Todd McShay raves about NIL investment by Texas Tech, potential in Big 12

One of the biggest stories of the offseason came in Lubbock. Texas Tech received a major NIL investment from its collective, The Matador Club, and brought in the top-rated transfer portal class.

Suddenly, the Red Raiders are seen as potential contenders in the Big 12. Todd McShay raved about the roster overhaul and how it put the program in strong position in an intriguing race.

McShay shouted out The Matador Club and founder Cody Campbell for the investment as he pointed out the transfer additions at Texas Tech. The class ranked No. 1 in the On3 Team Transfer Portal Index with Stanford transfer David Bailey as the headliner. He appeared in McShay’s “appropriately early” mock draft Thursday.

Texas Tech’s roster is one of the most expensive in college football, On3’s Pete Nakos reported. The group of newcomers could boost the floor for Texas Tech under Joey McGuire. As McShay looked at the Big 12 landscape, he thinks the Red Raiders are up toward the top along with Arizona State.

“Joey McGuire now, head coach, 23-16 during three years. Pretty good,” McShay said on The Todd McShay Show this week. “They haven’t had great talent. They lose Tahj Brooks and 1,505 [yards] he rushed for last year. So they lose that, but now you got all these other [players] and now we’re in the Big 12. Not the competition level of certainly the SEC and Big Ten and even the ACC.

“Arizona State, still the top dog. Sam Leavitt returns. [Cam] Skattebo’s out, they brought in a running back transfer, they’re gonna have two or three-man rotation. They’re going to spread things out more. It’s going to be Leavitt’s offense, not Skattebo’s, not the run game. Jordyn Tyson, a wide receiver, leading in the charge.”

McShay also pointed out some of the notable quarterbacks in the league. Avery Johnson is back at Kansas State, Rocco Becht is returning to Iowa State and Sawyer Robertson is preparing to once again lead the Baylor offense. Additionally, Utah is optimistic about its offensive line protecting Devon Dampier.

But as Todd McShay ran through those rosters, he still thinks Texas Tech put itself over the top with its work in the portal. As a result, he thinks the Red Raiders have one of the top rosters in the Big 12.

“I mentioned all those other programs – BYU, Kansas State, Iowa State, Baylor, Utah – based off of, like, the portal and all this talent coming in, there are a lot of people that believe it could be ASU [as] top dog and Texas Tech,” McShay said. “And I haven’t you mentioned Colorado, right? That’s going to be fascinating in the Big 12.”