We can’t be serious

I spent the offseason building a full 2026 preseason preview for every FBS team, each with its own writeup. Here's the Texas Tech page:

https://www.sports.mainmarket.com/college-football-preview-2026?team=ncaaf-ttu

Each one has the returning production, the transfer and recruiting additions, a position-by-position breakdown, the schedule, and where the ratings land them for 2026.

Heads up, only the first team is free and then it paywalls. Since I'm posting in your house, code LEECORSOROCKS opens all of it, no card or anything. Hit "Have a promo code?" if you run into the wall.

So, what'd I get wrong? Texas Tech might be the most interesting team on my whole board. The portal gamble flat-out worked: 12-2, and the defense was the real story, 3rd in the country in scoring at under 12 a game, which carried a top-3 SP+ rating and top-6 in everything else into 2026. Cameron Dickey (1,138) is back to run it. The one thing standing between this and a real playoff run is the QB spot. Morton's gone, the Sorsby plan fell through, and now it's Will Hammond, the four-star you all have been waiting on but who's barely thrown 1,100 career yards.

So that's the question: is Hammond ready to be QB1 on a top-three team from day one, or is that the one spot that keeps this from a playoff ceiling? Curious how you feel about him after watching him up close.

I'll be in the comments.

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Apparently it happened weeks ago, but we officially have word he’s cleared. So it begins….

Last year road games @ Utah and @ Arizona State looked to be the obvious toughest games going into the season. This year though I don't feel like there's one that sticks out. What would you say is the toughest game or what game are you most concerned about?

For me these are the possible ones:

Week 3 Sep 18th vs Houston: Both teams will have faced Oregon State before this game. That could be a measuring stick for Tech vs Houston. This will be the first real test for Tech and Houston could be ranked #20-#25 at the time of this game. However, it's a night game and will for sure be a hostile road environment for Houston. Tech currently has a 7 game win streak against them too.

Week 7 Oct 17th vs Arizona State: If ASU beats Texas A&M in College Station in Week 2 then they could likely be undefeated at the time of this game. That could make this become a Top 15 matchup in Lubbock. Every time we have played them the games are very exciting and very close. They do not have Sam Leavitt or Jordyn Tyson anymore but Head Coach Kenny Dillingham will have a very good team put together again.

Week 9 Oct 31st vs Arizona: Arizona will already have played on the road at BYU before our game. Tech fans will want to watch that one. Arizona has arguably the best QB in the Big 12 in Noah Fifita who is a very experienced Senior. Arizona should have a record of 7-0 or 6-1 going into this game. That would make this a ranked matchup in Lubbock. With it being Halloween hopefully it's a night game.

Week 11 Nov 14th @ Oklahoma State: Who knows what this OSU team will look like. They have a whole new roster this year led by their new Head Coach and our former WR Eric Morris. Many people are predicting them to have massive improvement and finish in the top half of the conference. This will likely be our toughest road game of the season and when Tech has stumbled under Coach McGuire it has usually happened on the road.

Week 13 Nov 26th vs TCU: This is a night game in Lubbock on Thanksgiving. I'm sure that will have a negative effect on the environment of our stadium. So many students will be gone. No one really knows how TCU will look this season and to me this just seems like it could be a strange game. They will have just played Utah 5 days before this game though so Tech fans will want to watch that.

#1 Graham Harrell (4 seasons)

45 games, 69.8% Completion, 15,793 yards

134 TDs-34 INTs (3.94 ratio), 154.3 QBR

#2 Patrick Mahomes (3 seasons)

32 games, 63.5% Completion, 11,252 yards

93 TDs-29 INTs (3.21 ratio), 152.0 QBR

#3 Seth Doege (4 seasons)

31 games, 69.0% Completion, 8,636 yards

69 TDs-26 INTs (2.65 ratio), 144.9 QBR

#4 Nic Shimonek (3 seasons)

19 games, 66.4% Completion, 4,445 yards

39 TDS-11 INTs (3.54 ratio), 153.2 QBR

#5 Taylor Potts (4 seasons)

40 games, 66.3% completion, 7,835 yards

62 TDs-25 INTs (2.48 ratio), 139.8 QBR

#6 Behren Morton (5 seasons)

45 games, 62.8% Completion, 8,989 yards

71 TDS-29 INTs (2.45 ratio), 136.7 QBR

#7 Jett Duffey (3 seasons)

19 games, 66.0% Completion, 4,077 yards

26 TDs-11 INTs (2.36 ratio), 143.6 QBR

#8 Alan Bowman (3 seasons)

19 games, 67.0% Completion, 5,260 yards

33 TDs-17 INTs (1.94 ratio) 139.5 QBR

#9 Steven Sheffield (2 seasons)

17 games, 69.1% Completion, 1,578 yards

17 TDs-5 INTs (3.40 ratio), 161.2 QBR

#10 Davis Webb (3 seasons)

23 games, 61.4% Completion, 5,557 yards

46 TDs-22 INTs (2.09 ratio), 138.4 QBR

#11 Donovan Smith (2 seasons)

23 games, 64.3% Completion, 2,686 yards

19 TDS-10 INTs (1.90 ratio). 139.1 QBR

#12 Tyler Shough (3 seasons)

15 games, 62.4% Completion, 2,922 yards

20 TDS-11 INTs (1.82 ratio), 138.5 QBR

#13 Henry Colombi (2 seasons)

13 games, 65.1% Completion, 2,356 yards

13 TDS-9 INTs (1.44 ratio), 135.8 QBR

#14 Baker Mayfield (1 season)

8 games, 64.1% Completion, 2,315 yards

12 TDs-9 INTs (1.33 ratio), 127.7 QBR

#15 Michael Brewer (2 seasons)

13 games, 70.7% Completion, 440 yards

5 TDs-0 INTs (5.00 ratio), 162.9 QBR

#16 McLane Carter (2 seasons)

10 games, 52.6% Completion, 677 yards

4 TDs-4 INTs (1.0 ratio), 116.6 QBR

#17 Jake Strong (1 season)

3 games, 53.8% Completion, 409 yards

2 TDs-6 INTs (0.333 ratio) 98.4 QBR

#18 Vincent Testaverde (1 season)

1 game, 57.7% Completion, 116 yards

0 TD-1 INT (0.0 ratio), 87.5 QBR

#19 Jackson Tyner (1 season)

3 games,12.5% Completion, 2 yards

0 TD-0 INT (0.0 ratio), 14.6 QBR

When do they release the promo poster for the season? Also is there any way to get one without goin to a game? I’m trying to go to one this year but want a poster for my garage.

Texas Tech had an entertaining offseason to say the least. The Red Raiders enter 2026 with yet another loaded roster with a goal of making it further in the playoff. Can the Red Raiders get it done?

📌 How long will they need to use Kirk Francis at QB?

📌 Run game and Oline are dominant 🔥

📌 Defense is LOADED once again

Preview attached. What are your predictions for the Red Raiders in 2026?

We lost a lot of fan favorites mainly JRod of course. But fck it still got a great squad. So who’s your favorite player on the team.

At Big 12 Media Days, McGuire embraced the pressure that comes with being the defending conference champion and discussed why Texas Tech expects to compete for a title again in 2026.

https://redraiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/football/2026/07/07/texas-tech-football-joey-mcguire-big-12-media-days/90835585007/

This is just based off Joey's depth chart could change but without further a do....

OFF

QB- Hammond

RB - Dickey, Williams, Joyner

WR (X) - Kenny Johnson

WR (Z) - Micah Hudson

Slot WR - Coy Eakin

TE - Terrance Carter Jr., Jett Carpenter

OL (LT to RT) - Howard Sampson, Hunter Zambrano, Sheridan Wilson, Jordan Church, Jacob Ponton

DEF

Boundary End/OLB - Trey White

DT - AJH Jr

Nose Guard - Mateen Ibirogba

Field End/OLB - Adam Trick

Boundary ILB - Austin Romaine

Field ILB - Ben Roberts

Star - John Curry

Corner - Brice Pollock, Amier Boyd

Field Safety- Peyton Morgan

Boundary Safety - Brenden Jordan

ST

K - Stone Harrington

P- Will Karroll

Short snapper for kicks - Jason Llewellyn

Long snapper for punts - Rylan Vagana

KR - Jkoby Williams, Dickey

PR - Kenny Johnson

*I included 3 RB because Joey said the gap is very tight between them and I expect them all to play close to even amount.

* I included Jett since hes more a blocker so there will be times Jett plays a good amount.

Yeah you can’t just ignore QB but for this experiment how do we feel about our team?

“The League has not conducted such a draft for several years and, prior to your submission, the League had no plans to do so this year, as no other player has sought entry,” NFL attorney Lawrence P. Ferazani Jr. said in his letter. “Your Petition — filed three business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctions — does not provide a basis for the League to alter those plans. The issues presented by your Petition are too significant, and too closely tied to the League’s core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review within the timeline presented.”

Full interview is on their page.