Texas Tech Signs Texas State for 2030, Pays $1.2M Guarantee

Little Elm is located approximately 25 miles northwest of Dallas.

Texas Tech University has agreed to host Texas State in a non-conference football matchup on September 14, 2030. The agreement requires the Red Raiders to pay the Bobcats a guarantee of $1.2 million, according to a contract obtained via an open-records request and reported by FBSchedules.com.

This addition rounds out the team's non-conference slate for that specific year. The season begins on August 31 in Las Vegas against Arkansas. One week before facing Texas State, the Red Raiders will play host to Fresno State.

Despite securing the 2030 opponent, the program still needs to fill one non-conference slot for each of the years 2027, 2028, and 2029. These gaps follow recent cancellations, including Mississippi State ending a two-game series without penalty due to SEC scheduling changes.

North Carolina State also exercised a buyout for a 2027 game in Lubbock, while Texas Tech bought out a 2027 road contest against North Texas.

The university currently has two non-conference home games set for each of the years 2027 through 2029. Financial guarantees for these future matchups range from $300,000 to $1 million. Other schedule adjustments include moving a 2034 home game against Arkansas from its original 2030 date and shifting a 2033 road trip to Oregon from 2024 to preserve the Oregon-Oregon State rivalry.

Source: lubbockonline.com.

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