Texas Tech · Week 7 · 2026 · Big 12
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The Saturday readTexas Tech · Week 7 · 2026
Texas Tech vs Arizona State
Oct 17 · 2:30 p.m. CT · Fox
Galaxy Stadium, Lubbock, TX
The lineGive the throw a place to go.
Kickoff clock
3days out
01 / The plan
What matters Saturday
- 01
Tight-end targets
Keep the first answer
- 02
Pressure and coverage
Finish the same play
- 03
Short-yardage personnel
Use the actual package
02 / Desk read
The read
Keep the tight end available before the quarterback has to escape. On defense, finish the pressure with coverage still attached to the route.
Tight-end targets
In the field
AP Top 25 · Week 7
No. 10
2 of 12 opponents ranked.
Upcoming1
- 18at Oklahoma StateNov 14
Played · AP at kickoff1
- 22vs HoustonWin: 28–26Sep 18
Upcoming opponents use this AP poll. Played opponents use their AP rank at kickoff. Poll published Oct 11. Checked Oct 15. Results checked Oct 14.
Postseason
Rankings start Nov 3
5-0
Playoff raceNo. 10 in the AP poll, unbeaten. In the picture. The committee's first rankings come out Tue, Nov 3.
One more win to reach six, with seven games left.
This week
Updated Oct 14
Keep the receiving answer available against Arizona State. Watch Carter’s release, the short-yardage personnel and the pressure that stays connected to coverage.
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McGuire planned Monday as if Castellanos would be unavailableOpens in a new tab
Check the final status update and the actual short-yardage personnel. Monday’s contingency plan does not settle a later eligibility decision or guarantee Saturday’s package.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal · Oct 12
- 02
Dillingham expects Alo-Tupuola and Helton back for ASUOpens in a new tab
Use the final lineup to identify the protection assignments. Watch the pressure reach its target without losing the receiver when the quarterback extends the play.
Arizona Sports · Oct 12
- 03
Arizona State visits at 2:30 p.m. CT on FOXOpens in a new tab
Plan for the Homecoming afternoon window in Lubbock. Check the final personnel update before assigning a short-yardage role.
Texas Tech Athletics · Oct 12
- 04
Tech’s defense intercepted Colorado four timesOpens in a new tab
Watch the coverage finish the play after pressure changes the throw. A chance at the ball needs the defender to secure it before looking for a return.
Texas Tech on SI · Oct 7
- 05
Carter caught eight passes for 67 yards at ColoradoOpens in a new tab
Keep a receiving answer available under pressure. Watch the release into space and whether the quarterback can deliver before the defender closes the window.
Texas Tech on SI · Oct 4
03 / Road ahead
Next three
vs Arizona State · Next
2:30 p.m. CTFox
at Cincinnati
TBDTV TBD
vs Arizona
TBDTV TBD