Texas Tech vs West Virginia
Texas Tech (1-2) travels to West Virginia (2-1) as both teams open Big 12 Conference play.
FOURTH QUARTER
7:33 — West Virginia needed to have a good drive on offense and they do just that. The Mountaineers go 79 yards down the field, aided by two key Texas Tech penalties, capping it off with a 9-yard touchdown from Marchiol to Kole Taylor.
11:54 — Texas Tech faced a fourth and nine, and was able to convert it with a 15-yard conversion to Drae McCray. Three plays later, Morton found Jerand Bradley for a 6-yard touchdown pass on a fade ball.
WVU 13, TTU 10
End Third: West Virginia 13, Texas Tech 3
THIRD QUARTER
1:36 — The Mountaineer offense has struggled so far in the second half, with 30 yards of total offense and only one first down.
8:53 — On Texas Tech’s best drive of the day, the Red Raiders had a fourth and one just outside of the 50 yard line. Morton had a keeper and he was stopped short as WVU took over on their own 49 yard line.
Halftime: West Virginia 13, Texas Tech 3
Mountaineer defense has played really well, allowing only two first downs in the first half and holding Tech to 56 total yards Marchiol is 6/12 passing for 34 yards and 2 INT, while WVU has rushed for 116 yards so far today
SECOND QUARTER
0:25 — After a fourth-down stop, the Mountaineer offense is able to reward the defense. West Virginia gets it inside Tech territory after they took over at their own 46 yard line. The Mountaineer finished the drive with a 46-yard field goal from Michael Hayes.
WVU 13, TTU 3
4:16 — Texas Tech with their second interception of the game as a ball bounces off of Devin Carter and was intercepted by Ben Roberts.
5:43 — West Virginia’s defense gets another three and out, finished with a nice play from Aubrey Burks on third down. Tech has 22 yards of total offense and one first down so far this afternoon.
6:34 — West Virginia got inside the Texas Tech 10 yard line, but were unsuccessful on three plays, leading to a 28-yard field goal from Michael Hayes.
WVU 10, TTU 3
8:09 — A trick play from WVU as Marchiol throws a backwards pass to Traylon Ray who throws it to Kole Taylor for 21 yards to get to the Tech 10 yard line. On the play, Taylor was tackled awkwardly and was limping off the field on his own power after being down on the field for a short period of time.
12:42 — With backup QB Behren Morton in the game for Tech, the Mountaineer defensive line got after him on the first possession of the second half. DayDay Hawkins with a sack, and then they force Morton to roll out on third down where they group up on him to end the drive.
End First: West Virginia 7, Texas Tech 3
FIRST QUARTER
0:28 — Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough is leaving the game with his leg braced and he is on the cart. His backup is Behren Morton who passed for 325 yards and two touchdowns against WVU a season ago.
1:53 — CJ Donaldson scores on a 2-yard touchdown rush, as the Mountaineers get on the board and take a 7-3 lead. 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:47 in time on that drive. A mix of both run and pass, including rushes from Marchiol and Donaldson throughout the drive.
WVU 7, TTU 3
8:40 — Off the field goal, Texas Tech gets a first down, but then on a third and seven, WVU pressures Shough, forcing an incompletion and for the Red Raiders to attempt a field goal attempt. Gino Garcia makes a 39-yard field goal as TTU moved the ball only 14 yards following the interception.
TTU 3, WVU 0
10:24 — Nicco Marchiol throws an interception as he was trying to reach Devin Carter across the middle of the field. Carter’s route got undercut by Malik Dunlap and returned to the WVU 35 yard line.
11:18 — The Mountaineers and Red Raiders each got stops on their first possessions of the game. WVU got the ball first and had two positive plays, but then on a first down from the 50, but an incompletion followed by a short run and a sack ended the drive. On Tech’s ensuing possession, WVU’s defense forced a three and out after stopping Tyler Shough on a QB run and then an incompletion on third down.
West Virginia wins the toss and the elect to receive the ball to begin the game. Nicco Marhciol gets the start at quarterback for West Virginia.
PREGAME
The Mountaineers are expected to go with quarterback Nicco Marchiol as Garrett Greene is still recovering from an ankle injury he suffered last week. Greene is expected to be a game-time decision.
The Mountaineers have not beaten Texas Tech since Neal Brown took the reins of WVU in 2019. They look to break that streak today. They also look to win three consecutive games fro the first time under Brown.
