Year six could be the make-or-break season for head coach Kliff Kingsbury.
Kingsbury hasn't been able to repeat the success of his first season with the Red Raiders, when they finished 8-5 and won the Holiday Bowl. Now the Red Raiders enter this season after losing their top two wide receivers in Keke Coutee and Dylan Cantrell, quarterback Nic Shimonek and running back Justin Stockton.
Can Texas Tech's offense replace the production lost from its high-powered offense that ranked fourth in the conference in 2017? Here's a look at the 2018 Red Raiders:
Texas Tech fact book
Head coach: Kliff Kingsbury (30-33 record at Texas Tech and overall)
2017 record: 6-7
Bowl result: 38-34 loss to South Florida (Birmingham Bowl)
2017 offense: 474.