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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal sportswriter. Covering Texas Tech football, 1986- . Son of Swisher County. Skills: Juggling. Parallel parking. Occasionally, writing.
Lubbock, Texas
Joined August 2010
RT @NathanGiese: It's officially football season. Pics from Texas Tech's first practice of the preseason. https:/….
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RT @NathanGiese: Joey McGuire talked about his friend Deion Sanders and his announcement yesterday surrounding his health. .
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Here's the Texas Tech depth chart going into preseason practice that starts tomorrow: .
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Here's how Joey McGuire says the Texas Tech football depth chart shapes up, three and four deep, going into Red Raiders' summer football schools.
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Tech wants to give sophomore RB J'Koby Williams a lot of touches, including as the team's primary kickoff-return man and punt-return specialist.
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Can J'Koby Williams add punt-return duties to his running back and kickoff-return roles? Texas Tech football staff's about to find out.
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McGuire said of the running backs, "I'm trying to get them to nickname themselves 'The Committee'. ".
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Joey McGuire said his deepest teams were in 2006, 2019 and 2021. "There's a lot of comparisons with this team, because we are really deep in every position.".
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McGuire says LB Bryce Ramirez just got married this weekend. Mentioned other married players: S Cole Wisniewski, LB Jacob Rodriguez, OL Will Jados. "We've got some grown men in this building. They have some high expectations for themselves.".
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As we wrote in June, Tech plans to keep S Chapman Lewis in the redshirt window this season.
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Texas Tech football has a lot of veteran players on defense, but the Red Raiders will be without an old one, safety Chapman Lewis, for much of 2025.
Joey McGuire says S Chapman Lewis and LB Justin Horne expected to be cleared to return from ACL repairs by Oct. 15. OT Ellis Davis (back), return Sept. 29; C Cash Cleveland (foot), Sept. 8-15; CB Macho Stevenson (shoulder), Sept. 1 or 8.
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DB Braylan McDonald (hamstring), projected return Sept. 1 or 8; S A.J. McCarty (hamstring), Aug. 8 or 14; DE Terrell Tilmon (foot), Aug. 8 or 14. WR Tyson Turner, getting X-ray for collarbone injury this week but will start practice in NCAA-mandated acclimation days.
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Joey McGuire says S Chapman Lewis and LB Justin Horne expected to be cleared to return from ACL repairs by Oct. 15. OT Ellis Davis (back), return Sept. 29; C Cash Cleveland (foot), Sept. 8-15; CB Macho Stevenson (shoulder), Sept. 1 or 8.
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Joey McGuire on pressure and expectations his team faces this year: "We're going to embrace the pressure.".
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RT @NathanGiese: Do Olympic sports need saving? Not at Texas Tech, according to soccer coach Tom Stone. "They're taking care of us.".http….
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While some, including President Donald Trump, feel Olympic sports need saving, soccer coach Tom Stone thinks Texas Tech is doing just fine.
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RT @TexasTechFB: 24 Red Raiders named to the @ShrineBowl 1000 Watchlist . The most in college football.
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RT @NathanGiese: Updated Texas Tech's 2026 recruiting commitments list.
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Here's who has committed to the Texas Tech football team in the 2026 recruiting class.
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RT @NathanGiese: Texas Tech's newest receiver commit will also dunk on you with impunity if he sees the opportunity.
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RT @NathanGiese: 6 months later, Chase Campbell is a Red Raider.
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Frenship star receiver Chase Campbell, a four-star prospect, has committed to stay home with the Texas Tech football team.
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Sitting at Big 12 media days in Frisco and hearing Rory McIlroy playfully jab a major at PGA Frisco reminded me of December 1973, when the Vega Longhorns played a Class A state semifinal against . Frisco.
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In 1973, the little West Texas town of Vega played Frisco in a Class A state semifinal. Now Frisco's taking playful shots from Rory McIlroy.
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Texas Tech had three players hit double-digit home runs this season. It looks like two will be back with LF Logan Hughes not draft eligible and 1B Robin Villeneuve deciding to use waiver the NCAA granted to athletes who began careers at non-NCAA schools.
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The Texas Tech baseball team will get back a middle-of-the-order bat. Robin Villeneuve will use NCAA waiver for extra year of eligibility in 2026.
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