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LUBBOCK, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 24: Trey Wolff #36 and Jackson Knotts #30 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders react following a a field goal kick from Wolff in the fourth quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Jones AT&T Stadium on September 24, 2022 in Lubbock, Texas. LUBBOCK — Flying tortillas and not-safe-for-work student section chants aside, Texas has historically found ways to win here.
No. 22 Texas failed in that pursuit in familiar fashion, squandering a double-digit halftime lead in a 37-34 overtime loss to Texas Tech in front of 60,975 spectators, thousands of whom flooded the field after the Red Raiders’ game-winning field goal. Texas Tech wasn’t going to make this last tilt in Lubbock a breeze, though. It responded with a 17-play, 75-yard drive capped by quarterback Donovan Smith’s 4-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-goal.The Longhorns’ second drive stalled out inside Red Raiders territory, leading to 40-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Bert Auburn.
After forcing another three-and-out, Texas took a page out of Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire’s hyper-aggressive playbook by going for it on 4th-and-1 in its own territory. Running back Roschon Johnson handled the direct snap as wildcat quarterback and plowed forward for the conversion.