Shedeur Sanders, No. 20 Colorado rally past Texas Tech

Shedeur Sanders passed for 291 yards and three touchdowns and had a rushing score, and Shilo Sanders recovered a fumble for a touchdown as No. 20 Colorado rallied to beat Texas Tech 41-27 on Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.After Texas Tech jumped out to a 13-0 first-quarter lead, Colorado’s defense took over. The Red Raiders had just 95 yards in the second and third quarters combined. The Buffaloes (7-2, 5-1 Big 12) racked up 10 tackles for a loss, six sacks, two forced fumbles, an interception and a touchdown.Colorado’s defense either forced a three-and-out or a turnover on five straight Red Raiders’ drives between the third and fourth quarters.Travis Hunter had nine catches for 99 yards and a touchdown, LaJohntay Wester had six catches for 82 yards and a touchdown and Will Sheppard had eight catches for 79 yards and a touchdown.Texas Tech’s Behren Morton was 24-for-40 passing for 275 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.Tahj Brooks led Texas Tech (6-4, 4-3) with 137 rushing yards and a touchdown. Josh Kelly had eight catches for 106 yards and Jalin Conyers addd two touchdown catches.Late in the third, Texas Tech tried a fake punt but threw an incomplete pass. Colorado took possession and needed only four plays to score on a screen pass from Sanders to Hunter for a 31-20 lead.Texas Tech tried to convert a 4th-and-9 from the Colorado 45-yard line but a sack led to a turnover on downs early in the fourth. After a Colorado punt, a Morton interception led to Mata’s 33-yard field goal and a 34-20 lead with 9:46 left in the fourth.Following a turnover on its previous possession, the next Texas Tech drive ended with Colorado snuffing out a fourth-and-goal rushing attempt from the 1-yard line.The Red Raiders scored on their first possession when Morton hit Conyers with a 17-yard pass for a 7-0 lead.Gino Garcia drilled a 52-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead. After a Colorado three-and-out, Garcia connected on a 39-yard field goal to put the Red Raiders ahead 13-0 in the opening quarter.Colorado got on the board with 2:28 left in the first half, when Wester took a short pass 23 yards down the sideline for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 13-7.

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