Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire responds to comments by Texas coach Steve Sarkisian ahead of the teams’ renewed attention on scheduling. Multiple reports say Sarkisian made a jab at Texas Tech’s schedule, prompting McGuire to publicly counter and challenge Texas to play the Red Raiders in the season’s opening week.
According to Fox News, McGuire frames the exchange as calling Sarkisian’s “bluff,” urging Texas to agree to a Week 1 matchup against Texas Tech. The New York Post similarly reports that McGuire wants Sarkisian to “answer for” his remarks in a Lone Star State showdown.
Both outlets present the dispute as a public back-and-forth between the coaches, with McGuire using the idea of an early game to press Texas to reconsider or adjust scheduling expectations. The reports focus on the challenge itself and do not indicate that an agreement is in place yet. The current status of whether Texas accepts the proposal is not established in the articles provided.
