Where we want to be McCasland takes over TTU

LUBBOCK, Texas — Grant McCasland said it has a been a remarkable journey to becoming head coach at Texas Tech from his days working as the program’s director of basketball operations while getting his master’s degree at the school. McCasland was introduced as the new coach on the Lubbock campus on Monday, three days after being named to the position. He got a six-year contract worth $18.15 million that goes through the 2028-2029 season. It was while working for Texas Tech coach James Dickey from 1999-2001 that he also met his wife, who was a soccer player at the school.…