Texas Tech 42. Ole Miss 25 TaxAct Texas Bowl: What Happened and What It All Means
Texas Tech beat Ole Miss to win the TaxAct Texas Bowl. What happened? Who was the player and what does it all signify?
Texas Tech 42, Ole Miss 25, TaxAct Texas Bowl: What happened, Player of The Game, and What It All Means
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TaxAct Texas Bowl What’s Happened
– Tyler Shough ran for two touchdowns and threw a scoring pass as Texas Tech took advantage of a whole slew of Ole Miss mistakes – five turnovers – to be up 35-13 midway through the fourth quarter. Jaxson dart, running for a touchdown and throwing another one to pull within ten for the Rebels, was able to fight back but the Red Raiders ended all drama by returning an onside kick attempt for a touchdown just three minutes later.
– These are the same mistakes. Dart threw three picks and lost a fumble, Ole Miss had a few penalty issues, and there wasn’t any answer whatsoever for the Texas Tech offensive balance. 242 Red Raider passing yards, 242 Red Raider rushing yards.
– It was close deep into the first quarter. Zach Evans ran for a touchdown and Shough ran a touchdown. Texas Tech then took over. Ole Miss moved the ball – it outgained Texas Tech 558 yards to 484 – and the D came up with three takeaways, but it was hill was too steep to climb in the second half.
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TaxAct Texas Bowl Player of the Game
Tyler Shough is QB Texas Tech
The former Oregon Duck was injured throughout his career. He hit 24-of-39 passes for 242 yard and a touchdown with pick and ran for a game high 111 yards and two score.
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TaxAct Texas Bowl Fun Stats
– Jaxson Dart had problems with turnovers, but he also threw for 361 yards and two scores and ran for 66 yards and a touchdown. Quinshon Judkins ran 23 times for 91 yards.
– Fourth Down Conversions: Texas Tech 5-of-6 – Ole Miss 2-of-7
– Texas Tech was only flagged three times. One of them was on an early delay of game penalty to honor Mike Leach.
The TaxAct Texas Bowl: What Does It All Mean?
Texas Tech just extended Joey McGuire’s contract by a significant amount. and his team played like it’s going to be a fun time in Lubbock for years to come.
The Red Raiders won this game to end a four-game winning streak. They beat Oklahoma and Ole Miss, and finished with their first eight-win season since 2013.
Texas Tech is now 11-4 in its last 15 games. On the flip side …
Uhhhhhh Ole Miss Lane Kiffin, a great head coach and an offensive genius, lost his team four times in a row after it started 7-0.
Last year’s team didn’t have any ideas after then-QB Matt Corral got hurt early in a dud of a Sugar Bowl loss to Baylor, and now this makes it two straight rough bowl performances after taking home the Outback in 2020. This is the first loss in back-to-back bowl game since 1967-1968.