Texas Tech Athletics
6-4 , 4-3
Colorado
7-2 , 5-1
Tech falls at home to Colorado
November 09, 2024 | Football
Tahj Brooks became Tech's all-time leading rusher
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, two-way star Travis Hunter had nine catches for 99 yards and a TD and No. 21 Colorado overcame an early deficit to beat Texas Tech 41-27 on Saturday.
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.
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 lead 13-0.
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.
Team Stats
COL 0, TTU 7
TTU - Conyers,Jalin 17 yd pass from Morton,Behren (Garcia,Gino kick) 4 plays, 54 yards, TOP 01:04
COL 0, TTU 10
TTU - Garcia,Gino 53 yd field goal 9 plays, 43 yards, TOP 04:03
COL 0, TTU 13
TTU - Garcia,Gino 39 yd field goal 8 plays, 32 yards, TOP 03:33
COL 7, TTU 13
COL - Wester,LaJohntay 23 yd pass from Sanders,Shedeur (Mata,Alejandro kick) 6 plays, 58 yards, TOP 02:28
COL 10, TTU 13
COL - Mata,Alejandro 25 yd field goal 12 plays, 74 yards, TOP 04:11
COL 17, TTU 13
COL - Sanders,Shedeur 7 yd run (Mata,Alejandro kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:00
COL 17, TTU 20
TTU - Brooks,Tahj 2 yd run (Garcia,Gino kick), 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:03
COL 24, TTU 20
COL - Sheppard,Will 5 yd pass from Sanders,Shedeur (Mata,Alejandro kick) 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:22
COL 31, TTU 20
COL - Hunter,Travis 24 yd pass from Sanders,Shedeur (Mata,Alejandro kick) 4 plays, 31 yards, TOP 01:58
COL 34, TTU 20
COL - Mata,Alejandro 33 yd field goal 5 plays, 24 yards, TOP 01:49
COL 34, TTU 27
TTU - Conyers,Jalin 21 yd pass from Morton,Behren (Garcia,Gino kick) 6 plays, 43 yards, TOP 01:32
COL 41, TTU 27
COL - Sanders,Shilo 6 yd fumble recovery (Mata,Alejandro kick)
