No.13 Texas Tech (7-1) defeated No.
22 Arizona (6-2) 34-26, delivering a massive blow to the Wildcats' College Football Playoff chances and Big 12 championship hopes.For Texas Tech, it was its 13th-straight win at home, which tied a program record.After Texas Tech's loss to Cincinnati last week, head coach Joey McGuire benched quarterback Will Hammond for Thomas Castellanos, and the move paid off.
Castellanos thrived with both his arm and his legs, as he completed 11 of 24 passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns while running for 117 yards and a touchdown.It was his fifth career game with more than 100 rushing yards.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGETexas Tech's Thomas Castellanos runs with the ball against Arizona during a Big 12 Conference football game Saturday, Oct.
31, 2026, at Galaxy Stadium.(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)The Texas Tech run game was fantastic, rolling up 332 yards in the win.
Running back J'Koby Williams ran for 175 yards and a touchdown.However, it wasn't all great for the Red Raiders, as they fell behind early.Both teams scored on their opening drives, with Arizona getting on the board first with a 35-yard field goal from kicker Michael Salgado-Medina.
Texas Tech responded with a 13-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that was capped off with Castellanos' 24-yard touchdown pass to tight end Terrance Carter Jr.to put the Red Raiders up 7-3.The two teams then traded punts and turnovers on downs before the Wildcats scored their first touchdown in epic fashion.
On third-and-12 from their own 6-yard line, quarterback Noah Fifita dropped back into the end zone before scrambling to the sideline.As he scrambled, Fifita threw a dart to Isaiah Mizell, who then turned on the afterburners and raced up the sideline for a 94-yard touchdown to put Arizona up 10-7.The Wildcats then built on their lead coming out of the two-minute timeout in the second quarter with the Wildcat formation.Running back Kedrick Reescano took the direct snap and...