Texas Tech's Cody Campbell Makes Clear Stance on Coach Joey McGuire

Cody Campbell is not one to restrain himself from passionately voicing his opinions online.

That trait has turned him into an undeniable and polarizing figure in the modern landscape of college athletics.

The Texas Tech football alum and mega-booster's latest message is in response to rumored uncertainty around head coach Joey McGuire's job security after the Red Raiders' first loss of the season, a 37-24 upset to unranked Cincinnati.

Campbell, who also chairs the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents, shot down the idea in a repost of an article on X that examines McGuire's future in Lubbock.

"Absolutely nothing is going to change at the head coach position at Texas Tech," Campbell wrote. "Joey McGuire is a perfect fit for our program, everybody, with an opinion that matters, loves him. He isn't going anywhere.

"If anything, we are ready, willing and able to double down on him and this program. It's more likely that he gets an extension and raise at the end of this year."

McGuire is in his fifth season at the helm, not even a full year removed from leading Texas Tech to arguably its best football season in school history.

The Red Raiders, largely off the financial backing of oil billionaires such as Campbell, turned an elite transfer portal class into a Big 12 championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff in 2025.

This season, McGuire became the fastest coach in program history to reach 40 career wins. Texas Tech, this week sitting at No. 13 in the AP Top 25 poll, is in the national rankings for the 26th week in a row, which extends a program record.

"Long story short, this article is a ridiculous waste of time, but if you do feel compelled to write another one, please find a better picture of me!" Campbell concludes in his post on Wednesday.

This message comes days after Campbell took to X to stress his frustration over the Red Raiders' loss to the Bearcats.

"There is no excuse or reason to lose a game like this. We have to be better," he wrote, while tagging the football team's profile.

Since then, Campbell, a leading advocate for federal legislation that brings more structure to college athletics, spoke at a rally featuring President Donald Trump in Lubbock this week.

He also drew criticism online about his outspokenness.

Campbell threatened that Texas Tech should revoke exclusive access given to Lubbock's sports radio station, Double T 97.3, after producer Brennan Riker called out Campbell's social media use.

Campbell's skeptics say his activity online has begun to blur the lines between his position as an alum, a donor, a political ambassador, and a top university decision-maker.

"I ignore literally hundreds of trolls, but the frustrating and laughable irony in this situation is that @DoubleT973 asks me to be a guest on their shows on a very regular basis, and their entire business is based on their relationships with our programs and the people, like me, who are deeply involved with them," Campbell added in a separate post.

"With respect to the First Amendment: we have the right to talk (or not talk) to anybody we want. If a decision is made to not talk to them for a while, I (personally) and we (as an institution) have the right to do as we please."

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However much Campbell's internet activity keeps the Red Raiders' program in the national spotlight, so too does the team's results. Tech currently finds itself in the midst of a significant part of its season.

Texas Tech hosts No. 22 Arizona at 11 a.m. at Galaxy Stadium in Lubbock on Saturday.

The meeting between the two 6-1 teams is the Red Raiders' second matchup with a ranked opponent at home this season and could dictate whether Texas Tech makes it back to the conference title game and beyond.