Best Case, Worst Case for 2024: Texas Tech Red Raiders

The best and worst-case scenarios for the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Joey McGuire's third year in charge.

With spring football and the portal movement slowing down (fingers crossed) forecasting the 2024 season becomes an easier proposition. The 13 FBS programs in the Lone Star State share a common feeling heading into June: Hope. New faces and new opportunities provide a fresh slate for rosters and coaching staff. 

The 2024 season is a new day for the Great State. Texas reunites with Texas A&M in the SEC and SMU joins the P4 as ACC members. But what are the best- and worst-case scenarios for each team in the upcoming season? We’ll breakdown at each one.

Previous best/worst case scenario pieces for 2024: Texas | Texas A&M | UTSA | Texas State | TCU | Rice 

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS 

2023 record: 7-6, win in Texas Bowl 
2024 schedule 
Aug. 31                 Abilene Christian         
Sept. 7                  at Washington State  
Sept. 14                North Texas     
Sept. 21                Arizona State 
Sept. 28                Cincinnati         
Oct. 5                    at Arizona          
Oct. 19                  Baylor                   
Oct. 26                  at TCU                  
Nov. 2                    at Iowa State  
Nov. 9                    Colorado           
Nov. 23                  at Oklahoma State     
Nov. 30                  West Virginia

Best case for 2024: Texas Tech must buck two trends to reach its ceiling in 2024. First, the Red Raiders must get off to a successful start. They were 2-3 after five games in 2022 – the first for head coach Joey McGuire. And they started last season 1-3. Second, McGuire’s club must get better away from Lubbock. Tech is 3-8 on the road since the start of 2022. The 2024 schedule sets up for them to reverse that narrative with a non-conference schedule that includes home games versus Abilene Christian and North Jones. The lone road trip is to Washington State. 

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