LUBBOCK (AP) -- Houston coach Major Applewhite knows what to expect against Texas Tech after facing the Red Raiders as a player, assistant coach and a head coach over the past two decades.
"They always score points, have a great tempo, and they take the ball away," said Applewhite, who at Texas was a Big 12 quarterback at the same time as Kliff Kingsbury. "Defensively, they're holding you under 400 yards, and they have nine starters returning on defense. They're a very good football team."
The Red Raiders (1-1) are coming off a 77-0 win over FCS team Lamar, their highest-scoring game in their six seasons with Kingsbury as coach of his alma mater -- or as a record-setting quarterback for the Red Raiders from 1999-2002.