Texas Tech's Grant McCasland has his EYES SET on winning the Big 12 in 2025-26

Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland joins Jon Rothstein to talk about last year's Elite Eight run, what it's like coaching such a powerful offensive team and his preseason top-10 roster in Lubbock for 2025-26.

0:00 Intro + Grant McCasland Joins
0:30 Year 3 is here in Lubbock
1:03 How has he been so successful early at Texas Tech?
2:02 How is the Texas Tech job better now than it might have been a few years ago?
4:06 Texas Tech vs his previous stops
5:35 Coaching an offensive team like last year’s
7:50 Is last year’s style the preference moving forward?
9:59 The Elite Eight loss to Florida
11:20 From Arkansas win to Florida loss in 48 hours
13:30 An Elite Eight loss as an assistant vs head coach
15:22 Eyes set on trying to win the Big 12 Conference
16:55 JT Toppin
18:00 Christian Anderson
19:45 Most impactful newcomers + Luke Bamgboye
22:00 Finding offensive spacing after Chance McMillian
23:30 The non conference schedule is LOADED
25:45 Coach McCasland’s close friends in conference
28:30 The keys to a Texas Tech Final Four run

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