For the second time this summer, a big time future non-conference game has been announced for Texas Tech. A couple weeks ago, the Red Raiders finalized a home and home with Oregon for 2023 and 2024. And yesterday, Texas Tech announced it would be opening the 2018 season in Houston against Ole Miss.
The matchup with the Rebels is just the latest in a growing list of premiere non-conference showdowns Texas Tech has scheduled in the coming years:
- 2016: Arizona State
- 2017: Arizona State, Houston
- 2018: Houston, Ole Miss
- 2019: Arizona
- 2020: Arizona
- 2022: North Carolina State
- 2023: Oregon
- 2024: Oregon
- 2027: North Carolina State
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Texas Tech continues to load the non-conference schedule with power five conference teams through the next decade.