After a dominating home opener against Lamar in which Texas Tech won 77-0, the Red Raiders will be looking for their first strong win of the season against a very capable Houston team. Led by juniors Ed Oliver and D’Eriq King, the Cougars managed to crush the Kevin Sumlin led Arizona Wildcats 45-18 in a game that was 31-0 at halftime. Major Applewhite is in his second year as coach of the Cougars (9-5 record), and his roster features a lot of leftover talent from the Tom Herman era at Houston.
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Texas Tech won last year’s game at Houston 27-24, however both teams have had a lot of changes since then.