MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Behren Morton threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, linebacker Jacob Rodriguez scored his second offensive TD in as many games, and No. 7 Texas Tech beat West Virginia 49-0 on Saturday in the Red Raiders’ final tuneup before the Big 12 championship game.

The 10-seed Baylor Bears entered Saturday’s match as severe underdogs against a Texas Tech team that finished second in the Big 12 behind TCU by just three points. But despite that narrative, the Bears clawed their way to an early 1-0 lead after forward Tyler Isgrig found the back of the net in the fifth minute.

The Texas Tech football team steamrolled an overmatched West Virginia squad to close the regular season in dominant fashion.

BYU took a shot at Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian in connection to comments he made about College Football Playoff.

This win was expected, but it only helped Texas Tech's efforts to move up the college football playoff rankings. Texas Tech secured its 11th victory of this sea

The Cougars are the lowest-ranked one-loss team, which is justified given how they performed in the most important game of their season.

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