{
  "id": 8375524,
  "title": "Texas Tech football — Grading the Raiders after they squeeze by Houston",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/texas-tech-football-grading-the-raiders-after-they-squeeze-by-houston",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:36:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/texas-tech-football-grading-raiders-033650809.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a Big 12 conference opener, Texas Tech football defeated Houston 28-26 on Friday, Sept. 18, at Galaxy Stadium. Kenny Johnson was a standout player, catching four passes for 113 yards and scoring a touchdown. J Koby Williams and Cameron Dickey also scored once each. Tech managed to overcome an early 10-point deficit against Houston (2-1, 0-1), who had kicked a field goal in the first series of the game. After intercepting Thomas Castellanos on Tech's first play, Houston converted that into a touchdown for Amare Johnson. Johnson started the comeback for Texas Tech by catching a 35-yard touchdown pass from Will Hammond. The Red Raiders took the lead for good on Williams' 29-yard run in the second half, and Dickey's 1-yard run on fourth down made the score 28-20 with 7:36 left in the fourth quarter. The final play of the game saw a failed two-point conversion attempt by Weigman, which stood after video review. Johnson continued to emerge as a key receiver for the Red Raiders, while the team's defense gave up three drives over 70 yards and two more that covered at least 55 yards. Special teams were rated as B, with Will Karoll averaging 58.7 yards on three punts. Coaching was given a C grade, as the decision to use Thomas Castellanos on the first play backfired. Despite three consecutive games where the Red Raiders have given Big 12 teams reason to believe they are beatable, Texas Tech remains undefeated and should at least maintain its position in the polls.",
  "summary": "The 12th-ranked Texas Tech football team remains undefeated but with a lot to fix after Houston takes the Red Raiders to the wire.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Texas Tech football handles Houston's challenge in dramatic fashion | Giese",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/texas-tech-football-handles-houstons-challenge-in-dramatic-fashion",
        "published": "2026-09-19T03:42:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}