No. 12 Texas Tech Beats No. 25 Oklahoma State 52-27 as Simmons Opens With a 97-Yard Kickoff Return TD
On Saturday night, November 14, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, No. 12 Texas Tech defeated No. 25 Oklahoma State 52-27. The Red Raiders scored 14 seconds into the game, as Malcolm Simmons, returning after missing two games, took the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. J'Koby Williams added a 34-yard touchdown run and Terrence Carter Jr. caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Thomas Castellanos as Texas Tech led 21-0 after the first quarter.
Oklahoma State rallied in the second quarter: Sam Keltner kicked two field goals and quarterback Drew Mestemaker scored on a designed run after a fumble recovery, as the Cowboys put up 20 points in the quarter to trail only 28-20 at halftime.
Texas Tech pulled away again after the break. Simmons caught a 45-yard touchdown pass from Castellanos, and Kenny Johnson's 30-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter made it 42-20. Castellanos left the game after taking a hard hit on a run, on a drive that ended with Stone Harrington's 54-yard field goal; Ben Roberts then intercepted Mestemaker to set up Cameron Dickey's 2-yard touchdown run for a 52-20 lead, before a late Oklahoma State touchdown set the final score at 52-27.
Texas Tech improved to 9-1 (6-1 in the Big 12) with its third win over a ranked opponent this season, while Oklahoma State fell to 6-4 (4-3).
Source: Associated Press
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Photo: 图：位于俄克拉荷马州 Stillwater 的 Boone Pickens Stadium 夜场，本场比赛在此举行，此为球场资料图、非本场现场。XStewart2007 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons，本图已预裁为 16:9。 / Photo: A night game at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where the game was played; file photo, not from this game. By XStewart2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; pre-cropped to 16:9.
