Will Texas Tech football maul Sam Houston? Our predictions for the Week 4 game

The Red Raiders come off a 28-26 win over Houston last week, a tighter finish than fans might have wanted against a power-conference foe. Sam Houston enters at 1-2, and the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's preview frames this as a lopsided matchup on paper, with Tech expected to handle the Bearkats after grinding down other non-power-conference opponents this season.

For neighbors filling Galaxy Stadium this weekend, the storyline is less about suspense and more about how dominant Tech looks doing it. A crowd that has watched 10 straight home wins shows up expecting a blowout, not a nail-biter. Fans want style points as much as a result. If the Red Raiders take care of business the way their record suggests, it keeps their unbeaten start intact heading into tougher October football.