Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Athletics
6-0 , 3-0
Arizona State
3-3 , 1-2
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| Texas Tech | 21 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 53 |
No. 10 Red Raiders roll past Arizona State 53-25
October 17, 2026 | Football
Williams, Johnson combine for 288 yards from scrimmage
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) โ J'Koby Williams ran for a career-high 165 yards with two long touchdowns after an early fumble, Ben Roberts returned an interception for a touchdown and No. 10 Texas Tech overwhelmed Arizona State 53-25 on Saturday in a matchup of the past two Big 12 champions
The reigning champion Red Raiders (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) broke a school record with their eighth consecutive regular-season conference victory since a 26-22 loss last year at Arizona State. Their 12th home win in a row is one short of the longest streak in school history set in 1942.
Texas Tech led for good on Roberts' 24-yard pick-6, the fourth time in three games a Red Raiders linebacker returned an interception for a touchdown. That came three plays after Williams' fumble at the Sun Devils 2 on the 13th play of the game's opening possession.
The Red Raiders scored on the last seven drives of the first half, with four TDs and three field goals by Stone Harrington (31, 42 and 37 yards) for a 43-10 halftime lead. They already had 404 of their 502 total yards by then.
"That was something that was totally different," coach Joey McGuire said. "We've been really slow starting and playing great in the second half. I was really excited the way we started. It wasn't that we did anything different. We just executed better and played at a really high level."
Reed Harris had his Big 12-leading eighth TD catch for Arizona State (3-3, 1-2) on the first drive after halftime, on a 2-yard pass from backup Mikey Keene.
Will Hammond, the starter for Tech in last year's game at Arizona State when Behren Morton was injured, completed 18 of 26 passes for 232 yards with an 11-yard TD to Coy Eakin. Hammond also had a 9-yard TD run. Kenny Johnson had seven catches for 120 yards.
"Will grew today as a quarterback," McGuire said. "He did some things today, extremely composed, that I haven't seen. You've seen flashes. But I haven't seen a half like that out of him."
Williams had only 11 carries and his two TD runs covered 100 yards. His 62-yard sprint down the left sideline put the Red Raiders up 21-0 in the first quarter, and he later added a 38-yard score when he went through a gap on the left side, got by one defender and then spun past another.
Texas Tech was without Williams' backfield mate, Cameron Dickey, who has a high ankle sprain.
"Everybody needs a J'Koby Williams in their life," McGuire said. "He's just one of those guys that just lights up the room. He knew he had a lot on his shoulders not having Cam Dickey."
THE TAKEAWAY
Arizona State: While the loser in this game each of the past two seasons went on to win the Big 12 title, this Sun Devils team is reeling in conference play. They lost 55-19 at home to Baylor two weeks ago when they gave up 564 yards.
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders are 18-2 since the start of the 2025 season, and 17 of those wins are by double-digits. They are 41-18 in coach Joey McGuire's five seasons with a 26-5 mark at home.
UP NEXT
Arizona State is home against Kansas State next Saturday.
Texas Tech travels to Cincinnati.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
ASU 0, TTU 7
TTU - Roberts,Ben 24 yd interception (Harrington,Stone kick)
ASU 0, TTU 14
TTU - Hammond,Will 9 yd run (Harrington,Stone kick), 2 plays, 33 yards, TOP 00:26
ASU 0, TTU 21
TTU - Williams,J'Koby 62 yd run (Harrington,Stone kick), 1 plays, 62 yards, TOP 00:10
ASU 7, TTU 21
ASU - Vines-Bright,Raiden 74 yd pass from Boley,Cutter (Smith,Carson kick) 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:50
ASU 7, TTU 24
TTU - Harrington,Stone 31 yd field goal 12 plays, 60 yards, TOP 04:39
ASU 10, TTU 24
ASU - Smith,Carson 30 yd field goal 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:19
ASU 10, TTU 27
TTU - Harrington,Stone 42 yd field goal 5 plays, 51 yards, TOP 01:59
ASU 10, TTU 33
TTU - Williams,J'Koby 38 yd run (), 3 plays, 67 yards, TOP 00:56
ASU 10, TTU 40
TTU - Eakin,Coy 11 yd pass from Hammond,Will (Harrington,Stone kick) 6 plays, 39 yards, TOP 01:26
ASU 10, TTU 43
TTU - Harrington,Stone 37 yd field goal 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:16
ASU 17, TTU 43
ASU - Harris,Reed 2 yd pass from Keene,Mikey (Smith,Carson kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:26
ASU 17, TTU 46
TTU - Harrington,Stone 34 yd field goal 8 plays, 38 yards, TOP 03:20
ASU 17, TTU 53
TTU - Carter Jr.,Terrance 1 yd run (Harrington,Stone kick), 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 01:59
ASU 25, TTU 53
ASU - Mack,Cardae 12 yd pass from Keene,Mikey (Brown,Kyson pass) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:56
