Overview
- The ranked Big 12 opener was decided in the final minute Friday night when Houston scored to make it 28-26 and Conner Weigman was tackled short on a two-point conversion that stood after a replay review.
- Big 12 replay officials at conference headquarters reviewed the play on the broadcast and ruled there was not clear and obvious evidence to overturn the on-field spot.
- Texas Tech overcame an early turnover — Tommy Castellanos’ first-play interception that led to Houston points — and took the lead with second-half rushing touchdowns by J’Koby Williams and Cameron Dickey.
- Will Hammond completed 17 of 27 passes for 257 yards and a touchdown and further cemented his starting role, while Houston’s Conner Weigman finished 27 of 38 for 282 yards and three touchdowns.
- The result leaves Texas Tech 3-0 (1-0 Big 12) and Houston 2-1 (0-1 Big 12), with both teams scheduled for nonconference home games on Sept. 26 and the replay transparency becoming a talking point for league officiating.