With No. 10 Texas Tech (5-0) returning to action Saturday against Arizona State, Texas Tech head coach outlined the Red Raiders biggest takeaways from their bye-week self-scout during Monday’s media availability. McGuire pointed to the need to eliminate self-inflicted mistakes, areas of improvement for quarterback and the defense’s continued progress, while also providing several personnel updates ahead of the matchup with the Sun Devils.
McGuire identifies positives and negatives from Texas Tech’s first five games
McGuire pointed to self-inflicted mistakes as one of Texas Tech’s biggest concerns, but also highlighted the quality of the Red Raiders’ wins over Oregon State and Houston, along with encouraging developments in the running game and areas where the offense can improve.
“I think, of course, the negative is our self-inflicted wounds in the first half,” McGuire said. “We keep causing ourselves issues, whether it’s behind the sticks or whether it’s not containing the quarterback in our pass rush, allowing the quarterback to have too long to throw the football.”
McGuire also pointed to Texas Tech’s victories this season over Oregon State and Houston, emphasizing that both the Beavers and Cougars have shown how good they are since facing the Red Raiders…