Colorado (6-2, 4-1) vs. Texas Tech (6-3, 4-2)
When: Saturday, November 9th @ 3:00 pm
Where: Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock, TX
TV & Streaming: FOX
Radio: TuneIn Radio
The Line: Colorado -4.5
Weather: Sunny, 64-37
The Denver Post’s Kyle Newman: CU Buffs vs. Texas Tech football: How to watch, storylines and staff predictions
Big 12 title hopes at stake: Both teams are sitting in prime position to make a push for a spot in the Big 12 championship game Dec. 7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. BYU is the lone undefeated team in league play at 5-0, while Iowa State and Colorado are both 4-1 and Texas Tech sits tied with Kansas State at 4-2. If the Cougars win out, that leaves the other four teams scrambling for the other spot in the game. A win by the Buffs is necessary to keep pace with Iowa State in the tiebreaker of comparing the teams based on win percentage against common conference opponents. The Cyclones’ final four games are all common opponents with CU.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s Don Williams: Danny Amendola, Cory Carr, Taylor Lytle among Texas Tech Hall of Fame inductees
Amendola made the observation Friday night during his induction into the Tech Athletics Hall of Fame. Joining him in the 2024 class of six were basketball player Cory Carr (1994-98), volleyball player Amanda Dowdy (2008-11), soccer player Taylor Lytle (2008-11) and track and field athletes Ifeatu Okafor (2010-13) and Omo Osaghae (2007-11).
Tech track and field coach Wes Kittley, who’s led the program to two national championships, was inducted into the Hall of Honor, which recognizes non-athletes. Early 1990s wide receiver Derrell “Mookie” Mitchell received the Heritage Award, which recognizes former Tech athletes for achievements after leaving the university. Mitchell was a 2016 inductee into the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame and is the current alumni association president for the CFL’s Edmonton Elks.
Daily Camera’s Brian Howell: Football: CU Buffs vs. Texas Tech scouting report
RB Isaiah Augustave: CU’s leading rusher, with 271 yards on the season. Although CU rotates its backs, Augustave has started two games in a row and posted 144 yards and two touchdowns in those games. He had a season-high 91 yards in the Buffs’ 34-23 win against Cincinnati on Oct. 26.
OL/DL Tyler Brown: A starter on the Buffs’ offensive line in the first seven games, Brown has started practicing with the defensive line, which has been hampered by injuries. Brown could make an impact at guard and defensive tackle.
CB Preston Hodge: Enjoying a good first season with the Buffs, posting 26 tackles, two interceptions and six pass breakups. He had a season-high two pass breakups against Cincinnati two weeks ago.
WR Drelon Miller: He’s not a starter, but Miller continues to find his way on to the field and he’s becoming a bigger part of the game plans. The freshman has caught 18 passes for 105 yards and ran the ball three times for 11 yards. He’s had multiple receptions in five consecutive games.
DE Samuel Okunlola: CU’s co-leader in sacks with 3.0 and one of the leaders in tackles for loss, with 5.5. He also has 21 tackles overall. The Pitt transfer has eight sacks and 11.5 TFLs in the past two years combined.
Midland Reporter-Telegram’s Oscar LeRoy: LEROY: Will Texas Tech be ready to face Colorado on a big stage?
Prior to last week, there were probably many people who thought that the Red Raider had dug their own graves with back-to-back losses Baylor (59-35) and TCU (35-34). Tech just didn’t show up against the Bears, while it let a 17-point lead in the second half slip away from the Horned Frogs.
But like they have in the past two seasons under McGuire, the Red Raiders rose back from the Big 12 dead by knocking off nationally-ranked Iowa State last week.
Thanks to that win, Tech is just now two games back in the loss column to undefeated BYU (8-0, 5-0) and one game back of Iowa State (7-1, 4-1) and Colorado (6-2, 4-1).