Houston coach Willie Fritz on new Texas Tech football DC Shiel Wood
Texas Tech football hired defensive coordinator Shiel Wood in December off the staff of Houston coach Willie Fritz, who’s shown here.
The 2025 season is going to be a make-or-break campaign for Joey McGuire and the Texas Tech football team.
Few previous iterations of the Red Raiders have generated this much attention for what is expected of the squad. McGuire knows every game on the schedule is big, but many of these games — most of them away from Jones AT&T Stadium — are bigger than others.
Which of the 12 regular-season games should Texas Tech fans look forward to the most, and which could define what this year’s Red Raiders will be? Here’s our ranking.
12. Aug. 30 vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff
FCS opponents deserve the payday and opportunity, but they’re never exciting — unless you almost lose to Abilene Christian.
11. Sept. 6 vs. Kent State
Hard for Texas Tech fans to get amped facing a team that’s won one game in the last two years combined.
10. Nov. 15 vs. UCF
Lee Hunter gets to face his former team in Jones AT&T Stadium. Other than that, yawn. Knights are in a rebuild under Scott Frost.
9. Oct. 25 vs. Oklahoma State
Have to split hairs with the Big 12 schedule, but the Cowboys were dreadful in 2024 and don’t seem too promising in 2025.
8. Oct. 4 at Houston
Joey McGuire took Houston’s defensive coordinator and top interior defensive lineman. How will Shiel Wood and AJ Holmes like their return?
7. Nov. 8 vs. BYU
Last year’s hot start cooled off significantly by November for BYU, and the Cougars don’t have nearly as much talent as they did in 2024.
6. Oct. 11 vs. Kansas
It’s homecoming, so Texas Tech has that going. Red Raiders have dominated the series with Kansas, which is replacing a lot of skill on both sides of the ball.
5. Sept. 13 vs. Oregon State
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