Texas Tech football got throttled by the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners 52-21 Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma, in Sonny Cumbie’s first game as interim head coach of the Red Raiders.
The Red Raiders drop to 5-4 on the season with three ranked opponents still left on the schedule.
Oklahoma keeps their undefeated season and College Football Playoff hopes alive as they improve to 9-0.
First Half: Colombi Hurt as Oklahoma Goes up 21
Down 7-0, junior wide receiver Erik Ezukanma caught a 17-yard touchdown over two Oklahoma defenders to get Tech on the board and tie the game with 2:31 left in the first quarter.
Oklahoma dominated from that point forward, starting with a 67-yard touchdown pass from true freshman quarterback Caleb Williams to sophomore wide receiver Marvin Mims just four plays later.
In the middle of the second quarter, Tech senior quarterback Henry Colombi was hit on a run out of bounds and did not come back into the game. He was replaced by redshirt freshman quarterback Donovan Smith, who until then had mostly been used on running plays to change up the offense.
Second Half: Oklahoma Coasts to Victory
Smith showed promise as he led Tech on two scoring drives in the second half, one of them ending with a beautiful 17-yard touchdown pass as he rolled to his left to redshirt freshman wide receiver J.J. Sparkman.
However, Oklahoma coasted to victory as Caleb Williams threw for six touchdowns in the game, a record for a true freshman quarterback at Oklahoma.
Even Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Spencer Rattler got in on the action, completing all five of his passes in garbage time, including a 42-yard touchdown to sophomore Brian Darby.
Up Next
Both Texas Tech and Oklahoma have an open week next week before going into their last three conference games.
Tech will try to rebound against No. 22 Iowa State at Jones AT&T Stadium Nov. 13.
Quick Hits
- Williams had 402 yards and six touchdowns, both career highs for the freshman.
- Smith threw 17 completions on 22 attempts for 192 yards, one touchdown and one interception in his first look at extended action.
- After two 100-yard games to start the season, Ezukanma hit the century mark in receiving for just the third time this season on eight catches for 123 yards and a touchdown.
- Oklahoma has now beaten Texas Tech ten times in a row.
Rankings from AP Poll on October 24, 2021
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