Joey McGuire explains absence of Texas Tech football's starting safety against ACU - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

The suspension was not announced until just before kickoff, when the team listed Jordan's absence as non-injury related. McGuire clarified the reason after the game. Jordan will also miss the Red Raiders' second game of the season.

For a Texas Tech defense trying to establish itself early in 2025, losing a starting safety for the first two games leaves a real hole in the back end. Abilene Christian is one thing, but whoever lines up next on the schedule gets to face a secondary still sorting out its rotation without one of its projected starters.

McGuire did not detail what rule Jordan broke, and fans in the stands at Jones AT&T Stadium had no real explanation before kickoff.

Jordan's return timeline puts him back in the picture for game three, assuming nothing changes.