LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Lee Corso brought the house down hours before kickoff in 2008 when he put on Raider Red\u2019s headgear for his pick between #1 Texas vs. #7 Texas Tech.<\/p>\n
That moment was just a taste of the excitement in Lubbock the first time ESPN College GameDay traveled to Lubbock 17 years ago.<\/p>\n
Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard were at the desk to analyze #1 Texas vs. #7 Texas Tech.<\/p>\n
The game featured a matchup of top college quarterbacks, as Colt McCoy, who finished #2 in Heisman voting in 2008, faced off against Graham Harrell, who finished fourth in voting.<\/p>\n
Play-by-play announcer Brent Musburger knew the scoreboard had the potential to light up for this game.<\/p>\n
\u201cTexas has had a heck of a stretch right now and if they\u2019re tired at all, the Red Raiders could be in business come the fourth quarter. It\u2019s going to be high scoring; we\u2019ll go into the 70s with this game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then-Texas Head Coach Mack Brown, however, had a feeling the other side of football would play a big role in the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re forcing more turnovers than we are, I think they had 14 interceptions and I believe they\u2019re plus five in turnover ratio on us, so that could be a big part of this game.\u201d<\/p>\n
As it turned out, both were correct in their predictions. Texas Tech\u2019s defense forced a safety on the opening offensive possession for Texas and Daniel Charbonnet ran 18 of the longest yards you\u2019ll ever see on his way to the endzone for a pick-six.<\/p>\n
In the end though, it was \u201cThe Catch\u201d that made all the difference.<\/p>\n
Now, 17 years later, ESPN has returned to Lubbock to see two top 10 teams battle it out for a spot in the college football playoff, something that didn\u2019t exist the last time they were here.<\/p>\n
The excitement for this weekend is reaching a fever-pitch, and Red Raiders are hoping it concludes with another piece of history.<\/p>\n
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