J’Koby Williams returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown as No. 14 Texas Tech rolled to a 42-0 Big 12 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas.
Will Hammond completed 9 of 15 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown before he went down with a reported non-contact knee injury in the second quarter. Backup quarterback Mitch Griffis completed 9 of 13 passes for 172 yards and a passing touchdown and added a rushing score.
Caleb Douglas had five catches for 98 yards and a touchdown and Williams caught three passes for 60 yards and a score. Cameron Dickey rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown.
Jacob Rodriguez returned a fumble for a touchdown and Cole Wisniewski forced a fumble that Charles Esters III recovered for Texas Tech (7-1, 4-1 Big 12).
Sam Jackson V hit on 9 of 19 passes for 48 yards for OSU (1-7, 0-5). Trent Howland rushed for 58 yards on 13 carries. Taje McCoy and Ike Esonwune each recovered a fumble for the Cowboys, who lost their seventh straight game.
The Red Raiders held a 370-182 edge in total yards and their defense only allowed nine first downs.
After Braylon McDonald blocked a punt, Williams took a short pass in the flat 26 yards for a touchdown on the Red Raiders’ first play from scrimmage for a 13-0 lead.
Texas Tech went up 21-0 when Dickey scored on a 7-yard run that he followed up with a two-point conversion rush with 1:30 left in the first quarter. Rodriguez forced and recovered a fumble that he returned 69 yards for a touchdown as the hosts took a commanding 28-0 lead 5:30 before halftime.
On 3rd down and 2, Hammond hit Douglas on a fly route for a 42-yard touchdown as Texas Tech pushed its lead to 35-0 with 9:25 left in the third quarter.
Later in the third, Griffis trotted into the end zone on a 1-yard keeper and the Red Raiders went up 42-0.
