No. 20 Colorado, Texas Tech clash in key Big 12 game

No. 20 Colorado and host Texas Tech have their sights set on a trip to the Big 12 Championship when they square off Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.Colorado (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) is tied for second place with Iowa State, and Texas Tech (6-3, 4-2) is tied with four other teams with two Big 12 losses.Texas Tech traveled to Ames, Iowa, last week as a 13-point underdog and handed Iowa State its first loss of the season. The Red Raiders beat the Cyclones 23-22 when Behren Morton led a 71-yard scoring drive that Tahj Brooks capped with a touchdown run with only 20 seconds remaining.Morton has thrown for 2,300 yards and 19 touchdowns against five interceptions. His quarterback rating is 136.1. Brooks has 1,047 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. Josh Kelly has 68 catches for 736 yards and five touchdowns.Under coach Joey McGuire, Texas Tech has a 9-2 record in November and December.”We face a daunting task playing a team coming off a huge upset,” Colorado coach Deion Sanders said. “I won’t call it an upset though, because I know Joey and know they felt like they would go in there and do what they did.”In his third season leading the Texas Tech program, McGuire has lofty postseason expectations.”We didn’t want to just get bowl eligible in November,” McGuire said. “It’s awesome that we did that. But, playing a game that keeps you in the mix is what we face on Saturday. If we take care of business Saturday, then we are still in the mix to try and get to Arlington and that’s the ultimate goal as far as pushing the program forward.”

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