Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders
· NCAA - FootballMorton throws 2 TD passes, Brooks runs for 117 yards, as Texas Tech spoils ASU's Big 12 debut 30-22
Tech (3-1, 1-0) got field goals of 39 and 30 yards from Gino Garcia and 40 yards from Reese Burkhardt.
Red Raiders coach Joey McGuire oddly told his team at halftime he was happier with the 17-10 lead playing ball control football than last week, when Tech passed its way to a 52-7 lead over North Texas and won 66-21. ASU averaged almost 36 minutes of possession going into Saturday, ranked fourth in FBS, and had the ball for 25:49.
“When I close my eyes and think about football, this is what I think about,” McGuire said. “Playing off of each other, complimentary football. Special teams having to go out and make big kicks. Playing good defense. And then we’ve got the best back in the country.”
Morton’s TD passes were 5 yards to Johncarlos Miller II and 20 yards to Josh Kelly on Tech’s first two possessions. The other touchdown for Texas Tech (3-1, 1-0) came when tight end Jalin Conyers scored a 3-yard direct-snap rushing touchdown against his former team.
Conyers, a Texas native who played at ASU the three previous seasons, scored on the opening drive of the second half to double the Red Raiders’ lead to 24-10.
Cam Skattebo ran for two 3-yard touchdowns, the second with 1:39 to play, and Sam Leavitt scored from 1 yard out for Arizona State (3-1, 0-1). Ian Hershey kicked a 34-yard ASU field goal.
Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham lamented Tech taking a 14-0 lead eight minutes in.
“We just couldn’t close out the gap all game,” Dillingham said. “I learned that our guys are going to fight. Sometimes it doesn’t go your way.”
Skattebo came into the game ranked seventh in FBS averaging 124.3 rushing yards and was held to 60 on 18 carries but had 117 yards receiving, 113 after contact, on six catches.
Brooks went in averaging 131.0 a game but didn’t qualify for the rushing leaders because he missed one of Tech’s previous three games with an arm injury. The fifth-year senior moved into fifth place in school career rushing with 3,431 yards.
The Red Raiders will now seek their first 2-0 conference start since 2013, when Kliff Kingsbury’s first Tech team opened 4-0 in league play but finished 4-5.
Texas Tech will host Cincinnati on Sept. 28.
How To Watch
How can I watch Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders?
- TV Channel: Sun Devils at Red Raiders 2021 College Football, week 4, is broadcasted on FS1.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 11:22 | Johncarlos Miller II 5 Yd pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia Kick) | |
TD | 1st Period 7:42 | Josh Kelly 20 Yd pass from Behren Morton (Reese Burkhardt Kick) | |
FG | 2nd Period 13:10 | Ian Hershey 34 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 2nd Period 1:33 | Sam Leavitt 1 Yd Run (Ian Hershey Kick) | |
FG | 2nd Period 0:08 | Gino Garcia 30 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 3rd Period 8:14 | Jalin Conyers 3 Yd Run (Gino Garcia Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 3:39 | Cam Skattebo 3 Yd Run (Ian Hershey PAT blocked) | |
FG | 4th Period 13:36 | Reese Burkhardt 40 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 4th Period 6:54 | Gino Garcia 39 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 4th Period 1:39 | Cam Skattebo 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
Statistics
ASU | TTU | |
---|---|---|
22 | 1st Downs | 24 |
5-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-19 |
0-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
376 | Total Yards | 334 |
282 | Passing | 201 |
22/38 | Comp/Att | 24/44 |
7.4 | Yards per pass | 4.6 |
94 | Rushing | 133 |
30 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
3.1 | Yards per rush | 3.4 |
8-69 | Penalties | 9-94 |
1 | Turnovers | 0 |
0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
25:49 | Possession | 34:11 |
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