyd
WR
6'1"
185 lbs
Southlake, TX
TBA
Dalton Merryman
IOL
6'8"
315 lbs
Montgomery, TX
Houston
Micah Hudson
WR
5'11.5"
195 lbs
Temple, TX
Texas A&M
Miles Thompson
CB
5'11"
175 lbs
Cedar Rapids, IA
TBA
Harvey Dyson III
EDGE
6'3"
260 lbs
Cedar Hill, TX
TBA
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Schedule
[ 11] [ 12]
Game summaries
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
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
Total
Golden Flashes
0
Red Raiders
0
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
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
Total
Beavers
0
Red Raiders
0
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
Statistics
OSU
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
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 .
^ Jarret Johnson. "Texas Tech Transfer Commit Tracker" . 247Sports.com . Retrieved 22 December 2024 .
^ On3 Staff. "Texas Tech Football Transfer Portal" . On3.com . Retrieved 22 December 2024 . {{cite web }}
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^ Matthew Conner. "Texas Tech sees one of 2024's best pass rushers enter transfer portal" . Wreck 'Em Red . Retrieved 22 December 2024 .
^ Brian Davis. "Texas Tech gains key defensive line additions through transfer portal" . Texas Football . Retrieved 22 December 2024 .
^ Chris Level. "Breaking down Texas Tech's transfer portal strategy for 2025" . Red Raider Sports . Retrieved 22 December 2024 .
^ "Texas Tech announces future non-conference opponents" . Texas Tech Red Raiders . Retrieved 21 December 2024 .
^ "2025 Texas Tech Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved 21 December 2024 .
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