Red Raiders Aren't Just Another Team In Texas

26. October 2008  - Published by Chris Murdico

As posted on YourTeamStinks.com

The Texas Longhorns are still the unanimous No. 1 team in the country, but its another Texas team that has caught the attention of the college football world. The Texas Tech Red Raiders faced what was thought to be one of their toughest tests to date in the season when they traveled to play Kansas. All they did was put up 63 points against the Jayhawks on their way to a dominating victory by a score of 63-21.

The man of the hour was the Red Raiders' QB, Graham Harrell. He threw for 386 yards and five TDs. He has now thrown at least one TD pass in 31 consecutive games. He has now thrown for 3147 yards and 28 TDs this season. While Texas Tech has put everyone in the country on notice that they're a team to be reckoned with, Harrell has also put the Heisman voters on notice that he's a legitimate candidate for the award.

The Red Raiders have a tough road ahead over their next three games, all three against current top 10 teams in the country. Their first challenge will be this coming weekend when they host the No. 1 team in the country in the Longhorns. Even if they come out of that game with a win they will then have to take on Oklahoma State at home and then travel to Norman to play Oklahoma. Not a tough stretch of games ahead, but if Harrell can continue to hook up with his primary target, Michael Crabtree, any team is going to have a tough task of defeating them.

In other top 25 news, Penn State was able to take down Ohio State 10-6 and solidify their spot as one of the top teams in the country. Georgia won a shoot-out with LSU, helping them move up a couple spots in the standings. TCU's dominating win over Wyoming has them just outside the top 10 now at No. 12. North Carolina, Michigan State and Oregon return to the top 25 this week and Maryland finally makes it in after being on the cusp for the last few weeks. With the entry of these four teams, four obviously had to drop out. Those teams would be Pittsburgh, Kansas, Georgia Tech and Boston College.

Here's a look at the complete Top 25 rankings:

  1. Texas 8-0
  2. Alabama 8-0
  3. Penn State 9-0
  4. Oklahoma 7-1
  5. Florida 6-1
  6. Texas Tech 8-0
  7. USC 6-1
  8. Georgia 7-1
  9. Oklahoma State 7-1
  10. Utah 8-0
  11. Boise State 7-0
  12. TCU 8-1
  13. Ohio State 7-2
  14. Missouri 6-2
  15. LSU 5-2
  16. Florida State 6-1
  17. BYU 7-1
  18. Ball State 8-0
  19. Tulsa 7-0
  20. Minnesota 7-1
  21. North Carolina 6-2
  22. Michigan State 7-2
  23. Oregon 6-2
  24. South Florida 6-2
  25. Maryland 6-2

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Comments

10/29/2008 1:56:14 PM #
Tech hasn't played a team with a defense that is as fast and athletic as anyone of the their next three opponents, starting with my beloved Horns.  The extra space in-between lineman that Leach is employing on the offensive line this season, is going to prove a downfall in these next three I think.  You can't give extra slashing space to guys who are as fast off the ball as the defensive lineman from Texas, Ok. State and Oklahoma.

Kansas didn't, and never has, had that ability.

Should be fun.
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