Texas Tech Hosts Sam Houston in Early National TV Kickoff

Overview

• Texas Tech will play Sam Houston on Saturday at an early kickoff in Lubbock with the game televised nationally on TNT and truTV.
• The Red Raiders enter 3-0 and ranked No. 11 after a close win over Houston that exposed coverage problems and renewed focus on creating turnovers.
• Sam Houston is 1-2 but arrives off a 59-0 rout of Nicholls and a passing surge from quarterback Landyn Locke, who has produced multiple 300-yard games this season.
• Coaches say the matchup hinges on whether Texas Tech’s rebuilt defensive line can pressure Locke and whether the secondary can limit Sam Houston’s vertical passing attack.
• This is Texas Tech’s final nonconference tune-up before Big 12 play and a high-profile test for Sam Houston as it tries to prove its offseason offensive gains translate against Power Five competition.