Introduction
Texas Tech hosts former Southwest Conference Rival Southern Methodist University at 6 pm in Jones AT&T Stadium. Fox Sports Southwest will be showing the game. The Mustangs come to Lubbock with their own version of a passing offense.
Bring some snacks, folks. Even with the new clock rules, this game could be longer than most. Lubbock has also experienced quite a bit of rain the last couple of days, so the field might be a little soggy.
SMU Passing
Freshman QB Bo Levi Mitchell directs SMU’s offense. He is 49-80 (61 percent) for 614 yards with eight TDs and three INTs. He has also carried the ball eight times for -32 yards.
June Jones handed the reins to Mitchell, and as you might expect from a freshman, the results have been mixed so far.
In their first game, SMU started out with a 13-0 lead at Rice but fell apart and lost the game, 56-27. The Ponies rebounded last week in beating Texas State 47-36.
Backup Logan Turner has completed five of six passes on the year for 82 yards with one score and no INTs.
SMU Rushing
DeMyron Martin paces the rushing attack with 15 touches for 72 yards (4.8 YPC) and one score. Andrew McKinney is next with five rushes for 27 yards (5.4 YPC) but no scores.
Former starting QB Justin Willis, who hasn’t played much this season, rounds out SMU’s rushing stats with two carries for eight yards. Willis is a dynamic athlete who deserves to be playing in some form or fashion.
SMU Receiving
Emmanuel Sanders leads SMU’s platoon of receivers with 16 catches for 259 yards (16.2 YPC) and four TDs. Aldrick Robinson is on his heels with 15 for 263 (17.5 YPC) and four TDs as well. The bad news is that Bradley Haynes (two catches for 33 yards) is the only other WR to reach the end zone for the Ponies this season.
RB Martin had nine catches for 48 yards, Cole Beasley has five receptions for 34 yards, and Terrance Wilkerson has three for 33 yards. Josh Bryant, Andrew McKinney, and Zach Zimmerman round out SMU’s receiving stats with a combined three catches for 20 yards.
Texas Tech Passing
Senior signal caller Graham Harrell leads the offensive attack. He is 62-104 on the season (59.6 percent) for 833 yards with three TDs and two INTs. Harrell likely has something to prove after throwing for only 297 yards on 19-46 passing with one TD and two INTs last week against Nevada.
Texas Tech Rushing
Senior Shannon Woods leads the running game for the Red Raiders with 20 carries for 82 yards (4.1 YPC) and four TDs. Baron Batch is next with 11 touches for 87 yards and one score. Aaron Crawford has chipped in touches for 26 yards and one score.
WR Eric Morris got a rushing TD last week on a 13-yard scamper and now has three carries for 23 yards on the season. Fellow WR Ed Britton finishes the rushing numbers with one carry for nine yards.
Expect the Red Raiders to continue using multiple RBs this season. Woods, Batch, and Crawford are all dangerous, and Texas Tech likes being able to keep all of them fresh by rotating them.
Texas Tech Receiving
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