Texas Tech Renames Football Stadium in Landmark Partnership with Galaxy

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Texas Tech Athletics has announced a 15-year naming rights agreement with Galaxy that will rename the home of Red Raider Football as Galaxy Stadium beginning with the 2026 season.

What's changing?

Texas Tech Athletics announced a long-term partnership with Galaxy, a global data center infrastructure and digital assets company, to rename the university's football stadium Galaxy Stadium, beginning with the 2026 football season.

Beyond stadium naming rights, the agreement includes:

Name, Image and Likeness opportunities for Texas Tech student-athletes.
Galaxy is becoming the official data center and digital assets partner of Texas Tech Athletics.
Branding across football and men's and women's basketball.
Enhanced fan engagement and community initiatives throughout West Texas.
Exploration of future artificial intelligence, research, and workforce development projects between Galaxy and Texas Tech.

What leaders are saying

Texas Tech Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt said the partnership represents a significant milestone for the athletics department.

Kirby Hocutt: "We're pleased to welcome Galaxy as the new naming rights partner of our football stadium."

Galaxy Founder and CEO Mike Novogratz said the company views Texas Tech as a long-term partner.

Mike Novogratz: "Texas Tech is exactly the kind of institution we want to be aligned with."

Mike Novogratz continued: "We're here to build alongside Texas Tech for the long term, and this is just the beginning."

Why Texas?

Galaxy's investment builds on its growing presence in West Texas through its Helios data center campus in Dickens County, located about 60 miles east of Lubbock.

The company is investing billions of dollars into the facility, which has 1.6 gigawatts of approved high-performance computing capacity. Galaxy said many Texas Tech graduates already work at the campus.

The Bottom Line

Texas Tech will officially begin playing in Galaxy Stadium during the 2026 football season under a 15-year naming rights agreement. The partnership extends beyond athletics to support NIL opportunities, technology initiatives, workforce development, and long-term investment in West Texas.

Raeylee Barefield

Raeylee Barefield is a Legislative Correspondent based in Austin, Texas, specializing in state government and public policy. With one year of reporting under her belt, she covers legislative developments, committee hearings, and policy debates. She has been cited by Texas Politics and Big Energy for her coverage and analysis of legislative and regulatory issues. Her reporting typically focuses on Public policy, Stare government, environmental policy, and energy regulation. To contact her, please reach out at Raeylee@dnm.news