Texas Tech Edges Houston as Big 12 Title Defense Begins - NTD News

The Red Raiders dug themselves a hole early, trailing 10-0 in the first quarter before clawing back in a game that swung both ways all night. Houston made it interesting in the final minute when quarterback Conner Weigman found tight end Patrick Overmyer for a 10-yard touchdown, cutting the deficit to two. The Cougars went for the win instead of the tie, came up short on the two-point try, then couldn't recover the onside kick to get the ball back.

Tech moves to 3-0 on the young season, defending the program's first Big 12 championship after last year's 12-2 run that ended with a win over BYU in the title game and a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff.

For folks packing Galaxy Stadium, this was the kind of test everyone wanted to see from Tech. Houston is no pushover at No. 22. Tech had to battle back against a ranked opponent to keep the win streak alive, and a loss here would have put an early dent in the repeat bid before conference play even got rolling.

Two ranked teams, one two-point conversion, and a failed onside kick separating a 3-0 start from a very different Saturday morning in Lubbock.