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.

The former Texas high school coach might need more than another winning season to see a fifth year with the Red Raiders, whose No. 23 ranking is their first in The Associated Press preseason poll since 2008.

Expectations are as high as ever on the South Plains of Lubbock, Texas, with apparently one of the most expensive rosters in college football joining a program without a Big 12 championship in the conference's first 29 seasons.

“I know there’s pressure, man,” McGuire said. “I would rather be here than be at a place where you’re hoping like crazy everything goes right just to maybe win four or five games. My job that I’m going t

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