AP Spotlight Top 25: No. 12 Texas Tech's Joey McGuire says his team's ascent fueled by love, not money ERIC OLSON Associated Press Sep 22, 2025 Sep 22, 2025 Updated Mar 28, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Joey McGuire was 30 seconds into his remarks following Texas Tech's big win at Utah when, unprompted, he addressed the elephant in the room.kAm%96 #65 #2:56CDV 4@249 D2:5 96 2?5 9:D A=2J6CD F?56CDE2?5 E96 AC@8C2> 92D 366? 56C:565[ AC6DF>23=J 7@C ECJ:?8 E@ 3FJ 2 492>A:@?D9:A 3J =2G:D9:?8 ?2>6[ :>286 2?5 =:<6?6DD C:496D 2>@?8 @?6 @7 E96 ?2E:@?VD 9:896DE\C2E65 EC2?D76C 4=2DD6D] ~?b C6A@CE65 E96 DF> E@ 36 Sag >:==:@?[ D64@?5 :? DA6?5:?8 @?=J E@ %6I2D[ 2?5 E92E 5@6D?VE :?4=F56 C6G6?F6\D92C:?8 5:DEC:3FE:@?D]k^AmkAm|4vF:C6 DFC6=J <?@HD E96 @=5 D2J:?8[ Q(96? D@>63@5J D2JD :EVD ?@E 23@FE E96 >@?6J[ :EVD 23@FE E96 >@?6J]Q x? 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