No. 13 Texas Tech barely held on for a 28-26 win over No. 22 Houston on Friday night in Lubbock, but that final score does *not* tell the whole story. This one was a straight-up thriller, ending in a gut-wrenching moment for the Cougars. It took a failed 2-point conversion by Houston with just 49 seconds left, a play that went to replay, to secure the Red Raiders’ escape at Galaxy Stadium. Seriously, if you weren’t watching, you missed a wild finish that had everyone screaming at their screens.
The Inches That Changed Everything
The final minute was pure chaos. Houston quarterback Connor Weigman slung a 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end Patrick Overmyer right over the middle, cutting the deficit to two points with hardly any time left on the clock. Needing that two-point conversion to force overtime, Weigman tucked it and tried to run around the left end. He was tackled *just* short of the goal line. Can you believe it? The play immediately went to review, and the tension was insane. Replay officials confirmed the call on the field, ruling there wasn’t enough evidence to overturn it. Weigman’s knee looked down before he stretched the ball across, and that was it. Just like that, the upset dream for No. 22 Houston vanished.
From Disaster To Dominance For Texas Tech
It wasn’t always this close, though. Houston actually jumped out to an early 10-0 lead after Texas Tech quarterback Thomas Castellanos threw a bad interception on the Red Raiders’ opening play. He was chased from the pocket, rolled right, and floated a pass that Will James picked off. After that turnover, Houston went 55 yards for their first touchdown, with Weigman hitting Amare Thomas for an 11-yard score. Down big, Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire made a gutsy call, pulling Castellanos for Will Hammond. Even though Hammond went three-and-out on his first series, he quickly turned things around. He led a massive 75-yard touchdown drive, connecting with Kenny Johnson for a 28-yard gain on third-and-12, then again for a 35-yard touchdown.
Texas Tech kept fighting, with J’Koby Williams scoring on a 29-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to give the Red Raiders a 21-17 lead. Houston cut it to 21-20 with a field goal, but Texas Tech delivered what looked like the decisive blow in the fourth quarter. They put together an 87-yard touchdown drive that chewed up six minutes and 11 plays, capped off by Cameron Dickey’s 1-yard scoring run. That put them up 28-20, and get this: Texas Tech is now 12-0 when Dickey scores a touchdown. That’s a wild stat!
What a game in Lubbock! That Red Raiders team showed some serious guts digging out of that early hole. But man, Houston came *this close* to pulling off a massive upset. You gotta wonder how that final play is gonna sit with the Cougars heading into next week. This one’s gonna sting, no doubt.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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