This story has been updated to correct statistics.
The Texas Tech football team had no trouble getting through non-conference play with another dominant win, throttling Oregon State 45-14 in Jones AT&T Stadium.
Another rain delay — this one about 2-1/2 hours in length — caused some fans to go home early. Those who stayed saw the Red Raiders go up 28-0 at halftime and extend the lead to 45-0 before the Beavers scored a couple of touchdowns against the backups.
Behren Morton was 23-of-35 on the day with 464 yards passing, throwing four touchdowns and one interception. J’Koby Williams (7 catches, 116 yards), Coy Eakin (6 catches, 139 yards), Terrance Carter Jr. (6 catches, 102 yards), and Caleb Douglas (one catch of 61 yards) each had scoring grabs. Williams and Cameron Dickey (77 yards) also had touchdowns on the ground.
The Avalanche-Journal brought you live updates, scores, and highlights from the game. Here’s the recap:
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8:16 p.m.: Oregon State ends the shutout bid with 5:05 left. Texas Tech football leads 45-7.
7:57 p.m.: Cameron Dickey punches it in from 4 yards out, and the Red Raiders lead 45-0, 10:43 left.
7:47 p.m.: End of 3rd, Texas Tech football leads Oregon State 38-0
7:41 p.m.: Upton Bellenfant hits a 21-yard field goal to extend Texas Tech’s lead over Oregon State to 38-0, 1:07 left in the third.
7:17 p.m.: Behren Morton spots a ball perfectly into the back of the end zone for Terrance Carter Jr. for a 23-yard TD. Texas Tech up 35-0, 11:26 left in the third.
Second Quarter
Behren Morton threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns, leading Texas Tech to a 28-0 halftime lead. The TD passes covered 38 yards to Coy Eakin, 61 yards to Caleb Douglas and 30 yards to J’Koby Williams. Williams ran 3 yards for the last TD.
Oregon State failed to score on three possessions inside the Tech 35-yard line. The Beavers had a first-and-10 at the Tech 31 and settled for a missed field goal; had first-and-10 at the Tech 33, lost yardage and punted; and had first-and-10 at the Tech 18 and had time run out in the half after a David Bailey sack.
Texas Tech 28, Oregon State 0
6:18 p.m. — J’Koby Williams has his second touchdown, this time on a 3-yard run with 6:35 left in the half.
Texas Tech 21, Oregon State 0
6:05 p.m. — Behren Morton throws his third touchdown pass, this one a 30-yarder to J’Koby Willliams at 10:01 before halftime. Williams took a pass to the right flat and picked up big blocks from tight end Terrance Carter Jr., offensive tackle Jacob Ponton and wide receiver Caleb Douglas. He was flagged after the TD for a celebration infraction.
First Quarter
Texas Tech 14, Oregon State 0
5:32 p.m. — Caleb Douglas catches a 61-yard touchdown pass from Behren Morton. Douglas caught it at the 25-yard line over defensive back Jalil Tucker, who fell down.
Texas Tech 7, Oregon State 0
5:12 p.m. — Coy Eakin catches a 38-yard touchdown pass from Behren Morton. The score came after a weather delay that as unofficially 2 hours, 23 minutes.
4:48 p.m.: The game will resume play at 5:10 p.m.
4:35 p.m.: Earliest start time is now around 5:15 p.m.
Texas Tech football-Oregon State expected re-start time is 4:20 p.m.
3:35 p.m. — The Texas Tech-Oregon State football game is expected to resume in 45 minutes, according to an announcement from Texas Tech. Since lightning in —the area stopped play at 2:47 p.m., rain fell over Jones AT&T Stadium.
Texas Tech football and Oregon State enter weather delay
2:47 p.m. — The Texas Tech football game against Oregon State went into a weather delay less than three minutes into the game. Lightning in the area of Jones AT&T Stadium triggered the stoppage at the 12:28 mark of the first quarter.
Texas Tech had forced an Oregon State punt on the game’s first series, then run two plays before the delay.
Texas Tech CB Amier Boyd in uniform
2:20 p.m. — Texas Tech cornerback Amier Boyd suited up and went through pre-game warmups. Boyd was arrested early Sunday on an accusation of reckless driving, a misdemeanor. Tech coach Joey McGuire said team disciplinary action, if any, would be handled internally.
Texas Tech DE Charles Esters III out
2:05 p.m. — Defensive edge defender Charles Esters III is the only player in the Texas Tech two-deep listed as unavailable for Saturday’s game against Oregon State. The other players not expected available, according to Texas Tech: quarterback Lloyd Jones III; offensive linemen Ren Brown, Cash Cleveland and Holton Hendrix; defensive tackle Kasen Long and defensive backs Deante Lindsay and Braylan McDonald.
What channel is Texas Tech vs. Oregon State on today?
Texas Tech vs. Oregon State will air on FOX in Week 3 of the 2025 college football season. Tim Brando and Devin Gardner will call the game from the Jones AT&T Stadium booth with Josh Sims on the sidelines. You can stream the game on Fubo.
Texas Tech football vs. Oregon State time today
The Texas Tech vs Oregon State game starts at 2:30 p.m. Central from Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock.
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Texas Tech football vs Oregon State prediction
In this week’s game preview and prediction, we projected a 45-13 win for Texas Tech. Here’s the full breakdown.
Texas Tech football injury report for the Oregon State game
Below is Texas Tech’s availability report for the Oregon State game, released about an hour before kickoff.
OUT FOR SEASON: Miquel Dingle Jr., So., S; Quinten Joyner, So., RB; Dylan Singleton, Fr.
Out: Ren Brown, Fr., OL; Cash Cleveland, So., OL; Charles Esters III, Sr., OLB; Holton Hendrix, R-Fr., OL; Deante Lindsay, Fr., CB; Kasen Long, R-Fr., DL; Braylan McDonald, Fr., S
Doubtful: None
Questionable: Romello Height, Sr., LB: Michael Henderson III, Fr., RB; Maurion Horn, Jr., CB; Lloyd Jones III, Fr., QB; Marcus Ramon-Edwards, So., S; Ben Roberts, Jr., LB
Probable: Dontae Balfour, Sr., CB; Tarrion Grant, So., CB; Bryson Jones, Fr., WR; A.J. McCarty, Sr., S
Texas Tech 2025 schedule
Here is the entire Texas Tech football schedule for the 2025 season
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech football vs. Oregon State highlights: Red Raiders wallop Beavers
Reporting by Nathan Giese, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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