HOUSTON — Tyler Shough threw for 242 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores astook advantage of three early turnovers to build a big lead and held on for a 42-25 win over Ole Miss in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night.
The victory gives Texas Tech its first eight-win season since 2013 and caps a successful debut for first-year coach Joey McGuire,The loss continues a terrible stretch for Ole Miss , which dropped its final four games, and five of its last six, after opening the season 7-0. The Rebels played a sloppy game with five turnovers and eight penalties for 86 yards and had two defenders ejected for targeting.
SaRodorick Thompson scored on a 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter, but Tech’s 2-point conversion run failed to leave the Red Raiders up 32-13. Shough was intercepted in the end zone on Tech’s first possession. The Red Raiders took a 7-0 lead when Shough scampered 2 yards for a score on their next drive.
And they wasted Mahomes.
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