Texas Tech beats Arizona 34-26 behind Castellanos

Texas Tech beat Arizona 34-26 at Galaxy Stadium and moved to 7-1. The Red Raiders scored 24 points over the second half, then put it away when J'Koby Williams broke a 64-yard touchdown run with 2:05 left.

Thomas Castellanos was the player of the game. He went 11 of 24 for 144 yards and two passing touchdowns, and he added a rushing score. Texas Tech led 3-0 early in the sense of the drive chart, but the first points were Castellanos' 24-yard pass to T. Carter Jr. Arizona answered with Noah Fifita's 94-yard strike to Isaiah Mizell and a Kedrick Reescano 5-yard run to lead 17-7. Harrington's field goal made it 17-10 at the half. Castellanos ran in from 8 yards to tie it 17-17. Reescano scored again, 23-17, but the extra point was blocked. Castellanos found Kenny Johnson from 27 yards to make it 24-23. Harrington's 42-yard kick pushed it to 27-23 before Williams ran for 175 yards and the clinching score.

Arizona fell to 6-2 despite Fifita's 417 yards. Chirp's Sim gave Texas Tech 54%, and it called it.