Texas Tech Rolls Past Oklahoma State 52 to 27
No. 12 Texas Tech turned a hostile road trip into a statement win on Saturday night, beating No. 25 Oklahoma State 52 to 27 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. The Red Raiders scored on the opening kickoff, built a 21 point lead in the first quarter and never let the Cowboys take control, even when the home crowd found its voice in a 20 point second quarter. The win moved Texas Tech to 9 and 1 and kept it firmly in the race for the Big 12 championship game.
A Fast Start in Stillwater
Malcolm Simmons set the tone at once, returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown and later catching one of Thomas Castellanos’s four scoring passes. Castellanos threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns before leaving with an injury in the fourth quarter, and his 80 yard scoring pass to Micah Hudson and a 45 yard strike to Simmons turned a tight game back into a comfortable lead. J’Koby Williams rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries, and Cameron Dickey scored from two yards out to make it 52 to 20 with 8 minutes and 12 seconds to play.
Oklahoma State fought back bravely in the second quarter, scoring 20 points to trail only 28 to 20 at halftime, and quarterback Drew Mestemaker threw for 277 passing yards. But the Cowboys scored in only one quarter before a late consolation touchdown, and Mestemaker’s run of eight straight games passing for 300 yards came to an end.
What It Means for the Big 12 Race
The result ends any hope Oklahoma State had of reaching the Big 12 championship game, and it was the Cowboys’ first home defeat under head coach Eric Morris, who was coaching against his old school for the second time. Texas Tech, by contrast, has now won three straight games against Oklahoma State, its longest winning run in the series since the 2000 to 2002 seasons, and the series now stands level at 25 wins each with three ties. The Red Raiders can be seen among the latest college football scores and recaps as a team that entered the game as a slight underdog and left it looking like a title contender.
For Texas Tech, the road ahead is clear. The Red Raiders will have a chance to defend their 2025 conference title if they can win at Baylor next week and at home against TCU on Thanksgiving night. Oklahoma State, now 6 and 4, heads on the road to Arizona State on Saturday, November 21.
