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Texas Tech Faces Setback as Joyner Injured
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- Quinten Joyner’s non-contact knee injury removes a key playmaker from Texas Tech’s offense for the season.
- Coach McGuire must turn to backup running backs to fill the role as the team enters a highly competitive Big 12 schedule.
- This situation underscores the unpredictable challenges student-athletes face and the need for strong leadership under pressure.
Texas Tech will have to move forward without Quinten Joyner, a crucial new addition, due to a season-ending ACL tear. The loss of Joyner was confirmed by head coach Joey McGuire, leaving a major gap in the Red Raiders’ offense just a week before kickoff.
The running back transferred from USC to be closer to home and find more playing time, but now his football return is delayed to 2026. Texas Tech’s depth at running back will be tested as Cameron Dickey and J’Koby Williams are expected to pick up the slack.
McGuire stated
“I hate it so much for him, just because of how well he has done in the spring, summer and camp.”
The Red Raiders begin their campaign on August 30 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and must now rally around the team’s next-man-up attitude.
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