The special teams group had an eventful day during the blowout win, and the punt-return team in particular drew enough questions that the Avalanche-Journal built its weekly reader Q&A around it. The game itself was never in doubt, which makes the focus on punt returns stand out even more.
When a team wins by 35 points, special teams mistakes or quirks do not usually get much attention. That this unit sparked so much conversation says something about how closely people here watch every phase of Red Raiders football, win or lose.
For Tech fans, the lopsided score offers some cover heading into the next matchup, but it does not erase the questions about a specific unit that showed up in a game the team dominated everywhere else. Coaches and fans alike will be watching whether the punt-return issues show up again once Tech faces tougher competition, when a three-score cushion won't be there to soften the mistakes.