Joey McGuire, a 2020 inductee into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor, has been named the 17th head football coach in Texas Tech history, Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt announced Nov. 9.

McGuire, who has spent the previous five seasons helping build Baylor into a Big 12 title contender following a legendary career at Cedar Hill High School, brings extensive ties to the state of Texas, already establishing Texas Tech as the unofficial home to the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA).

Those ties have already paid dividends in the short few months of his tenure as McGuire and his staff were able to quickly sign an impressive 2022 class that ranked in the top-40 nationally this past December. It marked the highest-ranked recruiting class for the Red Raiders since at least the 2015 season.

“We are excited for this new chapter in Texas Tech Football under the direction of Coach McGuire,” Hocutt said. “Our search committee was impressed from the outset not only with his significant ties throughout the state of Texas but his enthusiasm and desire to serve as the head coach at Texas Tech. We are thrilled to be able to welcome Coach McGuire and his wife Debbie to our Red Raider family.” from https://texastech.com/staff-directory/joey-mcguire/4038