After a full week of relaxation, No. 5 Texas Tech shall be out to make an announcement Saturday afternoon when it closes out its regular-season schedule with a go to to West Virginia at Morgantown, W. Va.
The Purple Raiders (10-1, 7-1 Massive 12) have an opportunity to earn their first-ever spot within the convention championship sport with a victory and all however clinch a spot within the Faculty Soccer Playoff.
Texas Tech can also clinch a spot within the Massive 12 championship sport if Arizona State loses to rival Arizona on Friday night time.
The Purple Raiders enter on a four-game profitable streak and are set to play of their first street sport since a 43-20 victory at Kansas State on Nov. 1. Their earlier street sport, Oct. 18 at Arizona State, resulted in a 26-22 defeat.
A victory would match this system’s 2008 season for many regular-season wins.
“Our guys know precisely what’s at stake,” Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire stated. “When this all began, in case you advised us coming into the final sport if we win, we’re in, we (now) know that is the case so we’re planning on being able to play.”
Whereas Texas Tech’s protection has held opponents to 12.3 factors per sport and 266.1 yards, each of which lead the convention, the offense is second within the Massive 12 with 481.6 yards per sport.
Behren Morton accomplished 14 of 19 passes for 149 yards and a landing in a 48-9 romp over UCF on Nov. 15 earlier than he was changed by Mitch Griffis, who was 13 of 17 for 145 yards.
Morton, who took over after Will Hammond was misplaced for the season with an damage, has been enjoying by means of his personal decrease leg damage. McGuire steered that Morton is on observe to play towards West Virginia.
“Yeah, he feels nice,” McGuire stated. “You understand, we saved him in a boot all final week. He truly went by means of the whole lot. It was a shorter observe (Sunday), however he went by means of the whole lot — he simply was within the boot.”
Not solely has Texas Tech earned all of its victories by at the least 22 factors, it has a mean margin of victory of 33.8 factors. Of their newest assertion, linebacker Jacob Rodriguez took a flip lining up at quarterback and scored on a 2-yard run. He additionally intercepted a cross.
West Virginia (4-7, 2-6) absorbed a 25-23 setback to Arizona State on Nov. 15 earlier than taking per week off heading into Saturday’s sport.
With operating backs Jahiem White and Tye Edwards already out for the season with accidents, freshman again Diore Hubbard additionally will miss the ultimate sport with an unspecified damage. Hubbard was restricted to 2 carries towards Arizona State.
The Mountaineers’ operating sport shall be within the fingers of Cyncir Bowers and Curtis Jones. Bowers has rushed for 246 yards on 58 carries this season with two touchdowns.
Freshman Scotty Fox Jr. is West Virginia’s fourth beginning quarterback this season. He delivered a season-high 353 yards passing with two touchdowns and an interception towards Arizona State.
“I do know plenty of groups are like, ‘Boy, we have battled some accidents,’ after they misplaced one man,” Mountaineers head coach Wealthy Rodriguez stated. “How about dropping three or 4 at that place. So, we’ll get all of it out of the way in which this 12 months after which, go from there.”
–Subject Degree Media
