GAME INFORMATION
Coming off a 52-30 loss to unranked Texas A&M on Saturday night, the Red Raiders must regroup quickly as they host a talented Kansas squad on Saturday afternoon in Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders and Jayhawks will kick off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and tickets for the contest are available for purchase through the athletics ticket office. To purchase tickets online, visit www.texastech.com.
RANKINGS
Texas Tech and Kansas fell out of the top 25 this week after both teams suffered losses over the weekend. Tech dropped from No. 21/24 following a loss to unranked Texas A&M while No. 24/21 Kansas dropped out of the polls after a loss at home to Oklahoma.
TELEVISION
Saturday's game will be televised regionally on ABC with Ron Franklin (play-by-play) and Ed Cunningham (analyst) calling the action. The appearance on ABC will be the third of the season for Tech and the fourth on the ESPN family of networks.
TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK
Texas Tech fans across the state and the region can tune into the Texas Tech Sports Network coverage of Saturday's game. Brian Jensen (play-by-play), John Harris (color) and Toby Cecil (sidelines) will call the action. The flagship station for the Red Raiders in Lubbock is Double T 104.3FM. For more information, log on to www.texastech.com.
THE SERIES
Texas Tech will be looking to extend a three-game win streak over Kansas on Saturday when the Jayhawks visit Jones AT&T Stadium for a 2:30 p.m. contest. The Red Raiders pushed their current win streak to three games last season in Lawrence as Tech dropped the 19th-ranked Jayhawks 63-21 at Memorial Stadium. The win over Kansas last year gave Texas Tech a 10-1 advantage in the all-time series that first began with a 26-7 win over the Jayhawks in Lubbock. Tech rattled off six more wins over Kansas following that first win in 1965 before the Jayhawks picked up their lone win in the series with a 34-31 overtime win at Jones A&T Stadium on Oct. 6, 2001.
u Texas Tech is 6-1 against the Jayhawks in Big 12 Conference play.
u Tech's only loss to Kansas came in 2001 when backup quarterback BJ Symons tossed an interception in overtime to give the Jayhawks a 34-31 win. Kansas out scored Tech 11-0 in the fourth quarter of that game to force the overtime period.
u Tech rallied for 20 points in the second half of the 2004 game in Lawrence to post a 31-30 come-from-behind win over the Jayhawks. Tech trailed 30-11 at the half but the Red Raider defense pitched a shutout in the third and fourth quarters and Sonny Cumbie (current offensive graduate assistant for the Red Raiders) and Taurean Henderson helped rally the Tech offense. Henderson finished with 169 rushing yards, including a game-winning 70-yard TD run with 2:37 left .
A QUICK LOOK AT THE JAYHAWKS
The Kansas Jayhawks come to Lubbock riding a two-game losing skid after dropping decisions at Colorado and this past week at home against Oklahoma. Kansas stands at 5-2 on the year and 1-2 in Big 12 Conference play and rose to a season-high ranking of No. 15 prior to the loss at Colorado. The Jayhawks are led by Mark Mangino who is in his eighth season at Kansas and owns a 50-43 record.
The Jayhawks are led by one of the top quarterbacks in the nation in Todd Reesing. Reesing has thrown for 2,204 yards and 15 touchdowns while rushing for four more scores. He has thrown seven interceptions in 285 attempts and owns a completion percentage of 64.9.
Kerry Meier is the top receiver for Kansas as he has logged 62 catches for 634 yards and hauled in a team-high six touchdown passes.
The Jayhawks are averaging 457 yards (third in Big 12) of total offense per-game while allowing an average of 344.9 (fifth in Big 12) per-game.
Strong safety Darrell Stuckey is the team's top defender with 54 total tackles.
HOME WIN STREAK COMES TO AN END
Texas A&M denied Texas Tech the chance to set a new home win streak record as the Aggies dropped the Red Raiders 52-30 on Oct. 24. Prior to the A&M game, Tech had tied the school record with 12 consecutive wins at home but was denied the opportunity to reach 13. The A&M win over Tech was its first in Lubbock since the 1993 season, snapping a seven-game losing skid at Jones AT&T Stadium.
LEACH JUST ONE WIN AWAY FROM TYING DYKES
Mike Leach is just one win away from tying Spike Dykes as the all-time leader in wins at Texas Tech. Dykes led the Red Raiders to a school record 82 wins between 1986-99 before Mike Leach took over the program. In just eight years, Leach has compiled 81 wins with 44 of those coming in the Big 12 Conference.
CAPTAINS SELECTED FOR KANSAS
Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach has adopted a new policy of electing game captains each week with an emphasis being placed on performance. Serving as game captains this week will be Julius Howard (special teams), Baron Batch and Alex Torres (offense) and Bront Bird and Jamar Wall (defense).
BIG 12 NORTH WIN STREAK STANDS AT FIVE
Texas Tech's 31-10 win over Nebraska gave the Red Raiders a five-game win streak against the Big 12 North Division. Tech defeated Kansas State three weeks ago in the home Big 12 opener to grow the streak to four games after sweeping the North last season (wins over Kansas, Kansas State and Nebraska).
QUICK TO STRIKE
Texas Tech has long been known for its ability to score quickly and 2009 is no exception. The Red Raider offense has scored 10 times this season in under two minutes and seven times in less than a minute.
MEET Seth Doege
Texas Tech could potentially start its third different quarterback this season when the Red Raiders take on the Jayhawks on Saturday. Redshirt freshman Seth Doege (DAY-gie) replaced Taylor Potts in the second half of the Texas A&M game and could possibly get the starting nod on Saturday depending on how the upcoming week of practice progresses.
Facts On Doege
Enrolled at Texas Tech in the spring of 2008 and earned a redshirt the following fall (2008). Ranked as the No. 4 overall quarterback in the state by Rivals.com and the No. 18 pro-style passer in the nation.
Missed his junior and senior seasons in high school due to injuries. When he entered the game in mop-up duty against Kansas State, it marked the first time in five years that he had seen playing time in an actual game. Prior to Kansas State, the last time he was in a uniform was for Crane High School in the 2005 state playoffs.
Recruited by Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Purdue.
Threw for 146 yards (18-of-25) in the second half against Texas A&M without an interception or a fumble.
Mike Leach on Doege after the Texas A&M game: "I thought Doege went in and played pretty well. I thought, you know, Doege went out there and didn't really try to make too much happen, but was pretty good with routine plays and created a level of tempo and things like that."
BREAKOUT GAME FOR TORRES
After a quiet game at Nebraska, redshirt freshman Alex Torres made all sorts of noise on Saturday against the Aggies. Torres turned in a career night as he posted 128 receiving yards on eight catches, including a long reception of 56 yards for Tech's first touchdown of the night.
STADIUM RECORD
Texas Tech established a new stadium record at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday as 57,733 fans came through the turnstiles to watch the Red Raiders battle the Aggies. The previous record was 56,333 last season against Texas.
EFFECTIVE IN THE RED-ZONE
Texas Tech has been very effective in the red-zone this season as Tech has scored on 31 of 37 trips (84%). Over the last fives games, Tech is 20-of-23 in the red-zone and has scored 18 touchdowns.
McSACK ATTACK
The Ronald McDonald House couldn't be happier. Defensive Coordinator Ruffin McNeil, who has long been a champion for the local Ronald McDonald House, has his team raking in big money for his favorite charity. Each time the Red Raiders sack a quarterback, a donation is made to the Lubbock Ronald McDonald House to help a sick child and their family. With 24 sacks on the season, the Red Raiders are not only wreaking havoc on opposing offenses but generating money for a great cause.
With 24 sacks in eight games, Tech is well on its way to surpassing last season's total of 34 sacks in 13 games.
Tech is second in the Big 12 Conference and is ranked 11th nationally.
DE Brandon Sharpe, the team leader with eight sacks, ranks second in the Big 12 and is tied for fifth nationally.
DEFENSIVE NOTES/RANKINGS
Junior linebacker Brian Duncan leads the squad with 57 total tackles, including four tackles for a loss. He is tied for second on the team with four pass breakups.
Tech's total defense is ranked eighth in the Big 12 and 73rd in the nation at 367.75 yards-per-game.
Tech's rush defense is eighth in the Big 12 and 57th nationally at 129.25 yards-per-game.
The Red Raiders rank 39th nationally with an average 6.50 tackles for loss per-game.
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