The 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas, and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Joey McGuire. This was the program's 100th season.
On December 1, it was announced that defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter and secondary coach Marcel Yates had been fired. The Red Raiders finished the regular season with the worst passing defense in the Big 12, allowing 305.3 passing yards per game, which was also the second-most passing yards allowed per game in all of the FBS; only Tulsa allowed more passing yards per game. The following day, December 2, offensive coordinator Zach Kittley was named the new head coach at Florida Atlantic. On December 4, Houston defensive coordinator Shiel Wood was announced as the Red Raiders' new defensive coordinator. On December 6, Texas State offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich was hired as the Red Raiders' new offensive coordinator.
Offseason Transfers Reference: Outgoing Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school Tyler Shough 12 QB 6'5 230 Senior Chandler, AZ Louisville Landon Peterson 72 OL 6'6 300 Senior Odessa, TX North Texas Monroe Mills 71 OT 6'6 315 Junior Columbia, MO Louisville Myles Price 1 WR 5'10 190 Senior The Colony, TX Indiana Jerand Bradley 9 WR 6'5 220 Sophomore DeSoto, TX Boston College Nehemiah Martinez I 20 WR 5'9 205 Junior Lubbock, TX Abilene Christian Seth Martin 68 OL 6'3 300 RS Freshman Fort Worth, TX Stephen F. Austin Matt Keeler 66 OT 6'6 305 Sophomore Chicago, IL Northwestern Nate Floyd 4 CB 6'0 190 Sophomore College Station, TX Nevada Tyler King 21 WR 5'9 180 RS Freshman Houston, TX Wyoming Jayden York 15 TE 6'4 250 Junior Austin, TX Houston Loic Fouonji 11 WR 6'4 215 Senior Midland, TX Vanderbilt Brook Honore Jr. 37 P 6'0 185 RS Freshman Manvel, TX Arkansas State J. J. Sparkman 6 WR 6'4 225 Junior Longview, TX UTSA Jacoby Jackson 75 OT 6'6 320 Sophomore Arlington, TX Mississippi State Jesiah Pierre 8 LB 6'2 240 Senior Mount Dora, FL UCF Blake Burris 91 DL 6'5 300 Sophomore Irving, TX SMU Steve Linton 7 OLB 6'5 235 Senior Dublin, GA Baylor Anquan Willis 24 RB 6'0 220 Freshman Wichita Falls, TX Incarnate Word Bryson Donnell 22 RB 5'10 220 RS Freshman Tyler, TX UTSA Tre'Darius Brown 49 DL 6'2 300 Freshman Natchitoches, LA South Alabama Landon Hullaby 23 S 6'0 205 RS Freshman Mansfield, TX UTEP Cameron Watts 21 CB 5'11 200 RS Senior Tulsa, OK Stony Brook
Incoming Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school Jovon Jackson 2 S 6'2 195 Junior Gainesville, VA Fairmont State Sterling Porcher 79 OL 6'4 304 Junior Sumter, SC Middle Tennessee Devynn Cromwell 22 S 6'1 195 Senior Toronto, ON Guelph Josh Kelly 3 WR 6'1 191 RS Junior Fresno, CA Washington State Jalin Conyers 12 TE 6'4 270 RS Junior Gruver, TX Arizona State Johncarlos Miller II 82 TE 6'5 242 RS Sophomore Greensboro, NC Elon Jack Burgess 47 P 6'2 215 Junior Bacchus Marsh, VIC Weber State Davion Carter 56 IOL 6'3 274 Junior Pearl, MS Memphis Vinny Sciury 71 OL 6'3 305 Junior Massillon, OH Toledo Caleb Douglas 4 WR 6'3 200 Sophomore Missouri City, TX Florida Cameran Brown 8 QB 6'3 225 RS Freshman Carrollton, GA West Georgia Jason Llewellyn 87 TE 6'5 255 Sophomore Aledo, TX Oklahoma James Hansen 91 DL 6'2 315 RS Senior Fontana, CA Nevada Javeon Wilcox 27 S 6'0 200 Freshman Temple, TX TCU De'Braylon Carroll 52 DL 6'0 300 RS Junior Duncanville, TX Rice Mikal Harrison-Pilot 22 CB 6'0 210 Freshman Temple, TX Houston
Recruiting class
2024 Overall class rankings
ESPN 28th 1st 2 4 15 On3 Recruits 21st 1st 1 5 15 Rivals 23rd 1st 2 4 16 247 Sports 24th 1st 2 4 15
Preseason Big 12 media poll The preseason poll was released on July 2, 2024.
+Big 12 preseason poll 1 Utah 906 (20) 2 Kansas State 889 (19) 3 Oklahoma State 829 (14) 4 Kansas 772 (5) 5 Arizona 762 (3) 6 Iowa State 661 7 West Virginia 581 8 UCF 551 9 Texas Tech 532 10 TCU 436 11 Colorado 400 12 Baylor 268 13 BYU 215 14 Cincinnati 196 15 Houston 157 16 Arizona State 141
Award watch lists Maxwell AwardTahj BrooksRBSr.Paul Hornung AwardDrae McCrayWRWuerffel TrophyTahj BrooksRBWalter Camp AwardDoak Walker Award Fred Biletnikoff AwardJosh KellyWRGr.John Mackey AwardJalin ConyersTESr.Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardBehren MortonQBJr.Earl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardTahj BrooksRBSr.Behren MortonQBJr.
Preseason All-Big 12 Team RBTahj BrooksSr.KR/PRDrae McCray
Schedule
Personnel
Game summaries Abilene Christian
Statistics ACUTTU First downs 30 27 Total yards 615 539 Rushing yards 109 161 Passing yards 506 378 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 33:48 26:07 Team Category Player StatisticsAbilene Christian Passing Maverick McIvor 36/51, 506 yards, 3 TD Rushing Isaiah Johnson 13 rushes, 42 yards, 3 TD Receiving Blayne Taylor 7 receptions, 141 yards, TDTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 30/42, 378 yards, 5 TD Rushing Tahj Brooks 27 rushes, 153 yards, TD Receiving Josh Kelly 10 receptions, 156 yards, TD
At Washington State
Statistics TTUWSU First downs 24 18 Total yards 491 416 Rushing yards 148 301 Passing yards 343 115 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 29:55 30:05 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 34/58, 323 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Cameran Brown 5 rushes, 70 yards Receiving Josh Kelly 9 receptions, 95 yardsWashington State Passing John Mateer 9/19, 115 yards, TD, INT Rushing John Mateer 21 rushes, 197 yards, TD Receiving Josh Meredith 2 receptions, 54 yards
North Texas
Statistics UNTTTU First downs 13 25 Total yards 353 586 Rushing yards 135 232 Passing yards 218 354 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 27:29 32:31 Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Texas Passing Chandler Morris 15/27, 162 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Shane Porter 7 rushes, 31 yards, TD Receiving Wyatt Young 1 reception, 75 yards, TDTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 15/19, 273 yards, 4 TD Rushing Tahj Brooks 17 rushes, 109 yards, TD Receiving Coy Eakin 1 reception, 70 yards, TD
Arizona State
Statistics ASUTTU First downs 22 24 Total yards 376 334 Rushing yards 94 133 Passing yards 282 201 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 25:49 34:11 Team Category Player StatisticsArizona State Passing Sam Leavitt 22/38, 282 yards, INT Rushing Cam Skattebo 18 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD Receiving Cam Skattebo 6 receptions, 117 yardsTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 24/44, 201 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tahj Brooks 27 rushes, 117 yards Receiving Josh Kelly 10 receptions, 89 yards, TD
Cincinnati
Statistics CINTTU First downs 29 21 Total yards 555 482 Rushing yards 129 231 Passing yards 426 251 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 32:01 27:59 Team Category Player StatisticsCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 31/45, 426 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Brendan Sorsby 12 rushes, 52 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 7 receptions, 127 yards, TDTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 19/29, 251 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tahj Brooks 32 rushes, 172 yards, 2 TD Receiving Josh Kelly 8 receptions, 111 yards
At Arizona
Statistics TTUARIZ First downs 14 25 Total yards 332 422 Rushing yards 118 121 Passing yards 214 301 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 23:39 36:21 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 17/29, 214 yards Rushing Tahj Brooks 21 rushes, 128 yards, 3 TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 5 receptions, 116 yardsArizona Passing Noah Fifita 28/49, 301 yards, 2 INT Rushing Quali Conley 14 rushes, 97 yards, TD Receiving Tetairoa McMillan 8 receptions, 161 yards
Baylor
Statistics BAYTTU First downs 23 29 Total yards 529 455 Rushing yards 255 149 Passing yards 274 306 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 24:07 35:53 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 21/32, 274 yards, 5 TD Rushing Bryson Washington 10 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Josh Cameron 6 receptions, 75 yards, 3 TDTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 33/49, 286 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Tahj Brooks 25 rushes, 125 yards, TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 9 receptions, 99 yards, 3 TD
At TCU
Statistics TTUTCU First downs 25 18 Total yards 438 461 Rushing yards 180 117 Passing yards 258 344 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 37:25 22:35 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 13/22, 137 yards Rushing Tahj Brooks 30 rushes, 121 yards, TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 9 receptions, 140 yardsTCU Passing Josh Hoover 21/32, 344 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Savion Williams 11 rushes, 72 yards, TD Receiving Eric McAlister 1 reception, 84 yards, TD
At No. 11 Iowa State
Statistics TTUISU First downs 21 23 Total yards 366 432 Rushing yards 129 133 Passing yards 237 299 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 25:43 34:17 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 21/40, 237 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Tahj Brooks 25 rushes, 122 yards, TD Receiving Josh Kelly 8 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TDIowa State Passing Rocco Becht 23/39, 299 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Abu Sama 13 rushes, 74 yards Receiving Jayden Higgins 10 receptions, 140 yards, TD
No. 20 Colorado
Statistics COLOTTU First downs 22 24 Total yards 351 388 Rushing yards 60 113 Passing yards 291 275 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 29:36 30:24 Team Category Player StatisticsColorado Passing Shedeur Sanders 30/43, 291 yards, 3 TD Rushing Isaiah Augustave 10 rushes, 32 yards Receiving Travis Hunter 9 receptions, 99 yards, TDTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 24/40, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Tahj Brooks 31 rushes, 137 yards, TD Receiving Josh Kelly 8 receptions, 106 yards
At Oklahoma State
Statistics TTUOKST First downs 31 32 Total yards 543 508 Rushing yards 139 155 Passing yards 404 353 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 32:51 27:05 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 35/50, 366 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Tahj Brooks 28 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 5 receptions, 105 yards, TDOklahoma State Passing Maealiuaki Smith 26/36, 326 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 15 rushes, 156 yards, 3 TD Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD
West Virginia
Statistics WVUTTU First downs 26 31 Total yards 405 569 Rushing yards 140 210 Passing yards 265 359 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 34:42 25:18 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 29/39, 265 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Jahiem White 14 rushes, 124 yards, TD Receiving CJ Donaldson 7 receptions, 73 yardsTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 28/41, 359 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Tahj Brooks 23 rushes, 188 yards, 3 TD Receiving Josh Kelly 9 receptions, 150 yards
Vs. Arkansas (Liberty Bowl)
Statistics TTUARK First downs 23 20 Total yards 497 559 Rushing yards 217 218 Passing yards 280 341 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 30:22 29:38 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Will Hammond 20/34, 280 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing J'Koby Williams 15 rushes, 123 yards, TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 5 receptions, 115 yardsArkansas Passing Taylen Green 11/21, 341 yards, 2 TD Rushing Taylen Green 15 rushes, 81 yards, TD Receiving Dazmin James 3 receptions, 137 yards, TD
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