Cincinnati Runs 257 Yards past Texas Tech, 37-24
Cincinnati had 257 rushing yards and 172 passing yards, and the passing yards still produced four touchdowns. That is the kind of efficiency that hands a team its first loss.
Texas Tech's only lead came late in the first quarter. Stone Harrington's second field goal made it 6-3 with 0:58 left, and that was the last lead the Red Raiders had. Cincinnati then scored three touchdowns in the second quarter in a span of 7:43, JC French throwing to Cole Tabb from four yards, Malachi Henry from five and Lyviel Waters from two, with the last one coming at 0:05. The Bearcats led 24-6 at the half.
Texas Tech did not quit. Harrington added a field goal early in the third, and Peyton Morgan returned an interception 53 yards for a touchdown to make it 24-15, though the two-point try failed. Larenzo Fenner caught a 17-yard touchdown with 0:50 left in the third to push it back to 31-15. Harrington kicked another field goal, 33 yards at 7:42 of the fourth, and then Tabb ran 58 yards for a touchdown, and the lead was 37-18. Quinten Joyner's late three-yard score only trimmed it to the final 37-24 margin of 13.
Texas Tech ended with 400 yards to Cincinnati's 429, but gave the ball away three times (one interception and two lost fumbles) against Cincinnati's two interceptions, while Cincinnati's defense picked up four sacks. Cincinnati is 5-2. Texas Tech drops to 6-1.
For fantasy: French threw four touchdowns even with the two picks, and Tabb piled up 173 rushing yards and two scores.