Tag: Texas Tech Football

Social media reacts as Texas breaks Texas Tech, 57-7

Former Oklahoma defensive tackle Dusty Dvorcic described the performance best: “Domination in every phase.”

The Texas Longhorns broke the Texas Tech Red Raiders. They broke big runs, broke up passes and ultimately broke the Raiders’ will.

Color analyst and former Oklahoma defensive tackle Dusty Dvorcic described the performance best: “Domination in every phase.”

The Texas offense had its way on the field save for first half red zone struggles. The team bullied its way to 299 total yards by halftime and ran up the total in the second half.

Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning saw action with over two minutes left in the third quarter. He took the field to loud approval from Longhorns faithful eager to see the former five-star recruit in action.

Defensively, Longhorns cornerbacks were all over Red Raider routes more often than not. Texas stuck to Texas Tech receivers like glue on the way to three interceptions and disrupted passes that would fall to the ground.

Here’s how social media took in the game.

First Half Highlights: Texas leads Texas Tech, 26-7

Texas missed opportunities, but dominated the first half against Texas Tech.

The final Big 12 matchup between the Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders is underway in Austin. The first quarter was eventful.

The Raiders have been beaten decisively by the Longhorns for much of the night, but not without suspense. The 26-7 score might not even indicate just how dominant the performance has been. Texas Tech’s opportunistic defense limited damage with stops on third downs and turnovers to slow the Texas attack in the first half.

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers started the game on fire completing his first six passes on his way to an easy touchdown drive on the first possession. Ewers and receivers Jordan Whittington, Xavier Worthy and Ja’Tavion Sanders were on the same page for much of the early going. The passing attack has since cooled with the team putting up just 26 points on 299 offensive yards.

The Texas defense has dominated the game for the most part. Save for a touchdown drive, the Longhorns surrendered very little to the Red Raiders in the first half. Texas Tech has 108 yards of offense at the intermission.

Since Tech’s only touchdown, Texas has separated and extended its lead. Here are a few of the highlights from the first half.

Pregame social media buzz ahead of Texas vs. Texas Tech

Texas hopes to put on a show in front of Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark today.

We’ve reached the final week of the regular season. Continue reading “Pregame social media buzz ahead of Texas vs. Texas Tech”

WATCH: Texas releases hype video ahead of senior night vs. Texas Tech

“We’ve been all gas on this farewell tour, selling out stadiums at each stop.”

No. 7 Texas will host Texas Tech for the regular season finale on Friday. Continue reading “WATCH: Texas releases hype video ahead of senior night vs. Texas Tech”

No. 7 Texas vs Texas Tech: A brief history of the Longhorns owning the rivalry

The two teams play each other for possibly the last time on Friday.

The upcoming game between the No. 7 Texas Longhorns and the Texas Tech Red Raiders might be their last encounter due to Texas moving to the SEC in 2024. Continue reading “No. 7 Texas vs Texas Tech: A brief history of the Longhorns owning the rivalry”

Game Preview: No. 7 Texas looks to avenge Texas Tech loss from 2022

Texas looks to reach 11 wins against Texas Tech on Friday.

Get your popcorn ready. The Texas Longhorns’ last Big 12 game in program history is set to take place on Friday. Continue reading “Game Preview: No. 7 Texas looks to avenge Texas Tech loss from 2022”

By the numbers: Texas plays one final home game against Texas Tech

No. 7 Texas will host Texas Tech on Friday for the final regular season game of the year. Here’s a comparison of both teams so far this season.

It’s the final game of the regular season, and the No. 7 Texas Longhorns are playing at home under the lights in front of a passionate fanbase. Continue reading “By the numbers: Texas plays one final home game against Texas Tech”

Concerns ahead of the matchup between Texas and Texas Tech

Texas played an incredible game against Iowa State, but some of its defensive strategies can be exploited by Texas Tech.

We are one win away from an 11-win season in Austin. The Texas Longhorns (10-1) need a home win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-5) to accomplish that feat.

Texas Tech is having an underwhelming season, but there is reason to take the matchup seriously. Aside from past struggles with Big 12 foes, the Red Raiders have the makeup to give the Longhorns issues through the air.

Last season, the Raiders picked apart the ‘Horns in the short to intermediate game to the tune of 34 points in regulation time. 34 points might not guarantee a win against Texas this year, but would certainly give the team a chance.

Texas’ style of play at cornerback is concerning given what they concede. The Longhorns’ outside-leverage coverage (cornerbacks lining up slightly outside receivers and allowing in-breaking routes) has drawn criticism from multiple football analysts that cover the program, and with good reason.

Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht picked Texas apart with slants last week on his way to 323 passing yards on 24 completions. It was the fourth time in five weeks that the Longhorns’ pass defense allowed 300 passing yards to its opponent.

Next up is a Texas Tech team that loves to throw slants and in-breaking routes. And, if you watched last year’s matchup, the Raiders beat the Longhorns with passes over the middle in 2022.

The Texas defense would be wise to better protect the middle of the field in the passing game this week. If they don’t, we could be in for another back and forth battle on Friday.

Reliving Texas’ 2022 loss to Texas Tech: “I told you they’d break”

After beating Texas last season, Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire said, “I told you they’d break.”

The Texas Tech Red Raiders come to town for a season finale on Black Friday. Their return brings to mind one of the two lowest points of the Texas Longhorns’ 2022 regular season.

Texas Tech hosted Texas in Week 4 of last season. The game started about as well as Texas could have imagined as the team marched down and put seven points on the board on an early touchdown to Longhorns running back Keilan Robinson. From there, the Red Raiders turned the game into a battle.

After the initial score, Tech started a back in forth that at one point had the Raiders up 14-10. The Longhorns appeared to have quieted the storm with two unanswered touchdowns and a 24-14 lead entering the half. In reality it was far from over.

The Red Raiders attempted fourth down after fourth down, failing on many of them. Yet their aggressiveness helped erase a 14-point second half lead while Texas’ defensive passivity brought the game to a 34-34 tie to end regulation.

Texas Tech won that game 37-34 in overtime, but it was their head coach’s postgame comments that stole the headlines. Joey McGuire said the following.

“I told you they were going to break and they did. I told you they were going to break and they did. The reporter asked me at the end, she says, ‘What’s it mean to win this game and beat Texas?’ I said, ‘It doesn’t mean anything to beat Texas. We’re 1-0 in the Big 12.’ … The country’s gonna find out, everything runs through Lubbock.”

McGuire might have been right about that Texas team, but he underestimated the current Longhorns squad in his offseason comments. So far this season, this team does not break.

Texas will look to make another team pay for talking down on the Longhorns before playing them. The game will take place Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC.