{"id":451877,"date":"2026-09-30T06:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/451877\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T06:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:46:12","slug":"no-12-texas-tech-visits-colorado-looking-to-stay-unbeaten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/451877\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 12 Texas Tech visits Colorado looking to stay unbeaten"},"content":{"rendered":"

The road was not kind to Texas Tech<\/a> early in head coach Joey McGuire’s tenure, but the Red Raiders have turned things around.<\/p>\n

No. 12 Texas Tech began the McGuire era 4-10 in true road games but has won seven of the last eight, which includes a 4-1 mark in 2025. The Red Raiders won at Oregon State in their only road game this season and will try to make it 2-0 when they visit struggling Colorado<\/a> on Saturday night in Boulder, Colo.<\/p>\n

Texas Tech (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) comes off a solid 49-14 win over Sam Houston last Saturday, a game in which linebacker Austin Romaine stole the day — literally. Romaine returned interceptions for touchdowns on back-to-back snaps to give the Red Raiders some breathing room in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

“I was in disbelief that I did it twice in a row,” Romaine said. “It was crazy.”<\/p>\n

Romaine’s heroics helped mask a few issues Texas Tech needs to address heading into its first conference road game. Quarterback Will Hammond threw interceptions on three consecutive second-quarter possessions, which helped keep it a 21-14 game at halftime. Texas Tech also lost a fumble in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

The Red Raiders know they have to clean those up against a Colorado team hungry to get a win.<\/p>\n

“I’m excited about being 4-0. I’m proud of these guys, how they came out in the second half,” McGuire said. “But it happened again. We’ve got way too many self-inflicted wounds in the first half. That’s why we’re playing close games. That’s why we’re allowing people to be in the game or why we are allowing it to be a closer game than it should be.”<\/p>\n

The Buffaloes (2-2, 0-1) have lost two straight, including last week’s Big 12 opener 23-13 at Baylor. Head coach Deion Sanders gave the team a spark when he replaced starting quarterback Julian Lewis with backup Isaac Wilson after halftime.<\/p>\n

Lewis has started all four games, but struggled to move the offense other than a four-touchdown day in a 52-21 win over FCS foe Weber State. After Lewis threw for 75 yards in the first half while leading the Buffaloes to three points, Wilson finished 12-for-25 for 156 yards and a touchdown in relief.<\/p>\n

Sanders said Tuesday he has not decided who will start at quarterback against Texas Tech and wanted to see “how practice plays out this week” before naming a starter.<\/p>\n

It is uncertain whether Lewis or Wilson will have second-leading receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. to throw to Saturday. Moore left the Baylor game with a head injury after taking a big hit and didn’t return.<\/p>\n

Moore has 15 receptions for 200 yards and a touchdown this season.<\/p>\n

Linebacker Tyler Martinez also was hurt against the Bears and his injury looked more significant as he was wearing a walking boot later that day. On Tuesday, Sanders said he isn’t certain whether the injury is season-ending.<\/p>\n

Even with the injuries, Sanders is confident his team can bounce back.<\/p>\n

“We’re so much better, especially the coaching staff, so much better than what we’re producing right now,” Sanders said. “We’ve got to do better.”<\/p>\n

–Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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