Overview
- Texas Tech improved to 9-1 overall and 6-1 in the Big 12 with the win, gaining the head‑to‑head tiebreaker over BYU and positioning itself to secure a title‑game berth with a strong finish.
- BYU took its first loss of the season and fell to 8-1 (5-1 Big 12) but still controls its route to Arlington by winning its final three games against TCU, at Cincinnati, and versus UCF.
- The Red Raiders held BYU to seven points and 255 total yards, with linebacker Jacob Rodriguez logging 14 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery.
- Texas Tech’s offense balanced Behren Morton’s steady quarterback play with a productive ground game, as Cameron Dickey ran for 121 yards and a touchdown and J’Koby Williams added 77 rushing yards plus 32 receiving.
- Turnovers and special‑teams errors hurt BYU, including a muffed punt, a missed field goal, and minimal return production that the Red Raiders converted into points.