Best Texas Tech Social media Posts of the Week

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Here are the most thought provoking and interesting tweets about Texas Tech this past week.
The biggest social media liked and viewed posts during this week involved Texas Tech's football team being undefeated at 6-0 to start the season and their rise into the top eight of the two most popular national polls.
Checking in at No. 7 📈 pic.twitter.com/dnmLlkdf1G
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) October 12, 2025
Following a dominant 42-17 win over Kansas in week six play, the Red Raiders moved up to No. 7 in the Associated Press poll and No. 8 in the AFCA Coaches' Poll, their highest ranking since 2008. Their 6-0 record and their appearance in the top 10 have generated significant fan enthusiasm, likes, and shares on multiple social media platforms.
#WreckEm Running Back Cameron Dickey from Crockett High School has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for Week 7! https://t.co/3vM4AtngqV@CameronDickey5 | @TexasTechFB | @AustinCrockett
— Dave Campbell's — TexasFootball.com (@dctf) October 16, 2025
| @AISDAthletics | @CampbellAward pic.twitter.com/TzJXoXHl6u
The impressive win over Kansas, led by running back Cameron Dickey's career-high 263 rushing yards and 71 and 55-yard touchdown runs, was a major topic of discussion on social media this week.
Congratulations to @TexasTechFB Head Coach @JoeyMcGuireTTU named to the 2025 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List today by the American Heart Association. Find the full list at https://t.co/XZRYgsRXrt.@TexasTech pic.twitter.com/6VkzXBrHqS
— American Heart Texas (@AmericanHeartTX) October 15, 2025
Coach Joey McGuire being named to the Bear Bryant Award watch list created some social media buzz, as he is a strong contender for multiple national coaches of the year awards.
Just gonna drop this here. pic.twitter.com/1NWl7lPn3v
— Texas Tech Red Raiders (@TechAthletics) October 15, 2025
The Texas Tech athletic department not only has the football program on the right track, but multiple Red Raiders teams are ranked in the top 13 this Fall season.
Motivation. pic.twitter.com/IwUMIp9tOv
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) October 16, 2025
The Texas Tech basketball team is motivated as they are not ranked in the top two of the Big 12 preseason rankings.
Patrick Mahomes speaks on the Texas Tech tortilla tradition pic.twitter.com/5W49fAiYug
— Pete Christy (@pchristy11) October 16, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback and former Texas Tech Red Raider Patrick Mahomes shares his thoughts on the tortilla toss by Texas Tech fans.
Best edge duo in the nation@baileyy_david23 x @height_romello pic.twitter.com/FRDLvi1a75
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) October 16, 2025
Texas Tech's defensive linemen are being recognized nationally for their play at the halfway point of the 2025 college football season.
Two fines and an “inaccurate” statement announced by the Big 12 Conference. pic.twitter.com/etkhlVjZ7r
— Chris Level (@ChrisLevel) October 15, 2025
Kansas was fined after an inaccurate statement by Kansas head coach Lance Leipold about an alleged pocketknife being thrown on the field.
Here’s the full '25-'26 rundown 🗓️⤵
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) October 14, 2025
🎟️: https://t.co/zUvZV72AWT pic.twitter.com/iSQMRhBmm7
The full Texas Tech men's basketball schedule with more details and information on each of their scheduled games, was released on their social media accounts.
It's all West Texas 🌎 pic.twitter.com/Un1wd3Y6RH
— Texas Tech Red Raiders (@TechAthletics) October 13, 2025
Texas Tech's athletic department is bragging about being the only FBS school to have both their men's basketball and football teams ranked in the top 10.
Here are the teams with the most elite 3PT shooters on their roster based on preseason projections at https://t.co/cegyfz96ax (new D1 players excluded due to lack of data):
— Evan Miyakawa (@EvanMiya) October 17, 2025
Purdue, UConn, Oklahoma, and Virginia are the only ones with 4 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/SzNtvrELzR
Texas Tech according to the analytics and metrics, has the 8th most elite three-point shooters entering the 2025-26 season.
Was there ever any doubt 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Upox67MWuv
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) October 13, 2025
Texas Tech football team is getting praised for the swag of their football uniforms against Kansas last week.
Lockdown 🔒@TheAndyKatz lists the top defenders this season 😤 pic.twitter.com/mij6AcYP8h
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) October 17, 2025
Andy Katz has Luke Bamgboye as his best preseason defender in the country in his top 10 preseason rankings.
No shocker here 😤
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) October 16, 2025
JT Toppin and Christian Anderson earn their spot on the preseason All-Big 12 Team! pic.twitter.com/IVgDU53U8I
Texas Tech men's basketball has two players named to the All Big 12 preseason team.
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Ryan Kay is a journalist who graduated from Michigan State in 2003 and is passionate about covering college sports and enjoys writing features and articles covering various collegiate teams. He has worked as an editor at Go Joe Bruin and has been a contributor for Longhorns Wire and Busting Brackets. He is a contributor for Texas Tech On SI.