Colorado Buffaloes at Texas Tech Red Raiders
· NCAA - FootballSanders, Hunter help No. 21 Colorado overcame early deficit in 41-27 win over Texas Tech
Sanders was 30 of 43 for 291 yards. Shilo Sanders, the other son of Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders on the team, recovered a fumble in the end zone with 51 seconds left.
Colorado (7-2, 5-1 Big 12, No. 20 CFP) won its third consecutive game and is on pace to play in the Big 12 Championship Game with a chance to qualify for the 12-team College Football Playoff.
The Buffs led the Red Raiders (6-4, 4-3) by two touchdowns before Tech’s Behren Morton threw his second touchdown pass of the game to Jalin Conyers — for 21 yards — with 2:12 left.
Colorado followed four punts beginning the game with four touchdowns and a field goal to lead 31-20 after three periods.
“We started out slow. That’s not indicative of who we are,” Deion Sanders said. “But I felt confident that in the second half we would go do what we ultimately did.”
“It was go time,” Shedeur Sanders said. “It was never a stress. It was never a sweat. It was never a doubt.”
Shedeur Sanders threw a 23-yard yard TD pass to LaJohntay Wester midway through the second period, a 5-yarder to Will Sheppard in the third quarter and a 24-yarder to Hunter minutes later in the third.
Alejandro Mata kicked field goals of 25 and 33 yards for the Buffaloes.
Morton’s other touchdown pass to Conyers was for 17 yards on the game’s opening drive. Morton was 24 of 40 for 275 yards.
Gino Garcia kicked field goals of 53 and 39 yards for the Red Raiders, who led 13-0.
Tech coach Joey McGuire bemoaned six sacks, three turnovers and a roughing-the-passer call that kept alive Colorado’s first possession of the second half to move ahead for the first time 17-13.
“He (the official) said, “I saw him hit him below the knee,’ and I don’t know who saw that,” McGuire said. “He hit him in the hip. I mean, it was a great, clean hit.”
“I got a vape brought over to me. I got a water bottle brought over to me. I mean, I got a beer bottle brought over to me,” McGuire said. “We got really lucky that we didn’t get a 15-yard penalty.”
Shedeur Sanders signed a tortilla after the game and posed with members of the Tech band.
Texas Tech: Tahj Brooks rushed for 137 yards, most of it in the fourth quarter, to succeed Byron Hanspard as the school’s career leader with 4,236 yards over five seasons. He was limited to 35 yards in the first half on 17 carries.
Texas Tech: At Oklahoma State on Nov. 23
How To Watch
How can I watch Colorado Buffaloes vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders?
- TV Channel: Buffaloes at Red Raiders 2021 College Football, week 11, is broadcasted on FOX.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 13:50 | Jalin Conyers 17 Yd pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia Kick) | |
FG | 1st Period 7:04 | Gino Garcia 53 Yd Field Goal | |
FG | 1st Period 2:28 | Gino Garcia 39 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 2nd Period 7:33 | LaJohntay Wester 23 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick) | |
FG | 2nd Period 0:30 | Alejandro Mata 25 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 3rd Period 11:00 | Shedeur Sanders 7 Yd Run (Alejandro Mata Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 7:52 | Tahj Brooks 2 Yd Run (Gino Garcia Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 4:25 | Will Sheppard 5 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 1:18 | Travis Hunter 24 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Alejandro Mata Kick) | |
FG | 4th Period 9:46 | Alejandro Mata 33 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 4th Period 2:12 | Jalin Conyers 21 Yd pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 0:51 | Shilo Sanders 6 Yd Fumble Return (Alejandro Mata Kick) |
Statistics
COLO | TTU | |
---|---|---|
22 | 1st Downs | 24 |
2-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-20 |
1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-4 |
351 | Total Yards | 388 |
291 | Passing | 275 |
30/43 | Comp/Att | 24/41 |
6.8 | Yards per pass | 6.7 |
60 | Rushing | 113 |
27 | Rushing Attempts | 46 |
2.2 | Yards per rush | 2.5 |
14-106 | Penalties | 9-80 |
0 | Turnovers | 3 |
0 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
29:36 | Possession | 30:24 |
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