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NCAA football scores: No. 13 Texas Tech survives No. 22 Houston as a late 2-point try comes up short

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 19). NCAA football scores: No. 13 Texas Tech survives No. 22 Houston as a late 2-point try comes up short. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/ncaa-football-scores-no-13-texas-tech-survives-no-22-houston-as-a-late-2-point-try-comes-up-short/article_ba2fcff1-c704-5e75-9f74-4df8a369716c.html

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In Lubbock, Texas, No. 13 Texas Tech defeated No. 22 Houston with a score of 28-26 in a dramatic game that came down to the final seconds. Houston quarterback Conner Weigman's last attempt for a two-point conversion fell short as his knee touched the ground before breaking the plane of the end zone, securing Texas Tech’s victory. Hammond led the Red Raiders with 17 completions out of 27 attempts for 257 yards and a touchdown, while Williams and Dickey contributed crucial second-half runs to turn the game around after Houston's early lead.
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On Friday night, the Houston Cougars faced off against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in a critical Big 12 conference opener. Houston entered the game with a record of 2-0 and was ranked 22nd nationally, while Texas Tech came in at 3-0 overall and were the defending Big 12 champions, holding the No. 13 ranking. Despite Houston’s strong offensive showing, including quarterback Conner Weigman throwing for three touchdowns, they narrowly lost to Texas Tech by a score of 28-26 after failing to convert on a two-point attempt in the final minute. The game highlighted Texas Tech's resilience and ability to recover from an early deficit, with J’Koby Williams and Cameron Dickey scoring pivotal second-half rushing touchdowns for the Red Raiders.

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Hurricanes LUBBOCK MIAMI Texas WAKE FOREST

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MIAMI GPE · 5× WAKE FOREST ORG · 5× Weigman PERSON · 3× Hurricanes ORG · 2× Lopez PERSON · 2× Big 12 ORG · 1× Cameron Dickey PERSON · 1× J’Koby Williams PERSON · 1× LUBBOCK GPE · 1× Texas GPE · 1×

Narrative

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — J’Koby Williams and Cameron Dickey ran for second-half touchdowns and defending Big 12 champion No. 13 Texas Tech held on for a 28-26 on Friday night when No. 22 Houston quarterback Conner Weigman came up just short of a 2-point conversion in the final minute.
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🔮 LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — J’Koby Williams and Cameron Dickey ran for second-half touchdowns and defending Big 12 champion No. 13 Texas Tech held on for a 28-26 on Friday night when No. 22 Houston quarterback Conner Weigman came up just short of a 2-point conversion in the final minute.

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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — J’Koby Williams and Cameron Dickey ran for second-half touchdowns and defending Big 12 champion No. 13 Texas Tech held on for a 28-26 on Friday night when No. 22 Houston quarterback Conner Weigman came up just short of a 2-point conversion in the final minute. asserted
Weigman → run → minute
Weigman’s third TD pass, a 10-yarder to Patrick Overmyer with 49 seconds left, gave the Cougars (2-1, 0-1) a chance to tie in the conference opener for both teams. asserted
pass → leave → teams
On the try for 2, Weigman took off to the left and lunged forward with the ball extended, though his knee came down before the ball broke the plane of the end zone. asserted
ball → take → zone
Will Hammond was 17-of-27 passing for 257 yards and a touchdown for the Red Raiders (3-0, 1-0), who were down 10-0 with just one offensive snap only 9 1/2 minutes into their first Friday home game since 1941. asserted
who → pass → 1941
Weigman finished 27 of 38 for 282 yards. asserted
Weigman → finish → yards
After only two carries for 5 yards before halftime, Williams had consecutive runs of 19, 5 and 29 yards — the last a burst through the left side and pretty much untouched to the end zone to make it 21-17 only 2 1/2 minutes into the second half. asserted
it → have → half
Dickey had a 1-yard scoring run with 7:36 left. asserted
Dickey → have → 7:36
No. 5 MIAMI 33, WAKE FOREST 20 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Darian Mensah connected on his first 24 passes on the way to setting Atlantic Coast Conference records for consecutive completions, and Miami’s defense came up with four straight fourth-quarter stops to beat Wake Forest. asserted
defense → connect → Forest
Mensah completed 30 of 34 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns, including a 9-yarder to Joshua Moore on the game’s first possession and a perfect-execution throw back to the left side on Elija Lofton’s 21-yard score. asserted
Mensah → complete → score
Menah added a short TD throw to star sophomore receiver Malachi Toney as Miami (3-0, 2-0) took a 31-7 lead midway through the third quarter, only to see its prolific offense grind to an abrupt halt with four straight three-and-outs while seeing multiple players get banged up. asserted
players → add → outs
That ultimately gave the Hurricanes’ defense its chance to step up as Wake Forest tried to rally. asserted
Forest → give → chance
Gio Lopez threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns for the Demon Deacons (2-1, 0-1), including a perfect throw to the back right corner of the end zone for Carlos Hernandez on a 17-yard strike that pulled Wake Forest to 31-20 with 14:56 left. asserted
that → throw → 14:56
But from there, Miami’s defense pressured Lopez in the end zone to draw a holding penalty for a safety. asserted
defense → pressure → safety
Then, after Wake Forest drove all the way to the Miami 13, the Hurricanes again pressured Lopez into an inaccurate throw on fourth down in the end zone. asserted
Hurricanes → drive → zone
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