Clay McGuire

Biography

Clay McGuire enters his second season back on the Texas Tech sidelines as the Red Raiders’ offensive line coach. This is McGuire’s third stint on the Texas Tech coaching staff and first overseeing the offensive line after coaching the position for more than 10 years overall. McGuire previously served his alma mater in various roles from 2006-09, ultimately rising to special teams coordinator (2007-08) and running backs coach (2009) under the late Mike Leach before returning again in 2018 to be the co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach for Kliff Kingsbury. He is believed to be only the second assistant coach in school history to serve three different stints on the Texas Tech coaching staff, joining the late Carlos Mainord. Texas Tech boasted one of the nation’s top offenses during McGuire’s first season back at his alma mater as the Red Raiders closed the season ranked fourth in the FBS for scoring at 37.6 points per game as well as ninth for both total offense a contest (462.7) and passing yards per game (296.7). It marked Texas Tech’s most points per game since its 2016 offense averaged 43.7 a contest behind quarterback Patrick Mahomes II. In addition, Tahj Brooks became Texas Tech’s all-time leading rusher after carving up defenses to the tune of more than 1,500 rushing yards to again rank among the national leaders. This despite relying on an offensive line that utilized six different starting combinations up front throughout the season due to injury. Caleb Roge