The way that Joey McGuire and the Texas Tech Red Raiders have assembled players to boost their roster ahead of the 2025 season has gotten a lot of attention lately. And as college football analyst Josh Pate was examining some of the teams with the top returning production for this coming season, he noted that Texas Tech was a team to keep an eye on.
And he also noted a few things that are certainly working in the Red Raiders’ favor right now. While he was rambling around a bit, talking about Lubbock, Texas, a church mission trip, and Rockford, Illinois, Pate pointed out how Tech has made significant commitments to improve as the Red Raiders move forward.
The roster bit is one of the most obvious things, but Pate also seemed impressed with the infrastructure that Texas Tech built in a legitimate, physical sense.
“Texas Tech, they just loaded up in the portal,” Pate noted. “They just opened, did you see the facilities at Texas Tech?!”
Josh Pate sure seems impressed by the way Texas Tech has been recruiting and building facilities in Lubbock ahead of 2025 season
And the facilities are really impressive, but as Pate pointed out, Texas Tech is bringing back a whole heck of a lot of production to a defense that needs veteran leadership (as well as an infusion of new talent along the way).
“Number one returning production team on defense, Texas Tech,” Pate said. “Boom.”
And that’s a pretty great thing to have. The Red Raiders aren’t exactly known for having a great defense and so there’s clearly a lot of work to do on that front, but it seems like that work is being done between the portal and the returning talent.
Oh, and there’s work being done on some impressive facilities.
As a result of all of that, Pate noted that he needed to make a trip out to Lubbock this offseason.
“We have prioritized a trip out to Lubbock,” Pate said. “I haven’t been there since a church mission trip circa like 2002, so I’m long overdue.”
Texas Tech fans have a lot to be excited about and a lot to look forward to. The potential is certainly there for an improved defense and an impressive season.