Texas Tech rallies for wild 51-48 OT victory over Oklahoma

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Trey Wolff made a 35-yard discipline aim in time beyond regulation after a tying kick within the closing seconds of regulation, and Texas Tech erased an 18-point deficit in a 51-48 win over Oklahoma on Saturday night time.

Dillon Gabriel threw for 449 yards and 6 touchdowns, however the OU quarterback was sidelined briefly in OT after a tough hit from security Reggie Pearson Jr. on a catch on a throwback play.

The Sooners appeared out of sync on offense and needed to accept a 34-yard discipline aim attempt from Zach Schmit after Gabriel was sacked. The kick was broad proper.

After Wolff’s winner, Texas Tech followers stormed the sector simply as they did after an OT victory over Texas in September.

The Pink Raiders ended a 10-game shedding streak in opposition to OU and beat the Sooners and Longhorns in the identical season for the primary time in coach Joey McGuire’s first season.

Texas Tech (7-5, 5-4 Huge 12) secured a successful convention file for the primary time since 2009.

The Sooners (6-6, 3-6) couldn’t maintain a 24-6 second-quarter lead, giving up 24 consecutive factors from late within the second quarter to early within the third on the way in which to 6 lead modifications within the second half and time beyond regulation.

Oklahoma completed the common season and not using a successful file for the primary time since 1998 in a disappointing debut for coach Brent Venables.

“I assumed they did a fantastic job of executing, discovering the performs inside a few these drives the place they executed on the most important moments,” Venables mentioned. “And we didn’t.”

Texas Tech’s Tyler Shough threw for a career-high 436 yards with two scores, however he was intercepted by C.J. Coldon to arrange Schmit’s tiebreaking 43-yard discipline aim with 4 minutes remaining.

Shough put the Pink Raiders in place for the tie within the closing seconds. Wolff’s first kick was blocked by Josh Ellison, however Venables had referred to as a timeout. Wolff made the 43-yarder on the second attempt.

“At some point, individuals won’t have to ice him, as a result of once you ice him, he’s excellent,” McGuire mentioned. “What an enormous kick. He’s finished all of it 12 months for us.”

Oklahoma’s Marvin Mims Jr. had a career-high 162 yards receiving and two touchdowns, and Brayden Willis additionally had two TD grabs. Eric Grey rushed for 161 yards.

Jerand Bradley additionally completed with a profession finest in receiving yards with 173 for Texas Tech, and he had a 44-yard tiebreaking TD catch within the fourth quarter.

Texas Tech’s SaRodorick Thompson had two speeding TDs.

FIT TO BE TIED

There have been three tying scores within the fourth quarter, beginning with Gabriel’s 5-yard go to Willis for 38-38. After Bradley’s 44-yarder, Jalil Farooq had a 1-yard catch for 45-45. Then there was the trade of discipline targets.

The Pink Raiders needed to convert a fourth-and-7 to maintain their drive to the tying discipline aim alive. Shough accomplished a 14-yard go to Loic Fouonji.

Gabriel was 28 of 40 and Shough 31 of fifty, with every throwing an interception.

“We knew it was going to be a dogfight,” Shough mentioned. “We began gradual, not how we needed to start out, however I’m pleased with how we fought.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Oklahoma: Gabriel opened the scoring with a 37-yard landing go to Mims on fourth-and-2 within the first quarter, however two failed fourth-down tries within the third quarter led to a pair of Texas Tech touchdowns.

Texas Tech: First-year play-caller Zach Kittley dug deep into the bag of tips with backup quarterback Donovan Smith scoring on a run and a go and 310-pound defensive sort out Jaylon Hutchings rumbling in from the 1.

UP NEXT

Each groups await their bowl assignments.

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