Arizona State falls short vs. Texas Tech to lose Big 12 opener

Josh Kelly had a career-high 10 receptions for 89 yards and Tahj Brooks rushed for 117 yards on 27 carries as Texas Tech handed visiting Arizona State a 30-22 defeat Saturday in the Sun Devils’ first Big 12 game in program history.Behren Morton completed 24 of 44 passes for 201 yards with two touchdowns for the Red Raiders (3-1, 1-0 Big 12).Arizona State (3-1, 0-1) was led by running back Cam Skattebo’s 117 yards receiving on six catches. Sam Leavitt completed 22 of 38 pass attempts for 282 yards with an interception.Skattebo’s 3-yard touchdown run with 1:39 left closed the scoring. The Sun Devils’ 2-point conversion attempt after Skattebo’s touchdown failed, with Leavitt’s pass to Chamon Metayer falling incomplete.Texas Tech scored on its first two possessions on touchdown passes by Morton to take a 14-0 lead with 7:42 remaining in the first quarter. Morton connected on a 5-yarder to Johncarlos Miller II to open the scoring, then after CJ Baskerville intercepted a Leavitt pass at the Arizona State 38, Morton’s 20-yard strike to Kelly was the Red Raiders’ second touchdown.Arizona State’s Ian Hershey made a 34-yard field goal with 13-10 left in the second quarter to cut the lead to 14-3, then Leavitt’s 1-yard keeper with 1:33 remaining in the half, which capped a 79-yard drive, cut the lead to 14-10.Gino Garcia made a 30-yard field goal with 8 seconds left in the half to put Texas Tech ahead 17-10.Former Arizona State tight end Jaylin Conyers, who played the previous three seasons with the Sun Devils, put Texas Tech ahead 24-10 in the third quarter on a direct-snap 3-yard run.

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