It was a lot closer than many thought it would be. The Longhorns entered the game as 17.5 point favorites over Texas Tech. Going into the fourth quarter, the Longhorns found themselves down 42-38 after a SaRodorick Thompson touchdown run as time expired in the third quarter. The Longhorns would score on a Cameron Dicker field goal to get within one point.
The Longhorns fumbled their next opportunity with the football and the Red Raiders would take advantage. They scored on back to back drives to put the Longhorns down 15 points with three minutes left in the game. Then Sam Ehlinger and company went to work.
Two big passes to Brenden Schooler and Kai Money put the Longhorns in business at the Texas Tech 12 yard line. Ehlinger then found Brennan Eagles for the touchdown to get within one possession. After an onside kick recovery from Malcolm Epps, the Longhorns had new life.
Texas drove down the shortened field but penalties pushed them to the 18 on first and goal. Ehlinger found Joshua Moore for his second touchdown on the afternoon, Eagles added a two-point conversion to tie it up at 56. After the defense held, it meant this game was going to overtime for the first time ever in 70 meetings.
A one-yard pass to Schooler and a 12-yard run by Keaontay Ingram set up another Ehlinger to Moore touchdown to take the lead 63-56.
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When the Longhorns went on defense it only took four plays to end the game. After it appeared that Joseph Ossai recovered a fumble to win the game, it was overturned giving Texas Tech new life. On the very next play Caden Sterns picked off Alan Bowman to seal the deal. The Longhorns come out on top in the highest scoring game in the series between these two schools. It also marked the most points scored by the Red Raiders against Texas.