Texas Tech utilizes late TD to end perfect ISU start
AMES, Iowa– Behren Morton drove Texas Tech 71 lawns for the winning goal with 20 seconds left, and the Red Raiders denied No. 11 Iowa State its finest start in program history with a 23-22 upset Saturday.Tahj Brooks’5-yard
touchdown run followed the Cyclones had actually taken their first lead on Rocco Becht’s 44-yard touchdown pass to Carson Brown with 2:11 to play.” I’m so happy with this football group,”Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire stated.” It’s a huge win for us due to the fact that we get bowl eligible and it keeps us in the mix. “Brooks ran 25 times for 122 lawns to review 4,000 for his profession. He has gone over 100 yards in all nine games this season.Editor’s Picks 1 Related”(Tahj Brooks)is among the players I have the utmost respect for,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell stated
.”I believe he’s one of the excellent players in this conference, so a great deal of appreciation to him for sure. “The Red Raiders (6-3, 4-2 Big 12)won after dropping consecutive games to Baylor and TCU. It was the highest-ranked
challenger the Red Raiders have actually beat because 2012 against No. 5 West Virginia.Iowa State (7-1, 4-1 )was trying for its first 8-0 start, and it had several opportunities to do it but fell short.Becht tossed for 315 yards and two goals, and Jayden Higgins caught 10 passes for 140 backyards.”We deserve this loss since we didn’t play to our requirements,”Becht said.Morton, who was knocked out of recently’s game versus TCU since of an injury to his left(non-throwing )shoulder, was 21-of-40 passing for 237 lawns and 2 touchdowns. He was intercepted twice.The Red Raiders overcame 3 false-start charges on their winning drive, and Morton converted a fourth-and-7 with an 8-yard pass to Josh Kelly. Brooks scored the decisive TD after taking a direct snap.The score with 20 seconds left was their most current consent TD
in guideline because a 2008 success over then-No. 1 Texas.Information from ESPN Research and The Associated Press was used in this report.