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SHREVEPORT, La. ― The Texas Tech football team ended with a bowl victory for the third year in a row, beating California 34-14 Saturday night at the Independence Bowl.
Behren Morton threw three first-half touchdown passes and Gino Garcia kicked a 25-yard field goal as Tech built a 24-14 lead by halftime. Tahj Brooks, who recently announced he will stay with the team for 2024 on the Covid-bonus year, tacked on a 7-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
Morton and linebacker Jacob Rodriguez were named the game’s outstanding offensive and defensive players. Morton finished with 256 yards passing. Rodriguez had six tackles, an interception and a pass breakup.
Tech finished 7-6, winning for the fourth time in five games since a 3-5 start. The Red Raiders snapped a three-game win streak by Cal (6-7), which became bowl eligible by winning its last three games of the regular season.
The Golden Bears led 7-0 after Tech’s Drae McCray fumbled the opening kickoff and Fernando Mendoza flicked a 25-yard touchdown pass to Monroe Young, a brother of Red Raiders’ tight end-linebacker Matthew Young. On its next possession, Cal went 79 yards to reach the Tech 5-yard line, but linebacker Ben Roberts threw Jaydn Ott for a loss on fourth-and-2.
Morton threw touchdown passes on Tech’s next three possessions, to Coy Eakin for 27 yards, Mason Tharp for 15 yards and Loic Fouonji for 14 yards.
Tech held Ott, the Pac-12 rushing leader, to 42 yards on 15 carries. The Red Raiders had 13 tackles for loss, including six sacks. Freshman defensive end Amier Washington had four tackles for loss and three of the sacks.
Here’s the Red Raiders’ report card.
Offense: A
This becomes Behren Morton’s team in 2024, and he showed what that could look like with a sharp performance. Coy Eakin had a career high in receiving yards, and Eakin, Mason Tharp and Loic Fouonji…
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Author : Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Publish date : 2023-12-17 05:50:54
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