Texas Tech at Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. (Interstat) — Texas Tech will bring a 4-0 record into an NCAA Football Bowl Division game Saturday at Folsom Field against Colorado.
The Red Raiders are coming off a 49-14 home win over Sam Houston. Will Hammond led the offense by throwing for 224 yards and accounting for two touchdowns while adding 36 rushing yards. Thomas Castellanos completed a pass for 27 yards, ran four times for 26 yards and scored. Cameron Dickey rushed 12 times for 91 yards, caught two passes for 24 yards and scored twice.
Texas Tech opened its season with a 33-10 win over Abilene Christian, then beat Oregon State 35-24 on the road and Houston 28-26 at home. Hammond, the player to watch for the Red Raiders, has been a central figure in the fast start. He threw for 298 yards and ran for 11 yards with a touchdown in the opener. Against Oregon State, he passed for 189 yards and a touchdown. In the win over Houston, he threw for 257 yards, ran for 30 yards and scored once. Against Sam Houston, he threw for 224 yards, ran for 36 yards and scored twice.
Colorado enters at 2-2 after a 23-13 loss at Baylor. Isaac Wilson threw for 156 yards and a touchdown in that game. Julian Lewis added 75 passing yards, and Joseph Williams caught 11 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown while also completing a 49-yard pass. Wilson is the player to watch for the Buffaloes.
Colorado beat Weber State 52-21 and Georgia Tech 14-13 before losing to Northwestern 41-7. Texas Tech has scored 33, 35, 28 and 49 points in its four games while allowing 10, 24, 26 and 14. Colorado has scored 14, 52, 7 and 13 points and allowed 13, 21, 41 and 23. The Buffaloes will try to steady their season at home against an unbeaten Texas Tech team. Colorado will look to Wilson to generate offense against a Red Raiders defense that has helped the team remain undefeated. The Red Raiders have won each of their first four games and will seek a fifth straight victory. Colorado will seek its first home win of the season and its third victory overall.
After Saturday, Texas Tech is scheduled to host Arizona State. Colorado is set to host Utah. The Red Raiders and Buffaloes will meet at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., in a Bowl Division matchup with both teams looking to build momentum.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Texas Tech 48, Colorado 22. Colorado has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -13.5. The over/under is 50.5.