Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland joins Jon Rothstein to talk about last year's Elite Eight run, what it's like coaching such a powerful offensive team and his preseason top-10 roster in Lubbock for 2025-26. 0:00 Intro + Grant McCasland Joins 0:30 Year 3 is here in Lubbock 1:03 How has he been so successful early at Texas Tech? 2:02 How is the Texas Tech job better now than it might have been a few years ago? 4:06 Texas Tech vs his previous stops 5:35 Coaching an offensive team like last year’s 7:50 Is last year’s style the preference moving forward? 9:59 The Elite Eight loss to Florida 11:20 From Arkansas win to Florida loss in 48 hours 13:30 An Elite Eight loss as an assistant vs head coach 15:22 Eyes set on trying to win the Big 12 Conference 16:55 JT Toppin 18:00 Christian Anderson 19:45 Most impactful newcomers + Luke Bamgboye 22:00 Finding offensive spacing after Chance McMillian 23:30 The non conference schedule is LOADED 25:45 Coach McCasland’s close friends in conference ...