2013 National University Holiday Bowl: ASU vs Texas Tech Preview

by +Rodney Fisher 

Courtesy of Blitz Weekly

The Big-12 and Pac-12 will square off for the final time in San Diego at the annual Holiday Bowl. The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-3) will face the Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) in what has become one of the higher scoring bowl games in recent history. ASU is coming off a conference championship loss, while Texas Tech’s back loaded schedule crashed a 7-0 start.

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By Joe Parello  @HerewegoJoe

Offense is king in America's heartland, and the Big 12 features some of America's most explosive attacks.


Seven of the conference's 10 teams (Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia) ranked in the top-25 nationally for scoring offense, but does anybody play enough defense to win a national championship?

That will certainly be the big question for conference contenders this season, and with quarterback questions at Oklahoma, WVU and Kansas State, several offenses could take steps back as well. The conference may not have a bona-fide national favorite, but only Kansas looks like a lost cause, with nine teams all chasing a bowl game.

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NCAA: Kliff Kingsbury the King of Lubbock

by Kendrick Johnson

Kliff Kingsbury returns to Texas Tech. Photo credit Kendrick Johnson

    With a fractured fan base thanks to the controversial exit of Mike Leach and the unconventional hiring of Tommy Tuberville, the powers that be at Texas Tech had no choice but to swing for the fences when deciding on their next football coach. Mad fans in Raider Nation have been upset over the last couple of years in part, due to seeing the Red Raiders go from being consistent Big 12 championship contenders to falling to three year in a row of sub .500 football in conference play.

2011 TicketCity Bowl 3rd Qtr (Tech 38 - NU 24)

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2011 TicketCity Bowl Halftime (Tech 24 - NU 6)

 

Northwestern finally found its offense in the 2nd quarter on TD run from quarterback Kain Colter. He is also the teams leading rusher so far. Special teams has been the problem for the Cats, missing the extra point and giving the Red Raiders a short field.

  Tech's offense, led by QB Potts, erupted in the second quarter. Potts caught a TD and threw for another in the quarter. He is 26 for 33, 243yd passing with no turnovers and making a strong case for MOP.

2011 TicketCity Bowl 1st Qtr (Tech 10 - NU 0)

  Tech's offense has been as expected, all pass. The defense has been the big suprise, holding NU to only 1 first down on 41yds total offense. NU's special teams has been hurting the team giving Tech a short field after every punt. The games only TD was a pass from Potts to Zouzalik, his second TD of the season.

  NU has to start moving the ball. They are running effectively, but have not crossed the 50yd line.

Texas Tech 10
Northwestern 0

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