For further proof that Texas Tech football is headed in the right direction, the Red Raiders came in 6th in the ESPN.com final Big 12 Power Rankings done by Jake Trotter. Of course, this is a subjective list (as is virtually everything in college football) but it is interesting to see how people outside of Loop 289 view the Texas Tech football program.
In July, the 2015 Big 12 Football media preseason poll picked Texas Tech to finish 8th in the conference ahead of only Iowa State and Kansas and just behind Kansas State.