2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Championship: December 2023
	$ – Conference champion; y – Championship game participant; As of April 4, 2023; Rankings from AP Poll

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Joey McGuire (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Zach Kittley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field; (capacity: 60,454)

The 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team will represent Texas Tech University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders will play their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field in Lubbock, Texas, and will compete in the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by second-year head coach Joey McGuire.

Previous season

The 2022 team finished the regular season with a record of 7–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play, finishing fourth in the conference; it was the Red Raiders' first winning conference record since 2009. 2022 also marked the first time in program history that Texas Tech defeated Texas and Oklahoma in the same season.[1] The Red Raiders were invited to the Texas Bowl, defeating Ole Miss 42–25 to finish the season with an overall record of 8–5.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On January 10, passing game coordinator and receivers coach Emmett Jones left Texas Tech to take the same position with the Oklahoma Sooners.[2] The following day, January 11, Baylor running backs coach Justin Johnson was hired to replace Jones.[3]

Recruiting class

References:[4][5][6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Crawford Edge	Post, TX	Post High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 14, 2021
Isaiah Crawford Edge	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kaden Carr Offensive line	Lubbock, TX	Lubbock-Cooper High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Nov 15, 2021
Kaden Carr Offensive line	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
John Curry Linebacker	Lubbock, TX	Coronado High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 29, 2021
John Curry Linebacker	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Daniel Sill Offensive line	College Station, TX	A&M Consolidated High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 12, 2021
Daniel Sill Offensive line	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jake Strong Quarterback	Justin, TX	Northwest High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 22, 2022
Jake Strong Quarterback	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chapman Lewis Safety	Burleson, TX	Centennial High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 30, 2022
Chapman Lewis Safety	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyrone West Wide receiver	Humble, TX	Humble High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 30, 2022
Tyrone West Wide receiver	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Anquan Willis Athlete	Wichita Falls, TX	S. H. Rider High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 31, 2022
Anquan Willis Athlete	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brenden Jordan Safety	Mansfield, TX	Mansfield High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 13, 2022
Brenden Jordan Safety	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jmaury Davis Athlete	Clarendon, TX	Clarendon High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 14, 2022
Jmaury Davis Athlete	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marcus Ramon-Edwards Athlete	Lubbock, TX	Trinity Christian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 14, 2022
Marcus Ramon-Edwards Athlete	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Amier Washington Defensive line	Orange, TX	Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Apr 2, 2022
Amier Washington Defensive line	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chris Palfreeman Wide receiver	Fort Worth, TX	All Saints Episcopal School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Apr 13, 2022
Chris Palfreeman Wide receiver	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tre'Darius Brown Defensive line	Natchitoches, LA	Natchitoches Central High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Apr 20, 2022
Tre'Darius Brown Defensive line	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jayden Cofield Defensive line	Manor, TX	Manor High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	Apr 23, 2022
Jayden Cofield Defensive line	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dylan Shaw Offensive line	Corpus Christi, TX	Flour Bluff High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Apr 23, 2022
Dylan Shaw Offensive line	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Demarion Crest-Daniels Wide receiver	El Paso, TX	Parkland High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 25, 2022
Demarion Crest-Daniels Wide receiver	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Miquel Dingle Jr. Linebacker	Duncan, SC	James F. Byrnes High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 21, 2022
Miquel Dingle Jr. Linebacker	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marquez Stevenson Athlete	Shreveport, LA	Captain Shreve High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 27, 2022
Marquez Stevenson Athlete	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Braylon Rigsby Defensive line	Woodville, TX	Woodville High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	287 lb (130 kg)	Jun 28, 2022
Braylon Rigsby Defensive line	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nick Fattig Offensive line	League City, TX	Clear Springs High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jul 1, 2022
Nick Fattig Offensive line	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kelby Valsin Wide receiver	Arlington, TX	Bowie High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 4, 2022
Kelby Valsin Wide receiver	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jordan Sanford Safety	Arlington, TX	Mansfield Timberview High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 4, 2022
Jordan Sanford Safety	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ansel Nedore Defensive line	Round Rock, TX	Round Rock High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Aug 13, 2022
Ansel Nedore Defensive line	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Horne Linebacker	New Orleans, LA	John Curtis Christian School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Dec 19, 2022
Justin Horne Linebacker	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dylan Spencer Defensive line	Houston, TX	C. E. King High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Dec 19, 2022
Dylan Spencer Defensive line	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Aiden Meeks Wide receiver	Rockwall, TX	Rockwall High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 31, 2022
Aiden Meeks Wide receiver	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Philip Blidi	96	DL	6'3	295	Junior	Portales, NM	Indiana
Trey Cleveland	10	WR	6'4	190	Junior	Arlington, TX	North Texas
Syncere Massey	90	DL	6'5	330	Freshman	Cedar Hill, TX	Abilene Christian
Kobee Minor	3	DB	6'0	185	Sophomore	Lake Dallas, TX	Indiana
Donovan Smith	7	QB	6'5	230	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Houston
Reggie Pearson Jr.	22	DB	5'11	200	Senior	Detroit, MI	Oklahoma

Incoming

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
C. J. Baskerville	6	S	6'2	210	Sophomore	North Richland Hills, TX	San Diego State
Quincy Ledet	5	DL	6'2	294	Sophomore	Orange, TX	Louisiana–Monroe
Steve Linton	17	DL	6'5	219	RS Sophomore	Dublin, GA	Syracuse
Drae McCray	10	WR	5'9	177	Sophomore	Tallahassee, FL	Austin Peay
Rusty Staats	53	OL	6'4	310	RS Junior	Watertown, TN	Western Kentucky
Terrell Tilmon	34	OLB	6'5	225	Freshman	Mansfield, TX	Oregon

Personnel

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`47`	Tanner Allen	Fr
QB	`2`	Behren Morton	So
QB	`12`	Tyler Shough	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`43`	Joseph Adedire	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`99`	Gino Garcia	Sr
K	`48`	Stone Harrington	Fr
P	`37`	Brook Honore Jr.	Fr
LS	`30`	Jackson Knotts	Jr
LS	`61`	Jacob Mauch	Jr
P	`31`	Austin McNamara	Sr
K		Gabe Showalter	So

Head coach

Joey McGuire

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Zach Kittley
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Tim DeRuyter
Defensive coordinator
Josh Bookbinder
Inside linebackers
C. J. Ah You
Outside linebackers
Marcel Yates
Passing game coordinator/secondary
Kenny Perry
Associate head coach/Special teams/Running backs
Stephen Hamby
Offensive line
Justin Johnson
Passing game coordinator/Wide receivers
Zarnell Fitch
Defensive line
Josh Cochran
Tight ends
Lance Barilow
Strength and conditioning

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2023

Schedule

Texas Tech and the Big 12 announced the 2023 football schedule on January 31, 2023.[7]

Date	Opponent	Site
September 2	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY
September 9	Oregon*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
September 16	Tarleton State*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
September 23	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
September 30	Houston	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
October 7	at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)
October 14	Kansas State	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
October 21	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
November 2	TCU	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
November 11	at Kansas	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
November 18	UCF	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
November 24	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)
*Non-conference game

Schedule Source:[8]

Game summaries

At Wyoming

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary

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

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

Date: September 2

Oregon

Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: September 9

Tarleton State

Tarleton State Texans at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: September 16

At West Virginia

Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Period	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: September 23

Houston

Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	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: September 30

At Baylor

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas

Date: October 7

Kansas State

Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

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

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: October 14

At BYU

Texas Tech Red Raiders at BYU Cougars – Game summary

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

at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah

Date: October 21

TCU

TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Date: November 2

At Kansas

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks – Game summary

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

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas

Date: November 11

UCF

UCF Knights at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	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 18

At Texas

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Longhorns	0	0	0	0	0

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

Date: November 24

Statistics

Scores against non-conference opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
Opponents	0	0	0	0	0
Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0

Scores against the Big 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Opponents	0	0	0	0	0
Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0

Scores against all opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
Opponents	0	0	0	0	0
Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0

References

Collier, David (November 26, 2022). "FINAL: Texas Tech 51, Oklahoma 48". KAMC. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
"Oklahoma hires Emmett Jones to coach receivers, passing game". ESPN. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
Williams, Don (January 11, 2023). "Texas Tech hires Baylor assistant Justin Johnson to fill football offensive staff vacancy". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
"2023 Texas Tech Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
"Texas Tech 2023 Football Commits". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
"College Football Recruiting Classes". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
"Texas Tech, Big 12 unveil 2023 football schedule". Texas Tech Athletics. January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
"2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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[1] Collier, David (November 26, 2022). "FINAL: Texas Tech 51, Oklahoma 48". KAMC. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

[2] "Oklahoma hires Emmett Jones to coach receivers, passing game". ESPN. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[3] Williams, Don (January 11, 2023). "Texas Tech hires Baylor assistant Justin Johnson to fill football offensive staff vacancy". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[4] "2023 Texas Tech Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[5] "Texas Tech 2023 Football Commits". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[6] "College Football Recruiting Classes". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[7] "Texas Tech, Big 12 unveil 2023 football schedule". Texas Tech Athletics. January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.

[8] "2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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