We have things to tighten up, though.'Дespite the team flaws, inside linebacker Krishon Merriweather was named Big 12 defensive player of the week. We gave up only 70 yards after contact, the lowest in our 13 games here. We'll take it,' said coach Matt Wells, whose Big 12 opener is home to Texas. 'It's the first close win we've had here, so we're 1-5 in those games. The Huskies had a 200-yard receiver and two 100-yard pass catchers. Tech start up: Alan Bowman threw for 430 yards, 11 Texas Tech players caught a pass and SaRodorick Thompson ran for 118 yards, but the Red Raiders still needed a late 2-point conversion stop to hold off FCS Houston Baptist 35-33. 'We have a high standard for our run game and we did not meet that standard.' What wasn't positive about OU's first shutout in five years: Rushing 35 times for a mere 124 yards. Sooners coach Lincoln Riley said, 'He played pretty clean, but there are several things he'd like back. Missouri State's Bobby Petrino, the former Arkansas and Louisville coach, told the media, 'He's got a great, quick release and can make all the throws. Hitting the breaks: New Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler seemed to have a dream debut (14 of 17 for 290 yards and four TDs) in a 48-0 walkover against an overmatched FCS opponent. Star quarterback Charlie Brewer of Lake Travis knows his way around Waco, having thrown for 7,742 yards and 51 touchdowns and having run for 18 more scores in three years. Two of those players are senior running backs Mulbah Car of old Reagan High and Texas transfer Kyle Porter.Д«aylor, coming off an 11-3 Sugar Bowl season, is at the opposite end, 108th on that ESPN list with just 51% returning production. The Coogs are expected to bounce back with a veteran roster that listed as having the third-most amount of overall returning production (83%) among 130 FBS teams. Houston's six-year streak of winning records crashed in 2019 with a 4-8 mark. Now you can feel the excitement with knowing we've got a game.' Last week when the team found out about the outbreak at La Tech, we had a lot of sad-looking guys. 'It's fun to have an opportunity to play a game. I know their defensive staff really well, and Dana Holgorsen is obviously familiar with Baylor and the Big 12. 'There are good contacts between UH and Baylor, and they got together. 'Our administration did a great job reaching out, trying to find a game,' said Aranda, the former LSU defensive coordinator. They were supposed to play their American Athletic Conference opener at 16th-ranked Memphis on Friday, but a virus-outbreak at Memphis scuttled that one, too. The Cougars had games with Rice and Washington State canceled. 'This is our third first game we're having to prepare for,' said Baylor's Dave Aranda, still awaiting his head coaching debut. Everyone else awaits their conference openers Sept. Eleventh-ranked Oklahoma State is making up a previously postponed date against Tulsa. It's one of only two games involving the Big 12 on the schedule. So they got together last weekend and arranged an impromptu matchup this Saturday in Waco. Some college football programs are learning to think fast on their feet during a pandemic-interrupted season.Д«aylor and Houston have yet to kick off their campaigns because COVID-19 issues kept their original opponents benched.

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