After a full week of relaxation, No. 5 Texas Tech will likely be out to make a press release Saturday afternoon when it closes out its regular-season schedule with a go to to West Virginia at Morgantown, W. Va.
The Purple Raiders (10-1, 7-1 Massive 12) have an opportunity to earn their first-ever spot within the convention championship recreation with a victory and all however clinch a spot within the School Soccer Playoff.
Texas Tech can also clinch a spot within the Massive 12 championship recreation if Arizona State loses to rival Arizona on Friday evening.
The Purple Raiders enter on a four-game successful streak and are set to play of their first highway recreation since a 43-20 victory at Kansas State on Nov. 1. Their earlier highway recreation, Oct. 18 at Arizona State, resulted in a 26-22 defeat.
A victory would match this system’s 2008 season for many regular-season wins.
“Our guys know precisely what’s at stake,” Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire mentioned. “When this all began, in case you instructed us coming into the final recreation if we win, we’re in, we (now) know that is the case so we’re planning on being able to play.”
Whereas Texas Tech’s protection has held opponents to 12.3 factors per recreation and 266.1 yards, each of which lead the convention, the offense is second within the Massive 12 with 481.6 yards per recreation.
Behren Morton accomplished 14 of 19 passes for 149 yards and a landing in a 48-9 romp over UCF on Nov. 15 earlier than he was changed by Mitch Griffis, who was 13 of 17 for 145 yards.
Morton, who took over after Will Hammond was misplaced for the season with an damage, has been taking part in by way of his personal decrease leg damage. McGuire steered that Morton is on monitor to play in opposition to West Virginia.
“Yeah, he feels nice,” McGuire mentioned. “You recognize, we stored him in a boot all final week. He truly went by way of every thing. It was a shorter apply (Sunday), however he went by way of every thing — he simply was within the boot.”
Not solely has Texas Tech earned all of its victories by not less than 22 factors, it has a mean margin of victory of 33.8 factors. Of their newest assertion, linebacker Jacob Rodriguez took a flip lining up at quarterback and scored on a 2-yard run. He additionally intercepted a go.
West Virginia (4-7, 2-6) absorbed a 25-23 setback to Arizona State on Nov. 15 earlier than taking every week off heading into Saturday’s recreation.
With working backs Jahiem White and Tye Edwards already out for the season with accidents, freshman again Diore Hubbard additionally will miss the ultimate recreation with an unspecified damage. Hubbard was restricted to 2 carries in opposition to Arizona State.
The Mountaineers’ working recreation will likely be within the fingers of Cyncir Bowers and Curtis Jones. Bowers has rushed for 246 yards on 58 carries this season with two touchdowns.
Freshman Scotty Fox Jr. is West Virginia’s fourth beginning quarterback this season. He delivered a season-high 353 yards passing with two touchdowns and an interception in opposition to Arizona State.
“I do know loads of groups are like, ‘Boy, we have battled some accidents,’ once they misplaced one man,” Mountaineers head coach Wealthy Rodriguez mentioned. “How about shedding three or 4 at that place. So, we’ll get all of it out of the best way this yr after which, go from there.”
–Discipline Degree Media
