Texas Tech University Athletics
Staff Directory
Lance Barilow
- Title:
- Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Lance Barilow enters his fifth season as a charter member of Joey McGuire’s staff as Texas Tech’s head strength and conditioning coach.
Barilow oversees all in-season and offseason strength programing, one of the key components for a Texas Tech program that is coming off a Big 12 Conference title and appearance in the College Football Playoff. The Red Raiders have played in a bowl game each of Barilow’s four seasons, culminating in a school record 12 wins in 2025, all that came by at least 20 points. Barilow helped build one of the nation’s most dominant teams in recent history as the Red Raiders became only the fifth team in the Associated Press era (since 1936) to record 12 or more wins by 20-plus points in a season, while their eight Big 12 wins by that margin set a new league record.
The Red Raiders have combined for 24 wins during Big 12 play since Barilow joined McGuire’s staff as one of his first hires prior to the 2022 season. Texas Tech leads all Big 12 programs for conference wins, regardless of league affiliation, since that time and is one of two schools to boast a winning conference record each of the past four seasons.
Barilow has helped develop 14 players who have heard their name in the NFL Draft since his arrival at Texas Tech, including two top-10 selections in outside linebackers Tyree Wilson (2023) and David Bailey (2026). Texas Tech boasted a school record nine NFL Draft picks following the historic 2025 season, namely in Bailey, the No. 2 overall selection, as well as four others in the first three rounds in linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, defensive tackle Lee Hunter, outside linebacker Romello Height and wide receiver Caleb Douglas.
Barilow arrived in Lubbock already with a championship pedigree following one season at Baylor where he served as the senior associate director of athletics performance with the football program. He concluded his tenure at Baylor with the Bears’ victory in the Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma State. Barilow has worked in the Big 12 Conference each of the past six seasons as he moved to Baylor after spending the 2020 season as the associate director of strength and conditioning at Kansas.
Prior to Kansas, Barilow was on staff at LSU from 2016-19, rising from an intern to eventually being named the associate director of strength and conditioning for football in 2018. Barilow, who also worked with beach volleyball and soccer during his tenure in Baton Rouge, was part of LSU’s historic 15-0 season in 2019 that was highlighted with the Tigers topping Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
In addition to his role at the collegiate level, Barilow has four years of experience as a private sport performance coach in Wisconsin and Illinois. He holds National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certifications.
Barilow is a veteran of the United States Navy, serving from 2007-09 following a three-year career as a football letterwinner at Carroll College in Wisconsin. He completed his bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2007 from the university.
Barilow is married to the former Katie Raschka. The couple has three children, Brody, Lincoln and Braxson.
LANCE BARILOW COACHING HISTORY
2022-present – Texas Tech Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
2021 – Baylor Senior Associate Director of Athletics Performance
2020 - Kansas Associate Director of Strength & Conditioning
2018-19 - LSU Associate Director of Strength & Conditioning for Football
2016-17 - LSU Strength & Conditioning
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS (1): 2019 at LSU.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS (3): 2025 Big 12 Conference (Texas Tech); 2021 Big 12 Conference (Baylor); 2019 Southeastern Conference (LSU).
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH (9): 2025 Capital One Orange Bowl (Texas Tech); 2024 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Texas Tech); 2023 Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl (Texas Tech); 2022 TaxAct Texas Bowl (Texas Tech); 2021 Allstate Sugar Bowl (Baylor); 2019 CFP National Championship (LSU); 2019 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl - CFP Semifinals (LSU); 2018 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (LSU); 2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl (LSU).
Barilow oversees all in-season and offseason strength programing, one of the key components for a Texas Tech program that is coming off a Big 12 Conference title and appearance in the College Football Playoff. The Red Raiders have played in a bowl game each of Barilow’s four seasons, culminating in a school record 12 wins in 2025, all that came by at least 20 points. Barilow helped build one of the nation’s most dominant teams in recent history as the Red Raiders became only the fifth team in the Associated Press era (since 1936) to record 12 or more wins by 20-plus points in a season, while their eight Big 12 wins by that margin set a new league record.
The Red Raiders have combined for 24 wins during Big 12 play since Barilow joined McGuire’s staff as one of his first hires prior to the 2022 season. Texas Tech leads all Big 12 programs for conference wins, regardless of league affiliation, since that time and is one of two schools to boast a winning conference record each of the past four seasons.
Barilow has helped develop 14 players who have heard their name in the NFL Draft since his arrival at Texas Tech, including two top-10 selections in outside linebackers Tyree Wilson (2023) and David Bailey (2026). Texas Tech boasted a school record nine NFL Draft picks following the historic 2025 season, namely in Bailey, the No. 2 overall selection, as well as four others in the first three rounds in linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, defensive tackle Lee Hunter, outside linebacker Romello Height and wide receiver Caleb Douglas.
Barilow arrived in Lubbock already with a championship pedigree following one season at Baylor where he served as the senior associate director of athletics performance with the football program. He concluded his tenure at Baylor with the Bears’ victory in the Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma State. Barilow has worked in the Big 12 Conference each of the past six seasons as he moved to Baylor after spending the 2020 season as the associate director of strength and conditioning at Kansas.
Prior to Kansas, Barilow was on staff at LSU from 2016-19, rising from an intern to eventually being named the associate director of strength and conditioning for football in 2018. Barilow, who also worked with beach volleyball and soccer during his tenure in Baton Rouge, was part of LSU’s historic 15-0 season in 2019 that was highlighted with the Tigers topping Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
In addition to his role at the collegiate level, Barilow has four years of experience as a private sport performance coach in Wisconsin and Illinois. He holds National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certifications.
Barilow is a veteran of the United States Navy, serving from 2007-09 following a three-year career as a football letterwinner at Carroll College in Wisconsin. He completed his bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2007 from the university.
Barilow is married to the former Katie Raschka. The couple has three children, Brody, Lincoln and Braxson.
LANCE BARILOW COACHING HISTORY
2022-present – Texas Tech Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
2021 – Baylor Senior Associate Director of Athletics Performance
2020 - Kansas Associate Director of Strength & Conditioning
2018-19 - LSU Associate Director of Strength & Conditioning for Football
2016-17 - LSU Strength & Conditioning
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS (1): 2019 at LSU.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS (3): 2025 Big 12 Conference (Texas Tech); 2021 Big 12 Conference (Baylor); 2019 Southeastern Conference (LSU).
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH (9): 2025 Capital One Orange Bowl (Texas Tech); 2024 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Texas Tech); 2023 Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl (Texas Tech); 2022 TaxAct Texas Bowl (Texas Tech); 2021 Allstate Sugar Bowl (Baylor); 2019 CFP National Championship (LSU); 2019 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl - CFP Semifinals (LSU); 2018 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (LSU); 2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl (LSU).
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