{"id":277965,"date":"2025-11-11T16:09:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/277965\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T16:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:09:15","slug":"texas-tech-coach-takes-shot-at-notre-dame-after-byu-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/277965\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech coach takes shot at Notre Dame after BYU win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/texas-tech-red-raiders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas Tech Red Raiders<\/a> football coach Joey McGuire took a swipe at the Notre Dame Fighting Irish\u2019s independent status following their win over the BYU Cougars on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">McGuire gave credit to BYU for moving from an independent school to the Big 12 Conference in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/texas-tech-joey-mcguire-111125-1.jpg\" alt=\"Joey McGuire calls a timeout\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire gestures for a timeout during the BYU game, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo\/Annie Rice)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have so much respect for BYU. I do,&#8221; McGuire told reporters at his postgame press conference. &#8220;I was really excited whenever they joined the Big 12 because I think that they carry a lot of weight and a lot of respect. I think that I have a lot of respect for them entering a conference and not playing an independent schedule like other people \u2014 y\u2019all already know who that is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, I have a lot of respect for that. I mean, they\u2019re earning their right just like everybody, but a couple of people in the nation are earning their right through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa-fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">conference play<\/a> and playing in some really tough places.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Notre Dame and the UConn Huskies are the only two schools that play an independent schedule. The Fighting Irish have been independent for all but one year \u2013 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic affected the entire landscape of sports.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/texas-tech-joey-mcguire-111125-2.jpg\" alt=\"Joey McGuire coaches against Arizona State\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech Red Raiders head coach Joey McGuire against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium on Oct. 18, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/ole-miss-hc-lane-kiffin-defends-texas-am-questions-why-aggies-arent-no-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">OLE MISS HC LANE KIFFIN DEFENDS TEXAS A&amp;M, QUESTIONS WHY AGGIES AREN&#8217;T NO. 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year, the No. 10 Fighting Irish have played three ranked opponents and are 1-2 in those games. They have another ranked opponent on their schedule in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/pittsburgh-panthers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">No. 24 Pittsburgh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No. 8 Texas Tech has only played two ranked opponents so far this season and blew out both of them.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman was asked about McGuire\u2019s comments. He didn\u2019t lean into the drama, saying he was just focused on the team\u2019s game against the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/marcus-freeman.jpg\" alt=\"Marcus Freeman talks to reporters\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman speaks to reporters in New Orleans, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next round of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/first-12-team-college-football-playoff-rankings-announced-oregon-holds-top-spot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">College Football Playoff rankings<\/a> will be released Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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