Joey McGuire's deal was step one ... now Texas Tech pays to keep the machine intact through the playoff push.
West Texas doesn't want a one-hit wonder, and Texas Tech is acting like a program that's tired of being treated like one.
After securing head coach Joey McGuire through 2032, the Red Raiders just doubled down on what actually turns a hot season into a sustainable run by keeping the people who built it.
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Offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich, defensive coordinator Shiel Wood, assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Kenny Perry, and general manager James Blanchard have all received contract extensions that keep them in Lubbock through the 2028 season.
That’s not "reward the staff" fluff; that's Texas Tech making a statement. This isn't a cute moment; this is the start of a standard.
The timing tells you everything.
Coaching carousel season is when successful programs get raided, especially when their coordinators are young, creative, and on everybody’s short list.
Wood, 43, has built a reputation as a defensive tone-setter, and Leftwich, just 31, is exactly the kind of modern offensive mind that gets head coach interviews the second the market opens.
Tech didn't wait for the rumors to get loud. They moved first, and they moved with money.
And the numbers behind that urgency are nasty.
Texas Tech finished the regular season as one of the most complete teams in the country, posting top-five national rankings in offensive production and defensive suppression - points per game, yards per game, points allowed, yards allowed.
Add in elite special teams grading and a defense that graded out as the best in the nation, and you're looking at a team that didn’t win with a gimmick. It won in every phase, every week.
That kind of balance is hard to build and even harder to keep.
Coordinators don't just call plays; they recruit, teach, install, and set the weekly personality of their side of the ball. Perry's role matters just as much as special teams can swing field position, steal points, and decide tight postseason games.
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Tech's staff continuity means the Red Raiders can roll into the offseason without rewiring everything that made them dominant.
Then there's Blanchard, the architect behind Tech's roster-building surge. Texas Tech didn't just "do well" in the portal, it used it like a weapon, stacking impact additions that flipped position rooms overnight.
The Red Raiders also backed it up on the trail with a top-20 class for 2026 and early momentum that has 2027 trending even higher. In an era where roster management is the sport, Tech is paying its GM like it understands that reality.
Now comes the real test of turning momentum into history.
With an Orange Bowl date set for Jan. 1 in Miami Gardens, Tech's focus stays on the postseason path ahead, just one win from the CFP semifinals. But while the players chase the next trophy, the program just secured the foundation beneath them.
Texas Tech didn't just extend contracts; it extended its window.