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#12Texas Tech Red Raiders

4–0 · 1–0 BIG 12
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WEEK 5 · 2026
Week 5 pregame guide

Texas Tech's first real road trip lands with Will Hammond throwing three picks

Hammond's three interceptions and 40.2 rating survived Sam Houston because Austin Romaine scored twice. Folsom Field on Homecoming night is a harder place to be careless.

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A wide view of Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock before a game in 2010.
Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock before a game in 2010.
CreditPhoto creditJohn McStravickWikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

Texas Tech at Colorado
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FOX
Final
Texas Tech
Final · Texas Tech 29–7 ColoradoWish granted ✓
Colorado

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Texas Tech wanted
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ESPN
Impact 1
BYU
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Rooted for
TCU
Final · BYU 17–10 TCUWent the other way ✗
Projected 7.1-point title-game boost

BYU won instead, so Texas Tech did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection80% if TCU won73% with the other result7.1-point differenceTexas Tech Big 12 title-game chance
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TNT
Impact 2
Rooted for
West Virginia
at
Iowa State
Final · West Virginia 42–45 Iowa StateWent the other way ✗
Projected 4.2-point title-game boost

Iowa State won instead, so Texas Tech did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection80% if West Virginia won76% with the other result4.2-point differenceTexas Tech Big 12 title-game chance
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ESPN+
Impact 3
Rooted for
UL Monroe
at
South Alabama
Final · UL Monroe 35–52 South AlabamaWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.1-point playoff boost

South Alabama won instead, so Texas Tech did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection55% if UL Monroe won53% with the other result2.1-point differenceTexas Tech playoff chance
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BTN
Impact 4
Indiana
at
Rooted for
Rutgers
Final · Indiana 47–15 RutgersWent the other way ✗
Projected 3.0-point first-round-bye boost

Indiana won instead, so Texas Tech did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection12% if Rutgers won9% with the other result3-point differenceTexas Tech first-round bye chance
51 other games had little impact
Florida at Missouri · ABC
UCF at Houston · ESPN2
Ohio State at Iowa · CBS
Miami at Clemson · ABC
Boston College at SMU · The CW Network
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State · CBSSN
North Texas at Tulsa · ESPN
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech · ESPN
Liberty at Delaware · CBSSN
Penn State at Northwestern · FOX
Memphis at Charlotte · ESPN+
Alabama at Mississippi State · ABC
Middle Tennessee at Kansas · ESPNU
Notre Dame at North Carolina · ESPN
Stanford at Wake Forest · ACC Network
Syracuse at UConn · CBSSN
Michigan at Minnesota · FOX
Navy at Air Force · CBS
Michigan State at Wisconsin · BTN
Vanderbilt at Georgia · SEC Network
Western Michigan at Buffalo · ESPN+
Toledo at Ball State · ESPN+
Auburn at Tennessee · ESPN
California at UNLV · CBSSN
Louisville at NC State · ACC Network
Virginia at Florida State · ESPN2
Wyoming at North Dakota State · The CW Network
Akron at Central Michigan · ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts · ESPN+
Ohio at Kent State · ESPN+
Bowling Green at Miami (OH) · ESPN+
Old Dominion at Georgia State · ESPN+
Marshall at James Madison · ESPNU
Maryland at Nebraska · FS1
UTEP at New Mexico · MW+
Kentucky at South Carolina · SEC Network
Purdue at Illinois · BTN
Oregon State at Colorado State · USA Network
Arkansas at Texas A&M · ESPN2
UTSA at Rice · ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina · ESPN+
Washington at USC · NBC
Utah State at Boise State · CBSSN
Temple at South Florida · ESPNU
Army at Louisiana Tech · ESPN+
Arkansas State at Louisiana · ESPN+
Fresno State at Washington State · USA Network
Baylor at Arizona State · ESPN
Texas State at San Diego State · The CW Network
Cincinnati at Arizona · FOX
San José State at Hawai'i · MW+
The rooting list was:Texas Tech, then TCU, West Virginia, UL Monroe, Rutgers.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 5). How the model works.