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Red Raider Minute: No. 4 Texas Tech clinches first-round bye after historic season

Story byKMID MidlandTrey FrancisSat, December 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM UTC·2 min readLUBBOCK, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – No. 4 Texas Tech is the Big 12 Champions after defeating BYU 34-7 in the Big 12 Conference Championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. With the win, the Red Raiders improved to 12-1 overall, clinching a first-round bye in the college football playoff.‘We said it, you know this Texas Tech’s never won a Big-12 championship, and we’re now the Big-12 champions, and so we’re the first, and we’ve done something nobody’s ever done, and I’m proud of them,” head coach Joey McGuire said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I’ve waited 20 years for this, and I know a bunch of Red Raiders fans have been waiting forever their whole lives, and the amount of text I’ve gotten also is just amazing, and it’s amazing to be able to be a part of the team that finally brings it back to Lubbock,” Sophomore linebacker John Curry said. The Red Raiders will now await the winner of No.

Red Raider Minute: No. 4 Texas Tech clinches first-round bye after historic season

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  • 12 James Madison and No.
  • 5 Oregon.
  • The winner of that game will face Texas Tech on January 1, 2026, in the quarterfinal round at the Capital One Orange Bowl.
  • That game will be at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.“I think we got the best coaching staff in the world, we’ve got the best administration staff in the world, and we’ve got the best fans in the world,” McGuire said.“We’re not done yet, there’s still more ball to be played, so really proud of the team,” Senior quarterback Behren Morton said.
  • It’s a team effort, and man, I can’t say enough about this group of guys.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“These guys work hard every day, and they’re stuck with me for life, and Coach McGuire does a great job instilling hard work in us on a day-to-day basis, but it’s not over; we still have more to get,” Senior defensive lineman Lee Hunter said.
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