The Texas Tech football team needed just four plays to get on the scoreboard, and the game was pretty much over from there as the Red Raiders dismantled a banged-up UCF team 48-9 Saturday inside Jones AT&T Stadium.
The Red Raiders (10-1, 7-1) are ranked eighth in the nation. They scored on their first two possessions and took a 38-2 lead into halftime, able to sit on the ball and coast to another dominant victory.
The Red Raiders finished with 499 yards of offense, with Behren Morton (149 yards) and Mitch Griffis (145) each getting good time on the field. Reggie Virgil went for three touchdowns on the day, scoring twice on rushing scores and another on a pass from Morton in the second quarter, totaling 107 yards of total offense.
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal brought you live coverage of the game. Here’s how it went down.
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Final: Texas Tech football dominates from start to finish for a 48-9 win over UCF.
5:48 p.m.: Two-minute timeout with Texas Tech football milking clock with a 48-9 lead.
5:17 p.m.: End of 3rd, Texas Tech leads UCF 48-9.
5:11 p.m.: Cameron Dickey punches it in for a 1-yard touchdown. Texas Tech football cruising with a 48-9 lead, 3:10 left in the third.
4:55 p.m.: Stone Harrington nails a 53-yard field goal to put Texas Tech football up 41-9, 9:13 left in the third quarter.
4:47 p.m. — UCF quarterback Tayven Jackson threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dylan Wade, who made a leaping catch in the end zone. The touchdown at 10:56 in the third quarter capped an 8-play, 75-yard drive to start the second half.
Second Quarter
Texas Tech 38, UCF 2
4:16 p.m. — Stone Harrington kicked a 45-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. The kick made Harrington 17 for 20 this season and, counting Upton Bellenfant’s 6 for 6, Tech kickers have made 23 of 26 field-goal attempts.
With Tech comfortably ahead, the Red Raiders inserted Mitch Griffis at quarterback for the last series of the half, and Griffis completed 5 of 5 passes for 85 yards. Presumably, Tech quarterback Behren Morton can take the rest of the day off to rest his right lower-leg injury.
During the Tech radio halftime interview, coach Joey McGuire said, “Hey, don’t worry. Nothing’s wrong with Behren.”
Texas Tech 35, UCF 2
3:56 p.m. — Wide receiver Reggie Virgil scored his third touchdown of the first half, catching an 8-yard TD pass from Behren Morton at 2:58 before halftime. Virgil went in motion to the slot, turned up at the snap and ran a crossing route through the end zone. The play was set up by linebacker Jacob Rodriguez picking off a screen pass for his fourth interception of the season.
Texas Tech 28, UCF 2
3:49 p.m. — Wide receiver Reggie Virgil scored his second rushing touchdown of the day, a 30-yard dash on an end around. Virgil took the football from quarterback Behren Morton and dodged penetration by a UCF defender all the way back at the 40-yard line before he got the edge and picked up the needed blocking. The play came at 4:42 before halftime.
Texas Tech 21, UCF 2
3:39 p.m. — Texas Tech offensive tackle Howard Sampson was called for holding in the end zone, giving UCF a safety at the 10:11 mark in the second quarter.
Texas Tech 21, UCF 0
3:22 p.m. — Wide receiver Reggie Virgil scored on a 5-yard run on the first play of the second quarter, taking a sweep around right end. The Red Raiders converted two third downs and a fourth down on the 13-play, 51-yard march.
First Quarter
Texas Tech 14, UCF 0
2:49 p.m. — Texas Tech brought in linebacker Jacob Rodriguez as a wildcat quarterback, and he punched in a 2-yard touchdown run that capped the Red Raiders’ second series. The play came at the 9:29 mark of the first quarter and finished off a 6-play, 58-yard march highlighted by J’Koby Williams getting 38 yards on four touches. That included a 23-yard run to the UCF 6-yard line.
Texas Tech 7, UCF 0
2:42 p.m. — Cameron Dickey went 12 yards up the middle for a touchdown, capping Texas Tech’s first series of the game. It was a 4-play, 75-yard drive that included Behren Morton passes to Reggie Virgil for 17 and 40 yards.
Texas Tech football injury/availability report for UCF game
The following players have been ruled out for Texas Tech and UCF as of an hour before kickoff.
OUT FOR TEXAS TECH: DL Skyler Gill-Howard, WR T.J. West, WR Leyton Stone, WR Roy Alexander, OL Hunter Zambrano
OUT FOR UCF: DB Braeden Marshall, QB Jacurri Brown, QB Cam Fancher, DB Isaiah Reed, LB TJ Bullard, TE Caden Piening, RB Stacy Gage, LB Jayden McDonald, OL Carter Miller, OL Keegan Smith
GAME TIME DECISION FOR UCF: RB Myles Montgomery, EDGE Malachi Lawrence
What channel is Texas Tech vs UCF on today?
Texas Tech vs. UCF will air on FOX in Week 12 of the 2025 college football season. Tim Brando and Devon Gardner will call the game from the booth, with Josh Sims reporting from the sideline. You can stream the game on Fubo.
Texas Tech football vs UFC time today
The Texas Tech vs UCF game starts at 2:30 p.m. from Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock.
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Texas Tech football vs UCF prediction
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This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech football vs UCF highlights: Red Raiders wallop Knights in blowout fashion
Reporting by Nathan Giese and Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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