Texas Tech dismisses volleyball coach Graystone - KCBD.com

Hocutt tapped associate head coach Alisa Blair to step in as interim head coach for the rest of the 2026 season. Blair is in her fourth year with the Red Raiders after a one-year stint as head coach at Abilene Christian in 2022. Assistant coach Mikayla Ell moves up to interim associate head coach.

Blair gets her first game running the show Tuesday, when Tarleton State comes to United Supermarkets Arena. First serve is 6 p.m., closing out a four-game homestand for the Red Raiders.

The timing lands mid-season, so Blair has to hold the roster together without much runway to make it her own program. Players who signed on to play for Graystone now finish the year under a coach who has been in Lubbock for years but never led this team in a real season. So Tuesday's outcome against Tarleton State becomes the first real signal on whether Tech sticks with Blair past this year or opens a full national search, with fans watching the bench as much as the score.