By Pete ChristyPublished: Nov. 8, 2021 at 8:11 AM CST
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – As we first reported on KCBD Sports Xtra Sunday night. sources tell KCBD Sports that Baylor Associate Head Coach Joey McGuire is expected to be named Texas Tech’s new Head Football Coach.
Sources say a Red Raider Team meeting was called Sunday evening and the official word from the University could come Monday. McGuire has been at Baylor for five seasons.
Besides being the Associate Head Coach, he’s also the Bears Outside Linebackers Coach. From 2017-18, he was the Tight Ends Coach, McGuire then became Associate Head Coach and Defensive Ends Coach in 2019.
While he hasn’t been a College Football Head Coach before, he was a successful High School Head Coach. McGuire was at Cedar Hill for 14 years where he went 141-42 winning three UIL State Championships.
McGuire is a players coach. He knows Texas recruiting and has great coaching contacts.
He would replace Matt Wells who was relieved of his duties after two and a half seasons where he went 13-17.
