'We Can Learn A Lot': Joey McGuire on Texas Tech After Houston Win, 3-0 Start - Yahoo Sports

The No. 13 Red Raiders trailed 10-0 after the first quarter before clawing back and taking the lead for good in the fourth. Head coach Joey McGuire said afterward the team can learn a lot from grinding out a game that close against a ranked opponent. Fans had circled this one since the offseason, and it delivered a finish that came down to the final defensive stop.

The win pushes Texas Tech to 3-0 and keeps the Red Raiders undefeated to open Big 12 play for the second straight year. Before last season, Tech hadn't opened 3-0 since 2013, when the team started 7-0. That history makes this stretch feel different for a program used to slower starts.

For people around Lubbock, this is the kind of night that gets talked about at every coffee shop and tailgate on the South Plains for weeks. A sold-out home crowd against a ranked Houston team, a double-digit deficit erased, and a goal-line stand to close it out gives the fan base something to build on heading into conference play.

Two years running now, Tech has found a way to survive September. How long that holds up once Big 12 play gets tougher is the real question.