UPDATE (Nov. 29, 8:25 p.m.): Texas Tech confirmed the hiring of Matt Wells as its new head coach with this tweet Thursday evening.

It's official!



Please join us in welcoming our new head coach, Matt Wells!



🔴#WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/eZpw0fCEwC — Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) November 30, 2018

ESPN's Jake Trotter also reported that Wells is expected to bring offensive coordinator David Yost and defensive coordinator Keith Patterson with him from Utah State.

New Texas Tech coach Matt Wells expected to bring offensive coordinator David Yost and defensive coordinator Keith Patterson with him from Utah State, according to source. — Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) November 30, 2018

UPDATE (Nov. 29, 6:04 p.m.): Football Scoops reports that Matt Wells has agreed to a deal to become Texas Tech's next head coach.

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's Carlos Silva Jr. also confirmed the report.

Two sources have confirmed to me that Utah State coach Matt Wells has agreed to become the next Texas Tech head football coach. — Carlos Silva Jr. (@cmsilvajr) November 30, 2018

UPDATE (Nov. 29, 11:38 a.m.): Don Williams of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports that Texas Tech is in negotiations with Matt Wells to make him the Red Raiders' next head coach.

Williams previously reported Wells was the front-runner for the job.

.@cmsilvajr and I have confirmed with two separate sources that Texas Tech is in negotiations with Utah State coach Matt Wells to make Wells the Red Raiders' next head coach. — Don Williams (@AJ_DonWilliams) November 29, 2018

Williams also reported that West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen was also interested in the job, but Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt did not interview him.

Thought I had tweeted this earlier -- and I included it in this story. But yes, as others have reported, WVU coach Dana Holgorsen wanted the job, and Kirby Hocutt declined to interview him, a source told me. https://t.co/KrwSOxDwc9 — Don Williams (@AJ_DonWilliams) November 29, 2018

ORIGINAL STORY FOLLOWS

Utah State head coach Matt Wells is the current front-runner for Texas Tech's head coaching job, according to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's Don Williams.

A source connected to Texas Tech tells me that Utah State coach Matt Wells "is the leader right now" to succeed Kliff Kingsbury as coach of the Red Raiders. — Don Williams (@AJ_DonWilliams) November 28, 2018

Wells just wrapped up the regular season at Utah State, leading it to a 10-2 record and its fourth season of bowl eligibility. He has a 44-34 overall record in six seasons as head coach. Texas Tech fired Kliff Kingsbury over the weekend.

The 2018 season was the first time his team appeared in the AP Top 25 poll, ranking as high as No. 14.