Texas Tech fires coach Wells after 2-plus mediocre seasons

FILE - Texas Tech coach Matt Wells argues a call with head linesman Matt Burks during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Stephen F. Austin, in Lubbock, Texas, in this Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, file photo. Texas Tech fired coach Matt Wells on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, two days after the Red Raiders couldn't hold a two-touchdown halftime lead in a loss at home to Kansas State. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson, File)

FILE - Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells looks out from the stage before speaking at the NCAA college football Big 12 media days in Arlington, Texas, in this Thursday, July 15, 2021, file photo. Texas Tech fired coach Matt Wells on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, two days after the Red Raiders couldn't hold a two-touchdown halftime lead in a loss at home to Kansas State. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)