Tahj Brooks caps 100-yard season for Texas Tech Club West Virginia

Tahj Brooks caps 100-yard season for Texas Tech Club West Virginia

Syndication: Lubbock Avalanche-JournalTexas Tech football coach Joey McGuire looks on in a Big 12 game against Colorado on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Tahj Brooks set a school season record with his 11th 100-yard rushing game and led Texas Tech to a 52-15 victory over West Virginia in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday to close the regular season.

The Red Raiders (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) reached eight regular-season wins for the first time since 2009.

Brooks finished the game with 188 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries.

Behren Morton completed 28 of 41 pass attempts for 359 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.

West Virginia (6-6, 5-4) fell short in its attempt to remain undefeated in Big 12 road games this season. The Mountaineers won their first three conference road games.

Garrett Greene was 29 of 39 for 265 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

Jahiem White gained 124 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.

Brooks rushed for 93 yards on 10 carries, including three touchdowns, in the first half as Texas Tech built a 35-3 lead.

Morton passed for 242 yards and a touchdown while completing 20 of 28 pass attempts in the half.

West Virginia was limited to 125 yards of total offense in the first half, while Texas Tech totaled 339 yards.

The Mountaineers had just 27 yards on the ground, largely because Garrett Greene was sacked four times, twice by linebacker Terrell Tilmon.

The Red Raiders scored on all six of their six possessions in the first half, scoring two field goals followed by four touchdowns.

Brooks’ touchdown runs came on quick possession times of 2:11, 1:05 and 38 seconds.

The last two came after ball losses.

After CJ Baskerville intercepted a pass from Greene at the West Virginia 32, Brooks scored on a 37-yard run with 1:35 left in the half.

Greene was then sacked by Tilmon, who forced a fumble that was recovered by Brenden Jordan on the Mountaineers’ 35th.

A 30-yard pass from Morton to Brooks set up Brooks’ 2-yard touchdown run nine seconds before halftime.

Texas Tech continued its scoring spree in the second half, gaining 75 yards in nine plays on its first possession.

Morton’s 31-yard pass to Caleb Douglas capped the drive and increased the lead to 42-3.

The Red Raiders’ streak ended at seven when Anthony Wilson Jr. intercepted a pass from Morton with 8:07 left in the third quarter.

–Field level media

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