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Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez indicated he was somewhat coerced by teammates into striking a Heisman Trophy pose during another dominant defensive performance by the ninth-ranked Red Raiders. The 6-foot-1, 235-pounder with a distinctive mustache now copied by Texas Tech fans should at least be in the conversation for college football's highest individual honor. After Rodriguez had 14 tackles and two takeaways for the No. 8 Red Raiders in their 29-7 win over previously undefeated No. 7 BYU on Saturday, three-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes - who was at the game during the Kansas City Chiefs' bye week - posted on social media: "Get him to New York! @HeismanTrophy." For all the Air Raid offenses that have blown through Texas Tech in recent decades, including the one operated by Mahomes, who threw for 11,252 yards and 93 touchdowns from 2014 to 2016, no Texas Tech player has brought a Heisman Trophy back to the South Plains.

Now, the linebacker who began his college career as a quarterback at Virginia could make a strong bid. Rodriguez, the FBS leader with seven forced fumbles, had his third interception of the season in the third quarter when he reached out and tipped the ball to himself. He struck the pose after that play. "My guys, they wanted me to hit it. Just a rush of adrenaline," Rodriguez said of his pose. - AP College Football

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11/02/25 - Jacob Rodriguez, rSr/2026, Texas Tech, 6-1, 235 (DS#2 ILB) + More +

The Big 12 had two teams - BYU and Texas Tech - in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in two years Sunday, while Notre Dame was back in the top 10 after a two-month absence. Oklahoma and Texas made the biggest upward moves in this week's poll, rising seven spots to No. 11 and No. 13, respectively. The top seven teams were unchanged in the final poll before the College Football Playoff committee releases its first rankings Tuesday night to kick off the run-up to the CFP bracket release Dec. 7. No. 1 Ohio State, which pulled away in the second half to beat Penn State on Saturday, is at the top of the AP poll for a 10th straight week. Indiana, which scored 50-plus points against a Big Ten opponent for the third time while hammering Maryland, is No. 2 for a third straight week.

The Buckeyes and Hoosiers again were followed by Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon and Ole Miss. Losses by Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and Miami shuffled the Nos. 8, 9 and 10 spots, now held by BYU, Texas Tech and Notre Dame. Miami's losses to two then-unranked opponents in three weeks have caused a 16-spot plummet, from No. 2 to No. 18. The distribution of first-place votes was the same as last week. Ohio State received 54, Indiana got 11 and Texas A&M one. The Buckeyes are in the Top 25 for a 90th straight poll, third most on the active list. Notre Dame is in a 50th straight time, fifth on the active list. Texas, meanwhile, made its 800th appearance in the poll, seventh all time. No. 8 BYU and No. 9 Texas Tech gave the Big 12 two teams in the top 10 for the first time since Oct. 29, 2023. The Cougars, who were idle, have their highest ranking of the season. The Red Raiders won at Kansas State and reentered the top 10 for the first time in three weeks. The two teams face each other this weekend. - AP College Football

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ILB Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech
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11/01/25 - Behren Morton, rSr/2026, Texas Tech, 6-2, 210 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Behren Morton threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns in his return from an injury, J'Koby Williams ran for 135 yards and a score, and No. 13 Texas Tech romped past sloppy, mistake-prone Kansas State 43-20 on Saturday. Cameron Dickey also had a touchdown run for the Red Raiders (8-1, 5-1 Big 12), who forced five turnovers while snapping an eight-game losing streak against the Wildcats (4-5, 3-3) with their first win in Manhattan since the 2008 season. "That was a huge win," said Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire, who arrived for his postgame news conference wearing a T-shirt with a photo of former Kansas State linebacker-turned-Red Raiders athletic director Kirby Hocutt across the front of it. "This is no disrespect to K-State," McGuire said. "It's a tip of my hat to my AD who played linebacker here, and it's been a long time since we beat Kansas State...I know it was a big win for him and a huge win for this team." Texas Tech is off to its best start in conference play since that year, when Mike Leach guided the team to the Cotton Bowl. "Winning the turnover battle is a huge thing for us," said Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, the preseason Big 12 defensive player of the year, who forced two of the fumbles.

"And we knew we had to do that to win." Avery Johnson threw for 199 yards and a touchdown while running for 86 and two more scores. But Kansas State's quarterback also threw two interceptions and was responsible for a late fumble that Texas Tech returned for a touchdown. Along with the slew of turnovers, the Wildcats also were 0 for 4 on fourth down. "I thought our guys battled on defense," Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said. "We just didn't have enough." Morton, who had been out of the lineup with a leg injury, opened the game with an interception of his own. But Johnson threw a pick right back, and it was the beginning of a messy first half in which both failed on fourth down, Kansas State lost a fumble and Texas Tech nearly did the same. - Texas Tech/AP College Football

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QB Behren Morton, Texas Tech
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10/28/25 - Will Hammond, rFr/2029, Texas Tech, 6-2, 210 (DS#13 QB) + More +

Texas Tech backup quarterback Will Hammond is out for the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee in the No. 13 Red Raiders' 42-0 victory over Oklahoma State. The injury came in Hammond's second start filling in for Behren Morton, who is expected to return when Texas Tech (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) visits Kansas State on Saturday. coach Joey McGuire said Monday he is optimistic that Hammond will return next season, although he probably won't be part of spring practice.

Morton is a senior, so the Red Raiders will have a new starter in 2026. "If it's gonna be somebody that's going to be totally dedicated to getting back and attack the situation, there's nobody that attacks anything like Will Hammond," McGuire said. "Feel real confident that he'll have himself ready to go." Hammond's injury elevates Mitch Griffis to the backup job. Griffis was out of football last year after appearing in nine games in 2023 at Wake Forest. Griffis threw for a touchdown and ran for a score after Hammond exited the Oklahoma State game. Morton injured a knee in a 67-7 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the opener and re-aggravated the injury in a 41-17 win over Kansas on Oct. 11. Morton also was knocked out of the 34-10 win at Utah after taking a hit to the helmet. - AP College Football

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10/25/25 - JKoby Williams, So/2028, Texas Tech, 5-10, 185 (DS#999 RB) + More +

J'Koby Williams returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown and took a short pass 26 yards for a score on Texas Tech's first play, jump-starting the No. 14 Red Raiders' 42-0 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday. Jacob Rodriguez returned a fumble 69 yards for a TD as Texas Tech (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) bounced back from its first loss, a 26-22 defeat at 24th-ranked Arizona State that dropped the Red Raiders out of the top 10. It was Texas Tech's first home Big 12 shutout since beating Baylor 28-0 in 2005. After lightning delayed the start for 30 minutes, Williams' return came on the first kickoff since school officials banned the yearslong tradition of fans throwing tortillas on kickoffs. The Red Raiders were penalized twice on kickoffs in their previous home game for objects thrown on the field in violation of a rule the Big 12 approved in August.

Texas Tech blocked a punt on the first possession for the Cowboys (1-7, 0-5), leading to Williams' TD on a screen from Will Hammond, who started a second consecutive game in place of the injured Behren Morton. Third-stringer Mitch Griffis replaced Hammond in the second quarter after Hammond appeared to injure his lower right leg on a run. Morton changed from street clothes to his uniform at halftime but only had to watch as Griffis threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score in the third quarter. Oklahoma State was limited to 182 yards in a seventh consecutive loss since beating lower-division Tennessee-Martin in the opener. The Cowboys have three shutout losses of at least 42 points since 2022. Rodriguez's 11th career fumble recovery - second among active FBS players - never touched the ground. The senior linebacker ripped the ball out of the arms of Sesi Vailahi in the middle of the line of scrimmage and ran untouched for the score. - Texas Tech/AP College Football

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RB JKoby Williams, Texas Tech
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10/25/25 - Will Hammond, rFr/2029, Texas Tech, 6-2, 210 (DS#13 QB) + More +

Will Hammond exited No. 14 Texas Tech's game against Oklahoma State on Saturday with an apparent injury, prompting injured starting quarterback Behren Morton to change from street clothes to his uniform at halftime in case he was needed to finish the game. Morton was still on the sideline when third-stringer Mitch Griffis threw for a touchdown and ran for score in the third quarter to push the Red Raiders' lead to 42-0. Hammond appeared in injure his lower right leg on a run in the second quarter. There was no announcement from Texas Tech.

It was the second consecutive start for Hammond in place of Morton, who re-injured his right knee in a victory over Kansas on Oct. 11. Hammond started Texas Tech's first loss, 26-22 at No. 24 Arizona State last week. Hammond had a 26-yard touchdown pass to J'Koby Williams on a screen. Griffis' first play was a 3-yard loss on a fourth-and-1 keeper, but he threw a 42-yard TD pass to Caleb Douglas on Texas Tech's first possession of the second half. Griffis' 1-yard scoring run came late in the third quarter. - AP College Football

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QB Will Hammond, Texas Tech
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10/16/25 - Cameron Dickey, So/2028, Texas Tech, 5-09, 215 (DS#39 RB) + More +

WEEK 7 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CAMERON DICKEY, TEXAS TECH, Sophomore, Running Back, Austin, TX,...Cameron Dickey rushed for a career-best 263 yards (on 21 carries) and two touchdowns as ninth-ranked Texas Tech defeated Kansas State, 42-17. It was the fifth-highest single-game rushing total in school history. Dickey scored on runs of 71 and 55 yards as the Red Raiders improved to 6-0, 3-0 in the Big 12. Notes: It is the ninth time since 2004 (and second this season) that a Texas Tech player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. Dickey joins teammate and linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, who was honored on Sept. 23. - Walter Camp Football Foundation

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RB Cameron Dickey, Texas Tech
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10/16/25 - Cameron Dickey, So/2028, Texas Tech, 5-09, 215 (DS#39 RB) + More +

WEEK 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cameron Dickey, Texas Tech,...Dickey ran 71 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage and finished with 263 yards and two scores on 21 carries in a 42-17 win over Kansas. Dickey also ripped off a 55-yard TD run as well as bursts of 24, 23 and 20 yards. Texas Tech leaned on Dickey after QB Behren Morton left the game with an injury in the first half. It was Dickey's first time to go over 100 yards and the Red Raiders' first 200-yard rushing game since 2015. Dickey's rushing average of 98.5 yards per game ranks second in the Big 12, and he leads the conference with eight rushing touchdowns. - AP College Football

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RB Cameron Dickey, Texas Tech
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10/13/25 - David Bailey, Sr/2026, Texas Tech, 6-2, 250 (DS#1 DE) + More +

MIDSEASON AP BIG 12 TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND TOP FIRST-YEAR TRANSFER: Texas Tech linebacker David Bailey, the FBS leader with 8 1/2 sacks after transferring from Stanford, is the league's top defensive player and top first-year transfer. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Bailey has also forced two fumbles. He had 14 1/2 sacks in three seasons at Stanford. - AP College Football

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10/13/25 - David Bailey, Sr/2026, Texas Tech, 6-2, 250 (DS#1 DE) + More +

WEEK 7 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE LINE OF THE WEEK: Texas Tech,...Texas Tech was voted the Conference's Defensive Line of the Week after setting a single-game school record with nine sacks, breaking the previous mark that stood for over 30 years. The nine sacks also mark the FBS single-game high for the season. The Red Raiders' 21 sacks through Week Seven match their total from all of last season and ranks tied for fifth nationally. - Big 12 Football

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DE David Bailey, Texas Tech
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10/13/25 - David Bailey, Sr/2026, Texas Tech, 6-2, 250 (DS#1 DE) + More +

WEEK 7 BIG 12 C0-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: David Bailey, DL, Texas Tech,...Bailey was credited with three of Texas Tech's nine sacks in their 42-17 victory versus Kansas, matching the FBS high for sacks in a game this season. He finished his night in Lubbock with six tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. The performance put Bailey into a share of the FBS lead this season with eight-and-a-half sacks. Bailey also helped Texas Tech set a single-game school record with nine sacks on Saturday. - Big 12 Football

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DE David Bailey, Texas Tech
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10/13/25 - Cameron Dickey, So/2028, Texas Tech, 5-09, 215 (DS#39 RB) + More +

WEEK 7 BIG 12 CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cameron Dickey, RB, Texas Tech,...With the most rushing yards in an FBS game this season with 263, Dickey produced a top-five game on the ground in Texas Tech history in his team's 25-point win over Kansas. His career night also included a pair of touchdowns as well as three catches for 16 yards. Dickey opened the game with a 71-yard touchdown run and housed a 55-yard scamper in the fourth quarter as well. His 263 rushing yards were the most by a Red Raider since Byron Hanspard set the school record with 287 yards against Baylor in 1996. - Big 12 Football

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RB Cameron Dickey, Texas Tech
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10/11/25 - Cameron Dickey, So/2028, Texas Tech, 5-09, 215 (DS#39 RB) + More +

Cameron Dickey ran for 263 yards and two long touchdowns, Will Hammond scored twice after replacing injured quarterback Behren Morton and No. 9 Texas Tech beat Kansas 42-17 on Saturday night. Dickey sprinted 71 yards on the first offensive play for the Red Raiders and added a 55-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter. Texas Tech (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) had 372 yards rushing and recovered from a malaise after Morton's injury in the school's first game as an AP top 10 team since 2013. A 21-0 Texas Tech lead was down to four points at the break when the Jayhawks (4-3, 2-2) scored on three of their first four possessions after Morton appeared to injure his lower right leg on a sack in the second quarter. He didn't return.

Hammond threw an interception and the Red Raiders punted on his other three possessions before halftime. But the redshirt freshman ran 20 yards for a touchdown on the first drive of the second half. Dickey's second long TD put Texas Tech up 35-17, and Hammond's 10-yard run finished the scoring. Hammond had 61 yards rushing. It's the third time Hammond has come on with Morton not returning this season. Morton hyperextended his right knee in a 67-7 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the season opener and was sidelined in a 34-10 win over Utah after taking a hard hit to the head. Jalon Daniels threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns for Kansas, which dropped to 1-12 in Lubbock and has lost 24 of 26 meetings with the Red Raiders. - Texas Tech/AP College Football

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RB Cameron Dickey, Texas Tech
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10/11/25 - Behren Morton, rSr/2026, Texas Tech, 6-2, 210 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton exited the No. 9 Red Raiders' game against Kansas after appearing to injure his lower right leg when he was sacked in the second quarter. Morton pounded the turf after getting his legs caught under Leroy Harris III on the sack. The injury to Morton came on third down, so the offense was coming off the field anyway. He appeared to argue with the medical staff before backup Will Hammond went out for Texas Tech's next series, which ended after three plays. Hammond threw an interception on of the next possession. It's the third time this season Morton has exited a game with an injury. He hyperextended his right knee in a 67-7 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the season opener and was sidelined in a 34-10 win over Utah after taking a hard hit to the head. It was the second significant injury of the first half for the Red Raiders, who led 21-7 late in the first half. - AP College Football

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QB Behren Morton, Texas Tech
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10/08/25 - David Bailey, Sr/2026, Texas Tech, 6-2, 250 (DS#1 DE) + More +

WEEK 6 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE LINE OF THE WEEK: Texas Tech,...The Texas Tech defensive line posted a banner performance in the Red Raiders' 35-11 win at Houston, holding the Cougars to just 267 yards of total offense. Tallying 22 total quarterback pressures in the game, Texas Tech recorded two sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble versus Houston. The Red Raiders finished the week ranked ninth in FBS in total defense. - Big 12 Football

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DE David Bailey, Texas Tech
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