{"id":97879,"date":"2026-02-22T04:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/894500645\/GgJA-coBHIO13Yck"},"modified":"2026-02-22T04:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:59:53","slug":"joey-mcguire-confirms-plans-to-emulate-105m-rival-hc-to-turn-texas-tech-around-amid-cfb-calendar-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/joey-mcguire-confirms-plans-to-emulate-105m-rival-hc-to-turn-texas-tech-around-amid-cfb-calendar-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey McGuire Confirms Plans to Emulate $105M Rival HC to Turn Texas Tech Around Amid CFB Calendar Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Texas Tech shocked the country in 2025 by earning a playoff berth. However, a gallant run was cut short with a loss to Oregon in the second round. As he tries to build on the momentum from that season in 2026, he is planning to take a leaf out of the book of the coach who seems to have done it all.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndiana is the only team in the last two years that have been able to handle the 25-day layoff when the other team did not have a 25-day layoff,\u201d McGuire said on the Andy & Ari podcast on February 20<\/a>. \u201cAnd so we\u2019re trying to dig into, like, how could we practice different?<\/p>\n

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\u201cBecause if you do win the conference again, there\u2019s a good chance you get a bye and you have a 25-day layoff. And that can\u2019t be the excuse. You\u2019ve got to find a way to overcome that. And Coach Cignetti is the only guy that\u2019s been able to do that so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indiana learned from its own loss in the 2024 playoffs. Their playoff game against Notre Dame was held exactly 20 days after the regular season finale. The delay slows down the momentum in teams, regardless of how they\u2019ve fared in the season. While discussing the pros and cons of these playoff games, this gap is often flagged as a concern. The format remains unchanged in the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

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The playoff schedule by itself is much longer than needed. The NFL playoffs run in tandem with college football, which is why some time has to be given to the league to split competition. This season, the NFL wild-card and divisional playoffs were all held in the gap between the Fiesta Bowl and the National Championship. This is a big reason why the season ends so late. This also messes up recruiting, which has become the force that drives<\/a> Texas Tech football.<\/p>\n

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