No. 13 Texas Tech Escapes No. 22 Houston 28-26 After Goal-Line 2-Point Stop

Q: Despite outgaining the defending champions, what fatal execution flaw cost Houston the game in the final dramatic seconds?

Houston’s fatal flaw was its failed execution on the game-tying two-point conversion: the primary receiver did not get open, forcing quarterback Conner Weigman to improvise, scramble left and lunge for the goal line, where his knee hit the ground before the ball crossed the plane. That breakdown wasted an otherwise productive night in which the Cougars outgained Texas Tech 458-425 and moved the ball effectively throughout. Coach Willie Fritz said after the game that the original target on the conversion was covered, leaving Weigman to run when the designed option disappeared. Replay confirmed the on-field ruling that Weigman was inches short. In a game decided by razor-thin margins, Houston’s inability to finish the final short-yardage play — despite generating more total offense — was the decisive mistake.

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49 seconds from the end, Houston scored on Conner Weigman’s 10-yard pass to Patrick Overmyer, but Weigman was ruled short on the tying 2-point run after review.
Texas Tech survived an early 10-0 hole after Thomas Castellanos opened with an interception, then Will Hammond steadied the offense and hit Kenny Johnson for a 35-yard touchdown.
J’Koby Williams’ 29-yard run gave the Red Raiders a 21-17 third-quarter lead, and Cameron Dickey capped an 87-yard, 11-play fourth-quarter drive with the decisive 1-yard score.
Weigman kept Houston alive with 282 passing yards and 3 touchdowns, including a 46-yard strike to Koby Young, but the Cougars fell to 2-1 in their Big 12 opener.
Texas Tech moved to 3-0 and 1-0 in conference play, escaping its first major test despite a shaky start and a late defensive stand.