Texas Tech loses new running back Quinten Joyner for 2025 season with torn ACL

A promising Texas Tech football player will have to wait until 2026 to get back on the field.

Quinten Joyner, who transferred to the Red Raiders after two years at USC, suffered a non-contact injury during the team’s scrimmage on Saturday. Texas tech head coach Joey McGuire confirmed on his podcast what the team feared – Joyner tore his ACL. 

Texas Tech, ranked No. 23 this preseason, will now be without the man expected to work the lion’s share of carries in the backfield this year. 

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