Game Preview: Baylor

Saturday, November 11

Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium)

11 a.m.

Texas Tech Athletics

Baylor

November 06, 2017 | Football

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Texas Tech heads to Arlington this weekend for the Texas Farm Bureau Shootout against Baylor

By: Texas Tech Athletics Communications

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech will meet Baylor in the Texas Farm Bureau Shootout Saturday morning as kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The game will air live regionally on FOX Sports Net as well as on the Texas Tech Sports Network.

Mark Followill will have the call Saturday in the home of the Dallas Cowboys as he will be joined by analyst Brian Baldinger and sideline reporter Leslie McCaslin. The game can also be streamed nationally through the FOX Sports Go app.

The Texas Tech Sports Network will also broadcast the game over 46 affiliates throughout the state of Texas and New Mexico as Brian Jensen will have the call alongside analyst John Harris, sideline reporter Chris Level and engineer Steve Pitts. The radio broadcast can also be heard via the TuneIn app on all Android and Apple devices.

Tickets for Saturday's game are still available via the Texas Tech Ticket Office for as low as $30 a person. Seats can be purchased online or by calling a ticket representative at 806-742-TECH.

SATURDAY STORYLINES

This will be the eighth time where Tech and Baylor have met at AT&T Stadium in Arlington as the series is scheduled to remain at the home of the Dallas Cowboys through the 2018 season. Texas Tech is definitely no stranger to the Dallas Cowboys as the Red Raiders hosted their Spring Game this past April at The Star in Frisco, the official team headquarters of the Cowboys.
Texas Tech and Baylor will face each other on the gridiron for the 76th time in history Saturday as the all-time series is tied at 37-37-1 after the Red Raiders' 54-35 victory over the Bears a year ago.
The Texas Farm Bureau Shootout has stayed true to its name in recent years as both teams have scored at least 30 points in each of the last seven meetings. In fact, the combined average of points between the Texas Tech and Baylor has been 95.1 since 2010 alone.
The Red Raiders are averaging 618 yards of total offense against Baylor under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. Texas Tech has recorded at least 600 yards of total offense in each of the last three meetings against the Bears, which includes 666 yards a year ago in a 55-34 victory over Baylor a year ago.
Since the series moved to the DFW area in 2009, both schools are averaging over 40 points a game against each other. The Red Raiders have scored at least 40 points in 5-of-8 games during that span and at least 30 in all but one of those contests.
Keke Coutee continued his dominance over Big 12 defenses this past weekend as the junior matched his career high with 12 receptions for 189 yards and two touchdowns. It marked the third game this season Coutee has recorded at least 150 yards through the air, which leads all Big 12 Conference receivers heading into this weekend.
Coutee had possibly the game of his career last year against Baylor as he recorded a career-high 221 receiving yards, which ranked tied for 10th all-time in Tech history. Coutee's day included a 35-yard touchdown in the first quarter and then an 80-yard strike later in the day.
In the NCAA statistical rankings, Texas Tech enters this weekend ranked 15th nationally in both turnover margin per game (0.78) and 21st in turnovers gained (18), which is a drastic improvement from a year ago. The Red Raiders concluded the 2016 season ranked 93rd for turnover margin and 112th for turnovers gained.
Texas Tech has continued its tradition of being one of the nation's top offenses this season as the Red Raiders currently rank fifth nationally in passing offense (354.4 yards per game), ninth in total offense (506.9 yards per game) and 17th in scoring offense (38.2 points per game).