Arizona State Holds Off Texas Tech Rally in Week 8 Thriller
Arizona State defeated Texas Tech 26-22 in a highly competitive Week 8 matchup marked by eight lead changes and dramatic momentum swings. The Sun Devils' defense made crucial stops throughout the contest, while quarterback Sam Leavitt orchestrated the offense with 319 passing yards and a pair of touchdown drives.
Texas Tech mounted a furious fourth-quarter comeback, scoring 15 points in the final period to nearly complete an upset. The Red Raiders' J'Koby Williams led receivers with eight catches, while the team's defense forced several pivotal stops. However, Arizona State's balanced offensive attack—led by Reavitt and running back Raleek Brown's 69 yards on the ground—proved sufficient to withstand the late charge.
The Sun Devils controlled the first half, building a 9-0 lead before Texas Tech found the end zone in the second quarter on Will Hammond's 30-yard touchdown pass to Coy Eakin. Arizona State's defense stiffened when it mattered most, particularly in the fourth quarter when critical stops sealed the victory. The game delivered excitement throughout, with Arizona State's eight-point cover providing their margin of victory.
AI-generated recap · Aug 7, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
 Arizona State | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Texas Tech | Arizona State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 22-38 | 28-47 |
| Pass Yards | 167 | 319 |
| Rush Yards | 109 | 75 |
| Total Yards | 276 | 394 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 6-16 | 9-21 |
| Penalties | 5-39 | 6-37 |
| Possession | 22:48 | 37:12 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Will Hammond run for 1 yd to the TTU 26
Will Hammond pass complete to Caleb Douglas for 7 yds to the TTU 33
PENALTY TTU False Start (Wilson,Sheridan) 5 yards from TTU33 to TTU28. NO PLAY.
Will Hammond pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 3 yds to the TTU 31
Jack Burgess punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ASU 24
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 19 yds to the ASU 43 for a 1ST down
Jordyn Tyson run for 1 yd to the ASU 44
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Kanyon Floyd punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Coy Eakin at the TTU 8
J'Koby Williams run for 19 yds to the TTU 27 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond sacked by Prince Dorbah for a loss of 4 yards to the TTU 23
Will Hammond run for 2 yds to the TTU 25
Will Hammond pass complete to J'Koby Williams for 8 yds to the TTU 33
Jack Burgess punt for 50 yds , Zechariah Sample returns for 31 yds to the ASU 48
Raleek Brown run for 1 yd to the ASU 49
Sam Leavitt sacked by David Bailey for a loss of 4 yards to the ASU 45
Sam Leavitt sacked by David Bailey for a loss of 8 yards to the ASU 37
Kanyon Floyd punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TTU 22
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Reggie Virgil
Cameron Dickey run for 3 yds to the TTU 25
Will Hammond pass complete to Caleb Douglas for 5 yds to the TTU 30
Jack Burgess punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Zechariah Sample at the ASU 21
Raleek Brown run for a loss of 6 yards to the ASU 15
Raleek Brown run for 17 yds to the ASU 32 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the ASU 34
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Raleek Brown
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jaren Hamilton for 49 yds to the TTU 17 for a 1ST down
PENALTY ASU False Start (Atkins,Joshua) 5 yards from TTU17 to TTU22. NO PLAY.
Raleek Brown run for no gain to the TTU 22
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Khamari Anderson
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 5 yds to the TTU 17
Jesus Gomez 34 yd FG GOOD
Will Hammond pass complete to Caleb Douglas for 3 yds to the TTU 28
Will Hammond run for 2 yds to the TTU 30
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Caleb Douglas
punt blocked by Roman Pitre blocked by Roman Pitre
(00:23) No Huddle-Shotgun Leavitt,Sam pass incomplete deep right to Hamilton,Jaren thrown to TTU22 PENALTY TTU Pass Interference (Jordan,Brenden) 15 yards from ASU38 to TTU47, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 19 yds to the TTU 28 for a 1ST down
Jaren Hamilton run for a loss of 1 yard to the TTU 29
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Malik McClain
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Jesus Gomez 47 yd FG GOOD
Jesus Gomez kickoff for 64 yds , J'Koby Williams return for 31 yds to the TTU 32
J'Koby Williams run for 1 yd to the TTU 33
Will Hammond pass complete to Coy Eakin for 10 yds to the TTU 43 for a 1ST down
Cameron Dickey run for 3 yds to the TTU 46
Will Hammond run for no gain to the TTU 46
Will Hammond pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 14 yds to the ASU 40 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond run for 4 yds to the ASU 36
Cameron Dickey run for no gain to the ASU 36
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Johncarlos Miller II
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Coy Eakin
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the ASU 38
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Cameron Harpole for 7 yds to the ASU 45
Jaren Hamilton run for no gain to the ASU 45
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Cameron Dickey run for 3 yds to the ASU 42
Cameron Dickey run for 3 yds to the ASU 39
Cameron Dickey run for 3 yds to the ASU 36
Cameron Dickey run for 6 yds to the ASU 30 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass complete to Coy Eakin for 30 yds for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK)
Raleek Brown run for 6 yds to the ASU 31
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 9 yds to the ASU 40 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt run for 1 yd to the ASU 41
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 7 yds to the ASU 48
Jeff Sims run for 3 yds to the TTU 49 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jaren Hamilton for 45 yds to the TTU 4 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the TTU 2
(02:22) PENALTY ASU Illegal Snap (Pule,Makua) 5 yards from TTU02 to TTU07. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 2 yds to the TTU 9
Jesus Gomez 26 yd FG GOOD
Jesus Gomez kickoff for 65 yds , Micah Hudson return for 16 yds to the TTU 16
Will Hammond run for 6 yds to the TTU 22
Will Hammond pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 3 yds to the TTU 25
Will Hammond run for 2 yds to the TTU 27 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass complete to Cameron Dickey for 2 yds to the TTU 25
Will Hammond pass complete to Coy Eakin for 7 yds to the TTU 32
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Cameron Dickey
Jack Burgess punt for 52 yds , Zechariah Sample returns for 3 yds to the ASU 19
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Raleek Brown
Raleek Brown run for 1 yd to the ASU 20
End of 2nd Quarter
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Derek Eusebio for no gain to the ASU 25
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Chamon Metayer
Sam Leavitt run for 14 yds to the ASU 39 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Chamon Metayer
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 2 yds to the ASU 41
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Kanyon Floyd punt for 48 yds , Coy Eakin returns for no gain to the TTU 11
J'Koby Williams run for 2 yds to the TTU 13
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Terrance Carter Jr.
Will Hammond pass intercepted Martell Hughes return for 1 yd to the TTU 21
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 12 yds to the TTU 9 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 1 yd to the TTU 8
Sam Leavitt sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the TTU 16
Raleek Brown run for 12 yds to the TTU 4
(10:01) No Huddle-Shotgun Leavitt,Sam pass incomplete short left to Eusebio,Derek thrown to TTU00 PENALTY TTU Roughing The Passer (Bailey,David) 2 yards from TTU04 to TTU02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jeff Sims run for no gain to the TTU 2 Jeff Sims fumbled, recovered by ASU Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt run for no gain to the TTU 2
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 2 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Cameron Dickey run for 20 yds to the TTU 45 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Caleb Douglas
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Caleb Douglas
Will Hammond sacked by Anthonie Cooper for a loss of 9 yards to the TTU 36
Jack Burgess punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Zechariah Sample at the ASU 20
(07:34) PENALTY ASU False Start (Klemm,Jalen) 5 yards from ASU20 to ASU15. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jaren Hamilton for 7 yds to the ASU 22
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Malik McClain
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 12 yds Chamon Metayer fumbled, recovered by ASU Jalen Klemm for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt run for 3 yds to the ASU 37
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 10 yds to the ASU 47 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 23 yds to the TTU 30 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Cameron Harpole for 8 yds to the TTU 22
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the TTU 20 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 5 yds to the TTU 15
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Cameron Harpole for a loss of 1 yard to the TTU 16
Sam Leavitt run for 6 yds to the TTU 10 Sam Leavitt fumbled, recovered by ASU for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 4 yds to the TTU 6
Raleek Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the TTU 9
Raleek Brown run for a loss of 2 yards to the TTU 11
Jesus Gomez 28 yd FG GOOD
Jesus Gomez kickoff for 65 yds , J'Koby Williams return for 56 yds to the ASU 44
Arizona State Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the ASU 22 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Reggie Virgil
Will Hammond run for 5 yds to the ASU 17
Will Hammond run for 5 yds to the ASU 12 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass complete to Johncarlos Miller II for 4 yds to the ASU 8
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Cameron Dickey
Will Hammond pass incomplete
Cameron Dickey run for a loss of 1 yard to the ASU 9
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 7 yds to the ASU 16
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Cameron Harpole
Raleek Brown run for 22 yds to the ASU 38 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Demarius Robinson for 5 yds to the ASU 43
Sam Leavitt run for 5 yds to the ASU 48 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Cameron Harpole for 7 yds to the TTU 45
Sam Leavitt run for 1 yd to the TTU 44
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Malik McClain
punt blocked by Oliver Miles III blocked by Oliver Miles III (07:19) Arizona St. punt 0 yards to the TTU44 blocked by Miles III,Oliver recovered by TTU Valsin,Kelby at TTU31 Valsin,Kelby return 21 yards to the ASU48 (Lono-Wong,Blazen). , Kelby Valsin returns for 21 yds to the ASU 48
Will Hammond pass incomplete
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Caleb Douglas
Will Hammond pass complete to Johncarlos Miller II for 11 yds to the ASU 37 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass complete to Johncarlos Miller II for 5 yds to the ASU 32
Will Hammond pass complete to Caleb Douglas for 4 yds to the ASU 28
(06:07) PENALTY TTU False Start (Carter,Davion) 5 yards from ASU28 to ASU33. NO PLAY.
Will Hammond run for 8 yds to the ASU 25 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 9 yds to the ASU 16
Will Hammond pass complete to Coy Eakin for 7 yds to the ASU 9 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass complete to Cameron Dickey for 6 yds to the ASU 3
Will Hammond pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 2 yds to the ASU 1
Will Hammond run for 1 yd for a TD (Upton Bellenfant KICK)
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Raleek Brown
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the ASU 27
Sam Leavitt sacked by Lee Hunter for a loss of 8 yards to the ASU 19
Kanyon Floyd punt for 29 yds , Coy Eakin returns for 36 yds to the ASU 12
Will Hammond pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 12 yds for a TD (W. Hammond Run For Two-point Conversion)
Hammond,Will pass attempt failed PENALTY ASU Holding (Abney II,Keith) 2 yards from ASU03 to ASU01. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 6 yds to the ASU 31
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Chamon Metayer
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Derek Eusebio for 6 yds to the ASU 37 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 8 yds to the ASU 45
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jaren Hamilton
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 33 yds to the TTU 22 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 8 yds to the TTU 14
(00:51) No Huddle-Shotgun Leavitt,Sam pass incomplete short middle to Tyson,Jordyn thrown to TTU00 PENALTY TTU Pass Interference (Pollock,Brice) 12 yards from TTU14 to TTU02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt run for 1 yd to the TTU 1
Raleek Brown run for 1 yd for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
(00:34) Gomez,Jesus kickoff 37 yards to the TTU28 Low,Trent return 0 yards to the TTU28 (Bimage Jr.,Rodney) PENALTY ASU Offside (Sample,Zechariah) 5 yards from ASU35 to ASU30. NO PLAY.
Jesus Gomez kickoff for 43 yds , Cameron Dickey return for 9 yds to the TTU 36
Will Hammond run for 12 yds to the TTU 48 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond run for 12 yds to the ASU 40 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass incomplete
Will Hammond pass complete to Coy Eakin for 12 yds to the ASU 28 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Reggie Virgil