Graystone dismissed as head coach of Texas Tech Volleyball

Associate head coach Alisa Blair steps in as interim head coach for the rest of the 2026 season. In her fourth year at Texas Tech, Blair previously spent one season as head coach at Abilene Christian in 2022. Assistant coach Mikayla Ell moves up to interim associate head coach for the remainder of the season.

Blair gets her first game as interim boss Tuesday, and it comes fast. The Red Raiders host Tarleton State at United Supermarkets Arena, giving the new staff almost no time to settle in before facing game action under a different voice on the bench.

For a program that just relocated matches to a freshly surfaced United Supermarkets Arena, a coaching change this deep into the calendar shakes up more than the roster. Players who built chemistry under Graystone now answer to Blair with the season already underway, and Ell steps into a bigger role alongside her. Recruiting, game plans and locker room dynamics all shift on short notice.

Tech volleyball gets a new coach and a new opponent in the same week.