PROVO, Utah — The start time and television plans for the BYU vs. Texas Tech football game homecoming weekend has been set. Kickoff on Saturday, Oct. 21 will take place at 5 p.m. MT and be broadcast live on FS1.
One of BYU’s more unfamiliar BIg 12 opponents, the Cougars welcome the Red Raiders of Texas Tech to LaVell Edwards Stadium for the first time. The two schools have played only once previously, back in 1940 in Lubbock. The Red Raiders won that game with a narrow 21-20 victory. Texas Tech has been a member of the Big 12 since 1996, last winning the league in 2008 under the late Mike Leach, a BYU alum.
The Red Raiders have been bowling in back-to-back seasons, winning the 2021 Liberty Bowl and 2022 Texas Bowl. Under first-year head coach Joey McGuire, Texas Tech finished 8-5 overall and 5-4 in Big 12 play in 2022, finishing the season with a 42-25 bowl victory over an Ole Miss team that was ranked as high as No. 7 during the year. This year Texas Tech is off to a 3-3 start after defeating Baylor on Saturday.
The Cougars are 4-1 on the year with victories over Sam Houston State, 14-0, and Southern Utah, 41-16, Arkansas, 38-31, and Cincinnati, 35-27. BYU is coached by Kalani Sitake, who is 60-35 since taking over the BYU football program in 2016.