No. 13 Texas Tech survives No. 22 Houston as a late 2-point try comes up short - Daily Jefferson County Union

J'Koby Williams and Cameron Dickey scored second-half touchdowns on the ground to carry the defending Big 12 champions through their conference opener. Weigman kept Houston in it with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Overmyer late in the fourth, setting up the two-point try that decided the game. He rolled left and lunged for the end zone, but his knee hit the ground before the ball crossed the plane.

Tech quarterback Will Hammond threw for 257 yards and a touchdown, going 17-of-27 through the air. The win keeps Tech unbeaten in conference play and hands Houston its first Big 12 loss at 0-1, with the Cougars falling to 2-1 overall.

For Red Raider fans who packed bars along 19th Street and watched from living rooms across Lubbock, this one came down to a matter of inches. A defending conference champion surviving a ranked opponent's final possession is the kind of result that keeps a fan base believing through October. Houston's frustration will linger too, a game they had in reach slipping away on one replay-reviewed lunge toward the goal line.

Weigman's knee came down inches short of history, and Texas Tech walks away 1-0 in Big 12 play because of it.