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BREAKING: Texas Tech in negotiations to hire Matt Wells as next head coach

After a relentless flurry of rumors, estimations and reports, it looks like Texas Tech football has settled in on its new head coach.

His name is Matt Wells, and he’s joining Tech after six seasons at Utah State. Wells led the team to a 44-34 record during his tenure and finished the 2018 regular season with an impressive 10-2 record.

Don Williams of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal was the first to report the news:

.@cmsilvajr and I have confirmed with two separate sources that Texas Tech is in negotiations with Utah State coach Matt Wells to make Wells the Red Raiders' next head coach.