New Identity — 2026-27 Season
2026 Season Status
Football
2025 Big 12 Champions — beat BYU 34-7, first CFP appearance, fell to Oregon in the Orange Bowl. Heading into 2026, the QB room is wide open after Sorsby's exit (gambling scandal, NFL supplemental draft) — Kirk Francis and Will Hammond are competing for the job.
Softball
Back-to-back WCWS runner-up finishes, falling to Texas both times. Coach Gerry Glasco is running a major portal rebuild heading into next season.
Basketball
Finished 23-11, No. 21 in the final rankings, and punched a third straight NCAA Tournament ticket under Grant McCasland.
The Story, In Detail
The Wilson Legacy at Texas Tech
- Robert Golden Wilson & Eloise Wilson (née Lindley) — season ticket holders since the 1960s, Wayne's grandparents.
- Darrell Wilson — trombone, Goin' Band from Raiderland, Dean Killion era (1959–1981).
- Lindell Wilson — Darrell's brother, also Goin' Band, TTU graduate.
- Preston Wilson (deceased) — uncle, TTU graduate.
- Wayne & Taylor Wilson — grew up going to games at Jones Stadium with their grandparents.