The Irish attempted to hire James Blanchard, the general manager at Texas Tech, but he declined their offer. Blanchard has a strong track record, having helped Texas Tech secure high-profile recruits ...

LUBBOCK, Texas— Texas Tech Athletics announced a new three-year contract with football general manager James Blanchard that will increase his yearly compensation and run through the 2027 season.

and I look forward to continuing to work with James on further building out this roster.” As Blanchard turns down Notre Dame, it is abundantly clear that Texas Tech has pushed all of its chips ...

James Blanchard's new three-year deal with the Red Raiders will have a total value of $1.575 million, sources told ESPN. Blanchard received the new contract after turning down the general manager ...

Texas Tech GM James Blanchard. By all accounts, Blanchard is considered a rising star in the new college football GM space and the Irish made a hard run at him. Discussions with Blanchard must ...

Texas Tech has retained general manager James Blanchard after he decided to forego an opportunity with Notre Dame. On3 reported that Blanchard met with the Fighting Irish management repeatedly ...

James Blanchard, whom Notre Dame pursued as its next general manager, will remain at Texas Tech, according to 247Sports' Matt Zenitz. Blanchard was the first hired by Texas Tech head coach Joey ...

Under Blanchard’s leadership, Texas Tech signed highly-regarded football recruiting classes in 2022 and 2023, and its 2024 group was ranked No. 25 by the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders will move into coach Joey McGuire's fourth season at the helm with general manager James Blanchard in tow. The Texas Tech Red Raiders will move into coach Joey McGuire's ...

Blanchard was the first hire by Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire. He is the Red Raiders’ general manager. Marcus Freeman is targeting James Blanchard to be Notre Dame's next general manager ...

As a result of the successful offseason, Texas Tech held onto general manager James Blanchard, who was targeted by national runner-up Notre Dame for their vacant position. After losing veteran ...