Whether he will do so in games remains to be seen, of course, but McGuire is the most recent of a wave of Texas high school football coaches moving to the college level. Texas Tech is now the eighth FBS school in the state (out of 12) since 2000 to hire a former Texas high school coach to lead their program. Some had short stints, while others were lifers like McGuire before transitioning to college. The only schools who have not hired such a coach are Texas, Texas A&M, UTEP and TCU (for now, as their job is vacant after parting ways with Gary Patterson.
Texas Tech Goes Back to High School With Joey McGuire Hire
