As Joey McGuire settled in before a throng of reporters and cameras at Big 12 media days Tuesday in Frisco, Texas, the first words out of his mouth were, "I know nobody believes this, but I am fired up to be here." It was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the upcoming questions he expected about Texas Tech's offseason, mostly focusing on the Brendan Sorsby controversy that resulted in the Red Raiders having to move on without their planned starting quarterback in 2026.