The Texas Tech football program's search for a new head coach is nearing the end of its second full week and it appears that the search committee is doing its due diligence. Wells finished 13-17 with the Red Raiders, who were 5-3 when the move was made. The Texas Tech football program has made 38 bowl appearances, but never one in the Liberty Bowl. 4 Oklahoma at 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon . The new names that have been added to the coaching search list are Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko, Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze, Louisiana head coach Billy Napier, and Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn. Joey McGuire, a 2020 inductee into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor, has been named the 17th head football coach in Texas Tech history, Director of . The Texas Tech coaching search continues and now it will officially include a man who started his career in Fort Worth, and graduated from UTA. Sonny . DeRuyter arrives in Lubbock having served as a defensive coordinator or a head coach in each of the past 20 seasons, including each of the past five years in the . Wells, in this third season in Lubbock, was 13-17 overall and 7-16 in the Big 12. In 2002, Tech swept its in-state conference rivals Baylor, Texas, and Texas A&M for the first time since 1997 and then defeated Clemson, 55-15, in the . The candidates are Baylor head coach Dave Aranda, Louisiana-Lafayette head coach Billy Napier and Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell. Yates has a lengthy coaching history, having coached at Boise State from 2003-2011 as the defensive backs coach before heading to Texas Tech for two seasons as co-defensive coordinator. The Red Raiders made the announcement Monday. Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire talks to the crowd during the halftime of an NCAA college basketball game against North Florida, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas. Sonny Dykes (Current Head Coach at SMU): Dykes is very arguably the safest and best option. Athletics director Kirby Hocutt handed over control of the football . Texas Tech has hired Baylor associate head coach Joey McGuire as its next head football coach. Yates was in his first year as the . These were the only words spoken publicly by new Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire, fresh off of taking the job on Monday, following a stint at Baylor as the associate head coach. After one year at Oklahoma, Leach was hired as head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, another Big 12 member. Coach Dykes is well-respected across the state of Texas as well. Tim DeRuyter, the longtime defensive coordinator who spent the past two seasons at Oregon, is expected to fill the same position at Texas Tech under new coach Joey McGuire, sources confirmed to ESPN. LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech fires football coach Matt Wells. Texas Tech football coach Matt Wells has been fired after two-plus seasons in charge. LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech head football coach Matt Wells was fired on Monday morning, in the middle of his 3rd season with Texas Tech, just two days after the Red Raiders one-point loss to Kansas State. Texas Tech Red Raiders head coach Matt Wells in the third quarter of a Big 12 football game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Kansas Jayhawks on Oct 16, 2021 at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, KS. Sonny Dykes (Current Head Coach at SMU): Dykes is very arguably the safest and best option. Dykes' roots go deep in Texas and at Texas Tech with his dad, Spike, reigning over the football program from 1986-1999 and Sonny playing baseball for the Red Raiders in the early '90s. Second, he had family and friends sitting in the front row, including his wife, Melissa, and former Texas Tech football coach Matt Wells. Hocutt said in an emphatic tone last week that Tech has to nail the coach hire this time around, even if it . Report: Texas Tech Hiring Baylor AHC/OLB Coach Joey McGuire as New Head Coach. McGuire, a successful longtime Texas high school coach . The Red Raiders made the announcement Monday. According to multiple . Texas Tech football moved on from Matt Wells in the midst of a 5-3 season and here are five candidates to replace him as Red Raiders head coach. The news broke on Monday that Texas Tech had fired head coach Matt Wells, who had previously coached at Utah State. Joey McGuire got more than 1,500 texts after being named head coach at Texas Tech. McGuire, a legend in the ranks of Texas High School Football, came to Baylor under Matt Rhule. McGuire will take over after Matt Wells was fired in late . Sources told Yahoo Sports' Pete Thamel that Texas Tech will announce Joey McGuire as its new football coach on Monday. "Sonny Cumbie is one of the top offensive . Former Cedar Hill coach Joey McGuire, celebrating 2006 state title over Cy Falls, was named the Texas Tech football coach. Offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie was tapped to . Our view: Tech should move thoughtfully in search for football coach. Hocutt has tabbed offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie to serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Wells finished 13-17 with the Red Raiders, who were 5-3 when the move was made. Texas Tech is moving on from Matt Wells. Texas Tech has wrapped its 2021 regular season finishing 6-6 overall, 3-6 in the Big 12. Joey McGuire, a 2020 inductee into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor, has been named the 17th head football coach in Texas Tech history, Director of . Last week, newly hired Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire announced that . Texas Tech has identified its next head coach. 2-min read. Texas Tech has hired Baylor associate head coach Joey McGuire as its next head football coach. He is experienced, versed in the shotgun spread, and the family name is still regarded highly in West Texas. And he . Athletic director Kirby Hocutt said in a Monday afternoon news conference that he met with Wells that morning . LUBBOCK, TEXAS - OCTOBER 09: Head coach Matt Wells of the Texas Tech Red Raiders walks onto the field before the college football game against the TCU Horned Frogs at Jones AT&T Stadium on October . So what are Red Raider fans, and more importantly athletic director Kirby Hocutt, getting with McGuire?. About Joe McGuire. "McGuire … has spent the previous five seasons helping build Baylor into a Big 12 title contender following a legendary career at Cedar Hill High School," Texas Tech said on Monday. But KU scared the Sooners last Saturday, almost pulling off a monumental upset, before OU prevailed 35-23. Despite a 5-3 record season so far, Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt said after evaluating the last eight games this decision, while not . LUBBOCK, Texas - Tim DeRuyter, one of the top defensive minds in college football and a former head coach at Fresno State, has been named Texas Tech's new defensive coordinator, head coach Joey McGuire announced Thursday morning. Most of those congratulatory messages were from high school coaches in the Lone Star State, an . NCAA Football. The Leach-coached Red Raiders' best finishes came with three nine-win seasons in 2002, 2005, and 2007 and an 11-win season in 2008. The official Football Coach List for the Texas Tech University Red Raiders Along with the usual suspects, I've added some wild cards to make it a little spicier. Texas Tech is currently 8th in the Big 12 and is 5-4 on the season. Wells finished 13-17 with the Red Raiders, who were 5-3 when the move was made. DeRuyter arrives in Lubbock having served as a defensive coordinator or a head coach in each of the past 20 seasons, including each of the past five years in the . Texas Tech fired Matt Wells last month in the middle of the former Utah State coach's third season. LUBBOCK, Texas - Tim DeRuyter, one of the top defensive minds in college football and a former head coach at Fresno State, has been named Texas Tech's new defensive coordinator, head coach Joey McGuire announced Thursday morning. Texas Ties Texas Tech completed its coaching carousel business quickly. Coach Dykes is well-respected across the state of Texas as well. LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech Athletics introduced Joey McGuire in Lubbock as the next head football coach shortly after noon Tuesday. Wells was 5-3 with Texas Tech. That leaves a coaching vacancy at one of the handful of Power 5 openings in the . Texas Tech fired Matt Wells last month in the middle of the former Utah State coach's third season. Joey McGuire, who has been on the staff at Baylor for the past five football seasons, is expected to be hired as the . Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire talks to the crowd during the halftime of an NCAA college basketball game against North Florida, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas. New Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire greets players after an NCAA college football news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie, who played at Texas Tech (2009-2013) during Mike . By 2013, he was a co-offensive coordinator at Texas Tech and later held the same job at TCU before returning to Texas Tech. "McGuire … has spent the previous five seasons helping build Baylor into a Big 12 title contender following a legendary career at Cedar Hill High School," Texas Tech said on Monday. "It's hard being a coach's wife," Patterson said. Yahoo Sports' Pete Thamel reported Monday that Texas Tech has dismissed Wells as its head football coach. Texas Tech has hired Baylor associate head coach Joey McGuire as its next head coach, the university announced Monday. He ended up back in Boise for two seasons as the defensive coordinator in 2014-2015, before taking over as DC at Arizona from 2016-2019. The program has had 14 head coaches, and one interim head coach, since it began play during the 1925 season. The Red Raiders were 4-6 in 2020. More: Louisiana Tech football thin at quarterback after Aaron Allen enters transfer portal. Oregon Safeties Coach Marcel Yates is heading to Texas Tech where he will join Defensive Coordinator Tim DeRuyter, according to The Athletic's Bruce Feldman. It seems like every week in college football, a . Inside the Red Raiders has confirmed multiple reports, including this one from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, that Joey McGuire will be the 17th head football coach in Texas Tech Red Raider . First-year offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie, a former Red Raiders quarterback, is serving as interim coach for the team's . Texas Tech Football Potential Coaching Candidates. LUBBOCK, Texas — Red Raider Nation confirmed Monday that Joey McGuire will be named the next Texas Tech University head football coach. Moore was head coach for two seasons at North Texas while Wells, of course, came to town after six years at Utah State. The Matt Wells era came to a screeching halt earlier this week as the Texas Tech football coach was dismissed midway through . The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal first reported the news, which was later confirmed by the university. McGuire, a former legendary high school football coach, comes to Lubbock . Texas Tech parted ways with Matt Wells before the conclusion of his third season as head coach of the Red Raiders. Texas Tech fired Matt Wells last month in the middle of the former Utah State coach's third season. The Red Raiders have qualified for a bowl game for the first time . Texas Tech announced the firing of head football coach Matt Wells on Tuesday afternoon, nearly 72 hours after the Red Raiders lost at home to Kansas State to fall to 5-3 (2-3 in Big 12 play). About Joe McGuire. New Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire leads the crowd in a "Raider Power" cheer during an NCAA college football news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock . Texas Tech hires Baylor's Joey McGuire as new head football coach (5:30 pm) January 01 2022 12:00 am. Louisiana Tech gained its wide receivers coach and co-offensive coordinator Tuesday afternoon when the team announced the hiring of former Texas Tech assistant Jake Brown to Sonny Cumbie's staff. 18 Guys Who Could Coach Texas Tech Football in 2022 This list is by no means complete, it's just some names I've seen circulating on social media and message boards. Sonny Cumbie, currently serving as Texas Tech's interim head coach through the Red Raiders' bowl game, will be retained as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Yates was in his first year as the . He is experienced, versed in the shotgun spread, and the family name is still regarded highly in West Texas. Wells finished 13-17 with the Red Raiders, who were 5-3 when the move was made. He was named head coach of Texas Tech . Texas Tech dismissed Matt Wells this week, eight games into the season and 30 games into his tenure as the Red Raiders' coach. Wells finished 13-17 with the Red Raiders, who were 5-3 when the move was made. In football: Based on a review of various Texas Tech teams' specific rules in place for 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, the report from the firm Holland & Knight said that the football team . The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.The program has had 17 head coaches, and three interim head coaches, since it began play during the 1925 season.. Texas Tech (then known as Texas Technological College . Dykes has led SMU to a perfect 7-0 record so far this season, but only compiled an 18-30 record while at Cal - his only other Power 5 HC job. Tech faces No. Oregon Safeties Coach Marcel Yates is heading to Texas Tech where he will join Defensive Coordinator Tim DeRuyter, according to The Athletic's Bruce Feldman. And what's interesting is that when each man was hired by Texas Tech . The Red Raiders were 5-3 when the move was made. New Texas Tech football coaching staff. Coach McGuire will attend the Texas Tech men's basketball season opener tonight at 7 p.m. and will deliver a message to the crowd at halftime. Texas Tech fired football coach Matt Wells on Monday, and Wells probably can thank Kansas for his demise. Not Tech losing to the Jayhawks back in 2019. McGuire, a successful longtime Texas high school coach . LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech's head football coach job opened up Monday when the school dismissed Matt Wells eight games into his third season. New Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire speaks during an NCAA college football news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. He was most recently an assistant at Baylor. The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt announced Monday a change in leadership for the Red Raider football program as head coach Matt Wells has been relieved of his duties, effective immediately. About Joe McGuire Joey McGuire, a 2020 inductee into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor, has been named the 17th head football coach in Texas Tech history, Director of Athletics . They lost 52-21 at fourth-ranked Oklahoma in their only game since, and had their open date last weekend. 35. Dykes got his first opportunity to be a head coach at Louisiana Tech where he went 22-15 including an 8 and 9 win seasons. Texas Tech fired Matt Wells last month in the middle of the former Utah State coach's third season. Texas Tech fired Matt Wells last month in the middle of the former Utah State coach's third season. Matthew Scribner Wells (born August 10, 1973) is an American football coach and former quarterback who most recently served as the head coach at Texas Tech University.Wells previously served as the offensive coordinator and then head coach at Utah State University, where he was named Mountain West conference coach of the year in 2013 and again in 2018. . The LSU football coaching search is down to three candidates, and the next coach could be named by the end of this week or early next week, two sources with knowledge of the search said Monday morning. Texas Tech Football Potential Coaching Candidates. That streak ends this year — and with the Red Raiders facing one of their former head coaches. Tim DeRuyter, the longtime defensive coordinator who spent the past two seasons at Oregon, is expected to fill the same position at Texas Tech under new coach Joey McGuire, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Red Raiders (5-4), who are coming off an open date after a 52-21 loss at Oklahoma, have home games remaining against Iowa State and Oklahoma State before finishing the regular season at Baylor. Texas Tech expected to name Baylor assistant Joey McGuire next football coach. Thankfully, it has reached its climactic end as Joey McGuire was named the new Texas Tech head coach to lead the football program into its new Big 12 future. New Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire announced his first on-field coaching hire Wednesday, and it's a familiar face for Red Raiders fans. LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech fires football coach Matt Wells. Wells was in his third season in Lubbock. Texas Tech has hired a new head football coach who has Baylor connections, but the coach is not the controversial one that has been linked to the job in recent weeks. The Red Raiders came very close to beating Kansas State and moving to 6-2 on the season, but they lost a fat lead and fell to the Wildcats, 25-24. STRENGTHS: Dykes is the son of a Texas Tech legend in Spike Dykes and has been a coach in some form or fashion since 1994 where he started at JJ Pearce and worked his way up the ladder. Texas Tech (then known as Texas . That's old news. (John Moore/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP) Texas Tech hired Joey McGuire as its new coach on Nov. 8 after firing Matt Wells. Texas Tech fired Matt Wells last month in the middle of the former Utah State coach's third season. The "silly season" of college football came early for Texas Tech in 2021. The Red Raiders didn't wait for the end of the regular season, which is this weekend for most teams and Dec. 4 for teams playing in conference championship games (Dec. 3 in the Pac-12). LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech Athletics introduced Joey McGuire in Lubbock as the next head football coach shortly after noon Tuesday. Louisiana-Lafayette head coach Matt Wells is very arguably the safest and best option McGuire got more than 1,500 texts being! 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