Texas Tech football earns No. 4 seed, First round bye in CFP
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No. 4 seed Texas Tech awaits the winner of James Madison vs. Oregon in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
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Texas Tech, fresh off beating BYU to win the first-ever Big XII championship in the school's history, earned the No. 4 seed and a first-round bye into the quarterfinals. The Red Raiders will play the winner of No.