If you think the Red Raiders are rolling into 2025 with just a fresh coat of paint after going 8-5 in 2024, you’re out of your mind. We’re talking about a full-blown, grease-under-the-fingernails rebuild that’s given the rest of the Big 12 second thoughts. CFB analyst Joel Klatt thinks this crew is geared up to crash the College Football Playoff party. And his advice to Joey McGuire ? Take a page straight out of Coach Prime’s playbook.

Texas Tech’s 2024 season was one heck of a rollercoaster. Sure, they put up 37.6 points a game, which was fourth-best in the nation. But the defense? Let’s just say they handed out touchdowns like free samples at Costco, giving up 34.8 a night. That 8–5 finish came with high-octane wins. Like a 52–51 overtime thriller against Abilene Christian. And some

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