Texas Tech looks to be in for another tough year after going 4-8 last year. They were 41 point favorites against Houston Baptist and won 35-33 on a failed 2-pt conversation late in the 4th. I wasn't able to watch the game as I didn't get the channel, but looking at the box score shows that it was a pretty ugly game. 11K fans were in attendance to watch HBU roll up 600 yards of offense, which doesn't bode well for trying to stop OU or Texas later in the year.
The good news is that at least Tech avoided the upset, while other Big XII teams lost. Tech did have a 21-3 lead early in the second half of the game and may have just gone to sleep after that. Maybe a sloppy game is just the norm for most teams after a COVID restricted offseason.
