Texas Tech will be playing Abilene Christian, Oregon State, and Sam Houston in the non-conference schedule in 2026. It is not the scariest set of games for a team trying to prove they belong on the national stage. Texas Tech had a series scheduled with USC, but the Trojans pulled out of the series.
This has left some holes in future schedules for the Red Raiders. The hope for Texas Tech was to schedule Texas, but if that does not happen, head coach Joey McGuire has another hope, per Brett McMurphy of On3.
“We’re talking to everybody and anybody. So far, everybody’s told us no,” McGuire told On3. “If (Texas cancels) we would love to play a home & home (series) w/Notre Dame. I’ve talked to (Notre Dame coach) Marcus (Freeman). He would love that also.”…