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Utah State's Matt Wells named head coach of Texas Tech Red Raiders

Andres Leighton

Utah State coach Matt Wells works the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

Matt Wells, along with his top two assistant coaches, will be leaving Utah State.

Multiple news outlets reported Thursday evening that the Aggies' head football coach has agreed to become the new head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and Texas Tech made it official a few hours later. Utah State also announced in a press release that "a national search for USU’s next head coach has already begun.