Texas Tech dominates Kent State 62-14 in lopsided Week 2 matchup
Texas Tech overwhelmed Kent State 62-14 on Saturday in a one-sided affair that saw the Red Raiders establish control early and maintain it throughout. Texas Tech scored 21 points in the first quarter and 27 in the second, building an insurmountable lead before coasting in the second half with 14 combined points in the final two quarters.
Kent State managed only a fourth-quarter scoring burst that yielded 14 points, unable to generate much offensive momentum until late in the game. The Golden Flashes' defensive struggles were evident, particularly in the second quarter when they surrendered a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown to Skyler Gill-Howard.
Will Hammond led Texas Tech's passing attack with 94 yards. The Red Raiders' offense was efficient early, with Behren Morton connecting on several key plays including a 42-yard touchdown pass to Coy Eakin in the first quarter. Kent State's receiving leader Da'Realyst Clark hauled in 7 receptions, while Donovan Delaney led the Golden Flashes' ground game with 8 rushing attempts.
The game exceeded the 60-point over/under, finishing at 76 combined points.
AI-generated recap · Aug 20, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
 Texas Tech | 21 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 62 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Kent State | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 11-25 | 27-38 |
| Pass Yards | 165 | 371 |
| Rush Yards | 64 | 230 |
| Total Yards | 229 | 601 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 2-14 | 6-13 |
| Penalties | 4-36 | 7-60 |
| Possession | 29:57 | 30:03 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Will Hryszko kickoff for 55 yds , Micah Hudson return for 12 yds to the TTU 22
J'Koby Williams run for 9 yds to the TTU 31
J'Koby Williams run for 2 yds to the TTU 33 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 6 yds to the TTU 39
J'Koby Williams run for 2 yds to the TTU 41
J'Koby Williams run for 3 yds to the TTU 44 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to Cameron Dickey for 3 yds to the TTU 47
Behren Morton pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
(12:06) No Huddle-Shotgun Morton,Behren pass incomplete deep left to Virgil,Reggie thrown to KSU20 PENALTY KSU Offside declined KSU Pass Interference (Rawlison,Jaire) 15 yards from KSU50 to KSU35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Behren Morton pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 35 yds for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK)
CJ Montes pass incomplete to Jay Jay Etheridge
Gavin Garcia run for 1 yd to the KENT 26
CJ Montes pass incomplete to Jay Jay Etheridge
run for a loss of 14 yards to the KENT 12
Behren Morton pass complete to Johncarlos Miller II for 6 yds to the KENT 6
Cameron Dickey run for 4 yds to the KENT 2 for a 1ST down
Cameron Dickey run for 2 yds for a TD (Upton Bellenfant KICK)
Stone Harrington kickoff for 63 yds , Da'Realyst Clark return for 18 yds to the KENT 20
Gavin Garcia run for 1 yd to the KENT 21
CJ Montes sacked by A.J. Holmes Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the KENT 20
CJ Montes pass complete to Cade Wolford for 3 yds to the KENT 23
Jake Stoeckel punt blocked by A.J. McCarty blocked by A.J. McCarty
Behren Morton pass complete to J'Koby Williams for 4 yds to the TTU 28
Behren Morton pass incomplete to Terrance Carter Jr.
Behren Morton pass complete to J'Koby Williams for 30 yds to the KENT 42 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to Coy Eakin for 42 yds for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK)
Stone Harrington kickoff for 58 yds , Da'Realyst Clark return for 10 yds to the KENT 17
Dru DeShields sacked by David Bailey for a loss of 7 yards to the KENT 10
Donovan Delaney Jr. run for no gain to the KENT 10
Cade Wolford run for no gain to the KENT 10
Jake Stoeckel punt for 47 yds , Tristian Gentry returns for 11 yds to the KENT 46
Jake Stoeckel punt for 47 yds , Tristian Gentry returns for 11 yds to the TTU 33
Cameron Dickey run for a loss of 2 yards to the TTU 31
Behren Morton pass incomplete to Johncarlos Miller II
Behren Morton pass complete to Caleb Douglas for 8 yds to the TTU 39
Jack Burgess punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Wayne Harris at the KENT 13
Jack Burgess punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Wayne Harris at the KENT 7
Gavin Garcia run for 2 yds to the KENT 9
Dru DeShields pass complete to Da'Realyst Clark for 7 yds to the KENT 16
Donovan Delaney Jr. run for no gain to the KENT 16
Jake Stoeckel punt for 21 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the KENT 37
J'Koby Williams run for 7 yds to the KENT 30
Behren Morton run for 4 yds to the KENT 26 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to J'Koby Williams for 1 yd to the KENT 25
J'Koby Williams run for 20 yds to the KENT 5 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass incomplete to Reggie Virgil
Behren Morton pass incomplete to Caleb Douglas
Behren Morton pass incomplete to Caleb Douglas
Upton Bellenfant 23 yd FG GOOD
CJ Montes pass incomplete to Wayne Harris
CJ Montes pass complete to Sebastian Brown for 2 yds to the KENT 27
CJ Montes pass incomplete to Gavin Garcia
Charlie Durkin punt blocked by A.J. McCarty blocked by A.J. McCarty
Cameron Dickey run for 1 yd to the KENT 45
Behren Morton pass complete to Micah Hudson for 11 yds to the KENT 34 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to Caleb Douglas for 29 yds to the KENT 5 for a 1ST down
Cameron Dickey run for 4 yds to the KENT 1
Cameron Dickey run for no gain to the KENT 1
Cameron Dickey run for no gain to the KENT 1
Cameron Dickey run for 1 yd for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK)
CJ Montes pass incomplete to Wayne Harris
CJ Montes pass complete to Gavin Garcia for 38 yds to the TTU 27 for a 1ST down
CJ Montes sacked by Romello Height for a loss of 6 yards to the TTU 33
CJ Montes pass intercepted Skyler Gill-Howard return for 55 yds for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK) (Upton Bellenfant KICK)
Gavin Garcia run for 1 yd to the KENT 26
Gavin Garcia run for 6 yds to the KENT 32
CJ Montes run for 7 yds to the KENT 39 for a 1ST down
CJ Montes pass complete to Dashawn Martin for 6 yds to the KENT 45
Gavin Garcia run for 1 yd to the KENT 46
run for a loss of 1 yard to the KENT 45 fumbled, recovered by TTU A.J. Holmes Jr.
J'Koby Williams run for no gain to the KENT 45
J'Koby Williams run for 5 yds to the KENT 40
Behren Morton pass complete to Coy Eakin for 11 yds to the KENT 29 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to Coy Eakin for 6 yds to the KENT 23
J'Koby Williams run for 6 yds to the KENT 17 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass incomplete to J'Koby Williams
PENALTY TTU False Start (Sampson,Howard) 5 yards from KSU17 to KSU22. NO PLAY.
(02:47) No Huddle-Shotgun Morton,Behren pass complete short right to Williams,J'Koby caught at KSU16, for 0 yards to the KSU22 PENALTY TTU Holding (Ponton,Jacob) 10 yards from KSU22 to KSU32. NO PLAY.
Behren Morton pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 3 yds to the KENT 29
Behren Morton pass incomplete
Stone Harrington 47 yd FG GOOD
Gavin Garcia run for 2 yds to the KENT 27
Gavin Garcia run for no gain to the KENT 27
Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 5 yds to the KENT 32
Charlie Durkin punt for 37 yds , Tristian Gentry returns for 19 yds to the 50 yard line
Charlie Durkin punt for 37 yds , Tristian Gentry returns for 19 yds to the TTU 40
Behren Morton pass incomplete to Coy Eakin
Behren Morton pass complete to Cameron Dickey for 7 yds to the TTU 47
Behren Morton pass complete to Terrance Carter Jr. for 50 yds to the KENT 3 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 3 yds for a TD (Upton Bellenfant KICK)
End of 2nd Quarter
Gavin Garcia run for a loss of 1 yard to the KENT 24
Gavin Garcia run for 2 yds to the KENT 27
Dru DeShields pass complete to Wayne Harris for 27 yds to the TTU 46 for a 1ST down
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Sebastian Brown
Gavin Garcia run for a loss of 1 yard to the TTU 47
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Cade Wolford
Charlie Durkin punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Coy Eakin at the TTU 11
PENALTY KSU Offside (Maddox,Mason) 5 yards from TTU11 to TTU16. NO PLAY.
Adam Hill run for 4 yds to the TTU 20
Adam Hill run for 36 yds to the KENT 44 for a 1ST down
Adam Hill run for 2 yds to the KENT 42
Will Hammond run for 7 yds to the KENT 35
Adam Hill run for no gain to the KENT 35
Adam Hill run for no gain to the KENT 35
Gavin Garcia run for 11 yds to the KENT 46 Gavin Garcia fumbled, recovered by KENT Wayne Harris for a 1ST down
Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 2 yds to the KENT 48
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Dashawn Martin
Dru DeShields run for 9 yds to the TTU 43 for a 1ST down
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Hunter Hopperton
Dru DeShields pass complete to Terik Mulder for a loss of 1 yard to the TTU 44
Dru DeShields run for 1 yd to the TTU 43
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Terik Mulder
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Leyton Stone
Will Hammond pass complete to Kelby Valsin for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
Will Hammond pass complete to Bryson Jones for 12 yds to the KENT 38 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass complete to Bryson Jones for 38 yds for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK)
Stone Harrington kickoff for 65 yds , Da'Realyst Clark return for 18 yds to the KENT 18
(05:01) No Huddle-Shotgun DeShields,Dru pass complete short right to Brown,Sebastian caught at KSU24, for 8 yards to the KSU26 (Smith,Wesley) PENALTY KSU Holding (Hill,Jamarcus) 9 yards from KSU18 to KSU09. NO PLAY.
Donovan Delaney Jr. run for no gain to the KENT 9
Donovan Delaney Jr. run for 1 yd to the KENT 10
Marques Hicks run for 14 yds to the KENT 24
Charlie Durkin punt for 46 yds , Tristian Gentry returns for 4 yds to the TTU 24
Will Hammond run for 7 yds to the TTU 31
Will Hammond pass complete to Johncarlos Miller II for 6 yds to the TTU 37 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Micah Hudson
Will Hammond pass complete to Roy Alexander for 3 yds to the TTU 40
Adam Hill run for 2 yds to the TTU 42
Jack Burgess punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Wayne Harris at the KENT 17
(00:52) No Huddle-Shotgun DeShields,Dru pass complete short left to Hicks,Marques caught at KSU10, for 2 yards to the KSU19 (Morgan,Peyton; Lemons,Chris) PENALTY TTU Offside (Washington,Amier) 5 yards from KSU17 to KSU22. NO PLAY.
Dru DeShields pass complete to Ardell Banks for 38 yds to the TTU 40 for a 1ST down
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Cade Wolford
Dru DeShields run for 8 yds to the TTU 32
Dru DeShields run for 1 yd to the TTU 31
Dru DeShields pass complete to Terik Mulder for 18 yds to the TTU 13 for a 1ST down
Marques Hicks run for 3 yds to the TTU 10
Dru DeShields run for 10 yds for a TD (Will Hryszko KICK)
Adam Hill run for 5 yds to the TTU 30
Adam Hill run for 1 yd to the TTU 31 Adam Hill fumbled, recovered by KENT Terrell Miller
Adam Hill run for 1 yd to the TTU 31 Adam Hill fumbled, recovered by KENT Terrell Miller
Ayden Harris run for 4 yds to the TTU 27
Dru DeShields pass complete to Ardell Banks for 11 yds to the TTU 16 for a 1ST down
Dru DeShields pass complete to Cade Wolford for 16 yds for a TD (Will Hryszko KICK)
Adam Hill run for 5 yds to the TTU 30
Adam Hill run for 24 yds to the KENT 46 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass complete to Roy Alexander for 13 yds to the KENT 33 for a 1ST down
Adam Hill run for 1 yd to the KENT 32
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Roy Alexander
Will Hammond pass complete to Roy Alexander for 15 yds to the KENT 17 for a 1ST down
Adam Hill run for 4 yds to the KENT 13
Will Hammond run for 13 yds for a TD (Upton Bellenfant KICK)
Ayden Harris run for 3 yds to the KENT 28
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Teaunn Hunter
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Mohammed Hazime
Charlie Durkin punt for 55 yds
Mitch Griffis run for 12 yds to the TTU 29 for a 1ST down
Mitch Griffis pass complete to Michael Dever for 7 yds to the TTU 36
Adam Hill run for 15 yds to the KENT 49 for a 1ST down Texas Tech Penalty, Offensive Holding (Michael Dever) to the TTU 41 for a 1ST down
Michael Henderson III run for a loss of 2 yards to the TTU 39
Mitch Griffis pass complete to Price Morgan for 12 yds to the KENT 49 for a 1ST down
Adam Hill run for 15 yds to the KENT 34 for a 1ST down
Adam Hill run for a loss of 1 yard to the KENT 35
Adam Hill run for 14 yds to the KENT 21 for a 1ST down
Mitch Griffis run for 1 yd to the KENT 20
(01:15) Kneel down by Texas Tech at KSU22 for loss of 2 yards.
(00:25) Kneel down by Texas Tech at KSU23 for loss of 1 yard.