Bowman leads Texas Tech to blowout of No. 15 Oklahoma St.
STILLWATER, Okla. — Alan Bowman threw for 397 yards and two touchdowns and Texas Tech ended a nine-game losing streak to Oklahoma State with a 41-17 victory over the No. 15 Cowboys on Saturday night.
The win is the third straight since a season-opening loss to Mississippi for the Red Raiders (3-1, 1-0 Big 12), whose last victory over the Cowboys came in 2008.
Bowman completed 35 of 46 passes in his Big 12 debut, guiding the nation’s top offense to 621 total yards. Demarcus Felton added a pair of rushing touchdowns for Texas Tech and finished with 121 yards rushing on 12 carries.
Nine Red Raiders caught passes in the win, with Ja’Deion High leading the way with eight catches for 79 yards and Antoine Wesley and Zach Austin finishing with seven catches apiece.
Justice Hill rushed 12 times for 111 yards and a touchdown for the Cowboys (3-1, 0-1).
OKLAHOMA 28, ARMY 21 (OT)
Kyler Murray threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb in overtime, and Parnell Motley intercepted Kelvin Hopkins’ fourth-down pass to help No. 5 Oklahoma escape with a victory at Norman, Okla.
Kenneth Murray had a schoolrecord 28 tackles for the Sooners (4-0).
Army had the ball for 44:41 and ran 87 plays to Oklahoma’s 40.
Oklahoma led 21-14 at halftime after Army had 16-play, 75-yard touchdown drives on its first two possessions. Murray passed for 123 yards and two touchdows and ran for 40 yards and another score before the break.
WEST VIRGINIA 35 KANSAS STATE 6
Will Grier threw five touchdown passes for the fifth time in his career and No. 12 West Virginia shook off a sloppy start to drill Kansas State in the Big 12 opener for both teams at Morganwatch, W.Va.
Grier finished 25 of 35 for 356 yards and the five scores, three of them to David Sills, and two interceptions as the Mountaineers (3-0) had little trouble against the punchless Wildcats (2-2). Sills caught 10 passes for 73 yards and the three touchdowns. Marcus Simms added five receptions for 136 yards — including an 82-yard catch-and-run to open the scoring.
West Virginia outgained Kansas State 464-318.
BAYLOR 26, KANSAS 7
Charlie Brewer threw three touchdown passes and the Bears opened Big 12 play with a victory over the Jayhawks at Waco.
Brewer completed 19 of 27 passes for 221 yards and added 56 yards rushing for the Bears (3-1, 1-0 Big 12), who have already tripled their victory total from last year when their only win in coach Matt Rhule’s first season came at Kansas.
Baylor had a 23-0 halftime lead after Brewer had TD passes to three different receivers. Brewer took every snap against Kansas until graduate transfer Jalan McClendon came in with less than four minutes left for the final drive — the two quarterbacks had shared time more extensively the first three games.
Kansas (2-2, 0-1) entered the game with consecutive wins for the first time since a 2-0 start in 2011.
But the Jayhawks still haven’t won a Big 12 road game in nearly 10 years.
IOWA STATE 26, AKRON 13
Zeb Noland threw for 233 yards and a touchdown, David Montgomery had 107 yards rushing and a score as the Cyclones picked up their first victory of the season at Ames, Iowa. Connor Assalley added four field goals for the Cyclones (1-2).
Iowa State broke a 10-10 tie on a 1-yard TD run by Montgomery just before halftime. Assalley added field goals of 29 and 33 yards, and the Cyclones stopped Akron on downs with 2:07 left.
Kato Nelson had 153 yards passing and a touchdown and a pick for the Zips (2-1).