Kansas State 
Scoring Summary: TTU vs. KSU
Tech 66, Kansas St. 14
FIRST QUARTER
Texas Tech — Swindall 52 pass from Sheffield (Mat. Williams kick), 11:31.
Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:29. Key plays: Batch 8 run on first-and-10 from Tech 29. Sheffield 3 run on fourth-and-1 from Tech 38.
Tech 7, K-State 0.
Texas Tech — Torres 6 pass from Sheffield (Mat. Williams kick), 1:49.
Drive: 8 [...]
Sheffield taking more steps to take over at QB
In Mike Leach’s first nine years as Texas Tech coach, the only changes he made mid-stream at quarterback were brief and with a limited purpose.
He once pulled Kliff Kingsbury for a series and Graham Harrell for a quarter, but only to settle them down during rocky games and give them a sideline view of what [...]
Tech Football Notebook
Howard sits
Texas Tech defensive end Daniel Howard averaged one sack a game through the first five games, but Howard sat out Saturday’s 66-14 win over Kansas State. Howard, who came out of the last two games with apparent stingers, was a game-time scratch Saturday. He was in pads and did some pre-game warm-ups, but never [...]
Snyder takes blame in routing by Raiders
Seventy-year-old Bill Snyder is in his 18th season as Kansas State’s head coach, but after his team gave up nine touchdowns to Texas Tech on Saturday, the head Wildcat said the 52-point loss was a first.
“I don’t know that I’ve every experienced a game like this,” Snyder said. “I’m awful disappointed.”
Snyder returned to Kansas State [...]
Tech takes Thomas, Banks out of picture
If Kansas State was going to leave Lubbock with a victory, it had to dictate the pace with its running game and make some explosive plays on special teams.
Wildcat running back Daniel Thomas was averaging 105.8 rushing yards per game coming in — tops in the Big 12 Conference — and Brandon Banks was fifth [...]
How Tech’s Opponents Fared
Sept. 5: North Dakota beat Stony Brook 31-24
Sept. 12: Rice lost to Navy 63-14
Sept. 19: Texas beat Colorado 38-14
Sept. 26: Houston beat Mississippi Stte 31-24
Oct. 3: New Mexico lost to Wyoming 37-14
Oct. 10: Kansas State lost to Texas Tech 66-14
Oct. 17: Nebraska beat Missouri 27-12
Oct. 24: Texas A&M lost to Oklahoma State 36-31
Oct. 31: Kansas [...]
Raiders ride Sheffield’s hot hand to easy rout of outmatched Wildcats
Texas Tech’s coaching staff likes to keep track of how many good series in a row the Red Raiders’ offense, defense and special teams can string together.
On Saturday, they might have lost count by halftime.
At the end of a week filled with uncertainty about injuries to key players, the Red Raiders responded with an all-around [...]