The caveat of the contract is that the initial plan was for Texas Tech to once again take on Texas A&M, "or a mutually agreed-upon Power 4 opponent," in Dickies Arena. The two teams met in the same event last season to replace the previously scheduled game that was supposed to take place in Lubbock during Thanksgiving weekend.

Texas Tech men's basketball coach Grant McCasland has agreed on a new contract that goes through the 2030-31 season, the school announced Monday.

Grant McCasland led the Red Raiders to the Elite Eight in his second season at the helm, and he's been rewarded with a six-year extension.