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College football fans react as Texas Tech’s defensive line is ranked top 5 nationally

ByEthan Lee|
Nov 30, 2024; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders head coach Joey McGuire before a game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images
Nov 30, 2024; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders head coach Joey McGuire before a game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images | Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images

The Texas Tech Red Raiders could conceivably have the best defensive line in the Big 12 and it looks like they might have one of the best defensive lines in the country. That feels like such an absurd thing to talk about given the way Tech’s defense has struggled at times (and at times significantly so) over the past couple of decades. 

But this season, thanks to some heavy duty recruiting on that side of the ball (and a really impressive NIL push for the Red Raiders) all throughout the offseason, it looks like Texas Tech might actually be really, really good up front on defense.

And that’s such a joy to talk about. There’s no way that new Texas Tech defensive coordinator Shiel Wood isn’t thrilled at that development as well. He has to be excited about that. 

Here’s where Texas Tech ranks among the top defensive lines in the country, according to the fine folks writing content and analyzing football over at Pro Football Focus:

https://x.com/PFF_College/status/1929917444212305989

College football fans weigh in as Texas Tech’s defensive line is ranked among the best in the country

Here’s how college football fans are reacting to this sort of development that Texas Tech has one of the best defensive lines in the country:

Understandably, Texas Tech fans are excited about the potential that this group has. It could be a truly special defensive front for the Red Raiders. 

And then there were some who didn’t love seeing the newly assembled Texas Tech defensive line included.

We live in a very strange time for college football. The world is changing quite a bit and the Red Raiders have a chance to really take advantage of it. And they might have one of the best defensive lines in the country because of it. What a wild time to be alive, folks.

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