What the Texas Tech 2-deep depth chart might look like ahead of spring football
In less than a week, the Texas Tech football program will begin its annual round of spring practices. And this could be the most important spring of Joey McGuire’s tenure as head coach.
First of all, McGuire will be working with two new coordinators. On defense, he has brought in Shiel Wood from Houston to fix what was the team’s Achilles’ heel in 2024.
Offensively, Mack Leftwich has been tasked with replacing Zach Kittley as coordinator after Kittley took the head coaching job at Florida Atlantic. Thus, this will be a spring all about installing new systems and schemes on both sides of the ball.
Second, McGuire’s program is also welcoming 17 transfers to the mix, almost all of whom are expected to be in the mix for heavy playing time this fall. That’s why team building and instilling culture will be some of the most important tasks that McGuire faces this offseason.
Of course, by bringing in one of the nation’s top transfer classes and adding it to a program coming off of an eight-win season, expectations have risen in West Texas. McGuire and his staff are not shying away from talking about their goal of appearing in the Big 12 Championship Game in December, and nothing short of that will be considered a success
However, to play for a championship in December, teams have to do the work in March, and that is what the Red Raiders are doing at this point in the year with offseason workouts leading into spring practices.
“I love spring football,” McGuire said this week to 365 Sports. “You know, I think it’s the purest form of football. You know, you’re not getting ready for anybody. You’re teaching your fundamentals. I think it’s also far enough away [from the fall] to where you can be really physical.”
McGuire went on to say that, unlike many programs around the country, Texas Tech will still hold a spring game. However, the program will not televise it as has been the norm in years past. That is because, in the age of the transfer portal, the Red Raiders don’t want other programs to have the ability to scout their roster for potential targets.
So, with spring practices on the horizon, let’s take a look at how the revamped Red Raider roster might shape up as we head into the workouts.
What the Texas Tech offensive depth chart might look like
Here’s a look at what the Texas Tech football team’s two-deep depth chart might look like on offense.
