Texas tech Game Notes: Arizona State

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TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL 37 BOWL APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 557 ALL-TIME VICTORIES

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS

GAME COVERAGE TELEVISION FOX SPORTS NET Mark Followill (Play-by-Play) Brian Baldinger (Analyst) Lesley McCaslin (Sideline) RADIO TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK Brian Jensen (Play-by-Play) John Harris (Analyst) Chris Level (Sideline) Steve Pitts (Engineer) SATELLITE RADIO SIRIUS Radio Channel 93 XM Radio Channel 198

GAME 2

1-0 0-0 Big 12

ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS

VS 1-1 0-0 Pac-12

Sept. 16 • 7 p.m. • Lubbock, Texas • Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) • FOX Sports Net • Texas Tech Sports Network

SERIES HISTORY Overall Arizona State leads 2-1 In Lubbock First Meeting In Tempe Arizona State leads 2-0 Neutral Site Texas Tech leads 1-0 Under Kingsbury Tied 1-1 Current Streak Lost 1 Last Meeting Arizona St. 68, Tech 55 (2016) 2017 SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER • (1-0) 2 EASTERN WASHINGTON 16 ARIZONA STATE 23 at Houston 30 OKLAHOMA STATE* OCTOBER • (0-0) 7 at Kansas* 14 at West Virginia* 21 IOWA STATE* 28 at Oklahoma* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 4 KANSAS STATE* 11 vs. Baylor* (Arlington) 18 TCU* 24 at Texas*

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TEXAS TECH 2017 Record 1-0 Overall; 0-0 Big 12 Rankings AP: RV | Coaches: NR Last Game Def. Eastern Washington, 56-10 Streak Won 2 Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Career Record 25-26 (5th Season) Record at Texas Tech Same Record vs. Arizona State 1-1

ARIZONA STATE 2017 Record 1-1 Overall; 0-0 Pac-12 Rankings AP: NR | Coaches: NR Last Game Lost to San Diego State, 30-20 Streak Lost 1 Head Coach Todd Graham Career Record 89-56 (12th Season) Record at Arizona State 40-27 (6th Season) Record vs. Texas Tech 1-1

STATISTICAL LEADERS #32 Desmond Nisby | RB | Jr-TR #7 Kalen Ballage | RB | Sr. RUSHING 6 attempts, 57 yards, 0 TDs, 9.5 yards/carry 33 attempts, 123 yards, 3 TDs, 3.7 yards/carry #16 Nic Shimonek | QB | Sr-1L #5 Manny Wilkins | QB | Jr. PASSING 26-of-30, 384 yards, 3 TDs, 0 Int., 86.7% 42-of-60, 598 yards, 4 TDs, 0 Int., 70.0% #11 Derrick Willies | WR | Sr-1L #12 John Humphrey | WR | So. RECEIVING 4 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD, 126.0 yards/game 7 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD, 61.5 yards/game #7 Jah’Shawn Johnson | DB | Jr-2L #3 DJ Calhoun | LB | Sr. DEFENSE 7 tackles (5 solo), 0.5 TFL, FF, 1 Pass Breakup 21 tackles (12 solo), 0 TFL, 0 INT, 0 Pass Breakups

SATURDAY STORYLINES

RED RAIDERS LOOKING FOR 2-0 START n After dismantling Eastern Washington via a 56-10 rout to start the season, Texas Tech will be looking for a 2-0 start Saturday when the Red Raiders host Arizona State under the lights at Jones AT&T Stadium. Tech enters the matchup having scored 50 or more points in 11 of its last 13 home games. n Arizona State spoiled a potential 2-0 start for the Red Raiders a year ago as the Sun Devils held off Texas Tech with a 68-55 shootout victory in Tempe. It marked the first time since 2004 the Red Raiders had not started a season with a 2-0 record. SHIMONEK ACCURATE IN FIRST START n Nic Shimonek was nothing short of accurate in his first career start at quarterback. He completed his first 14 passes against Eastern Washington en route to finishing 26-of-30 overall for 386 yards and three touchdowns. Shimonek’s 14-straight completed passes was one shy of the Tech single-game record. n Shimonek took advantage of Tech’s depth at wide receiver, finding Keke Coutee and Derrick Willies on passing touchdowns of over 60 yards. Tech was one of four FBS programs to throw two touchdown passes over 60 yards during the opening weekend of college football.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Notes 1-10 Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury 11 Jones AT&T Stadium 13 Depth Chart 14-15 Player Notes 16-22 Statistics 23-33 The Last Time 34-43 Roster 44-45 Media Information 46

HOW ABOUT THAT RED RAIDER DEFENSE? n David Gibbs’ unit got off to a great start against Eastern Washington, holding the Eagles to just 301 yards of total offense and only 10 points. It marked the fewest points allowed by the Tech defense since early in the 2013 season. n The Red Raiders forced three turnovers in the win, a key point of emphasis from Kliff Kingsbury in the offseason. n Eastern Washington had averaged 46.3 points per game in its last three meetings against FBS foes such as Washington (2014), Oregon (2015) and Washington State (2016).

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