Texas Tech sophomore wide receiver Jonathan Giles had a career night, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes made a case for himself to be included in the latest batch of Heisman contenders as Texas Tech beat Louisiana Tech 59-45.
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Texas Tech went up 21-3 on a second connection between Mahomes and Giles – this one a 36-yard touchdown pass.
The Bulldogs fell behind 35-10 and couldn’t quell the Red Raiders up-tempo offense enough to pull off a comeback.
Louisiana Tech (1-2) entered halftime with momentum cutting the lead to 35-17 with nine seconds remaining following a 1-yard scoring run by Craft.Louisiana Tech cut into the lead more, trailing 42-31 entering the fourth quarter, after Higgins completed a 54-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Henderson with 4:40 left in the third quarter.An 8-yard scoring run by Felton and a 24-yard field goal by placekicker Clayton Hatfield increased the Red Raiders’ insurmountable lead to 52-31 with 7:10 left in the game.Texas Tech had 666 total yards in the game while Louisiana Tech produced 572. Mahomes dazzled the home crowd with pin-point throws, off-balance throws and quarterback runs to lead the Red Raiders to nearly 700 yards of total offense.
Louisiana Tech got on the scoreboard first in the second half with a one-yard run that finished off a 12-play, 75-yard drive.
Mahomes went 26/36 passing for 470 yards and five touchdowns and no interceptions. Texas Tech star quarterback Patrick Mahomes hands the football off on a jet sweep out of shotgun formation.
The Red Raiders (2-1) didn’t punt through three quarters and scored on six of their first seven possessions.
Not many teams stop Texas Tech and its top-ranked passing offense in the country, but La. “I thought offensively we handled the situation better, ” Kingsbury said.
Meanwhile, La. Tech’s offense couldn’t keep pace despite going up against a Texas Tech defense that allowed 68 points to Arizona State last week.
Toward the end of the second quarter, Texas Tech was up 35-10.
In the third quarter, the Texas Tech offense kept scoring, putting up touchdowns after consecutive 11 play drives. “We had it but we weren’t getting the right looks for it, and it just worked out tonight”.
LOUISIANA TECH: The Bulldogs continue their road games when they travel to Middle Tennessee.
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Texas Tech’s next game is Thursday, September 29 against Kansas at Jones AT&T Stadium.
