Texas Tech's Pointless PR Crusade Against Texas Continues In Cringeworthy ESPN Stunt

Joey McGuire offers to set up Texas-Texas Tech opener as Red Raiders fire back on schedule barbs

Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire publicly offered to buy out both teams' Week 1 contracts to schedule a Texas-Texas Tech opener, after Texas coach Steve Sarkisian implied he could go undefeated against Texas Tech's schedule using backups. The exchange signals ongoing rivalry tension post-conference realignment, with no actual game change expected but maximum PR pressure applied on both sides.