MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) \u2014 A berth in the Big 12 championship game and a chance to win its first league title. A spot in the College Football Playoff. National title aspirations. All of those possibilities are still ahead for Texas Tech.<\/p>\n
And those dreams could start going sideways if the Red Raiders aren\u2019t focused on West Virginia.<\/p>\n
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