Oklahoma State Postgame Notes - Texas Tech - Oklahoma State University Athletics

Oklahoma State at No. 14/15 Texas Tech
October 25, 2025 | Lubbock, Texas | Jones AT&T Stadium | Attendance: 59,625
Final Score: No. 14/15 Texas Tech 42, Oklahoma State 0
Updated Records: Oklahoma State: 1-7 overall; 0-5 Big 12; Texas Tech: 7-1 overall; 4-1 Big 12

Oklahoma State Postgame Notes

Game flow

Texas Tech's J'Koby Williams returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown. After a three-and-out for OSU on the ensuing possession, the Red Raiders blocked the punt and were in the endzone on the next play to take a two-touchdown advantage just two minutes and four seconds into the game.
Between the Williams kick return score and Jacob Rodriguez's 69-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown in the second quarter, Texas Tech had 14 non-offensive points in the first half.
Texas Tech held a 28-0 lead at halftime. The Red Raiders' 28 first-half points came on just 176 yards of total offense.
The Cowboy defense recorded stops on five of Texas Tech's six offensive possessions to close the first half.
Texas Tech scored touchdowns on two of its first three offensive possessions of the second half to put the game out of reach.
Oklahoma State and Texas Tech were even on turnovers with two apiece.
Oklahoma State committed six penalties for 48 yards. Texas Tech had one penalty for nine yards.
Oklahoma State was 5-for-17 on third down (29.4 pct.), while Texas Tech was nine-of-16 (56.3 pct.)

Notes

Texas Tech entered the contest leading the nation in rush defense at 64.3 yards per game, but Oklahoma State finished with a 95-88 advantage in rushing yards.
Oklahoma State's defense registered six tackles for loss to mark the third time in the last four games with five or more tackles for loss. OSU had a season-high 11 at Arizona and five tackles for loss against Cincinnati.
The Oklahoma State defense limited Texas Tech to 370 yards of total offense in the game for the Red Raiders' second-lowest output of the season. TTU entered the game averaging 517.9 yards of total offense per game.
Texas Tech entered the game ranked in the top 10 nationally in both scoring offense (fourth – 43.9 points per game) and scoring defense (seventh – 14.1 points per game).
Due to lightning strikes in the area during pregame warmups, the start of the game was delayed 30 minutes.
Linebackers Taje McCoy and Ike Esonwune both recovered fumbles in the contest, the first of their respective careers.
When Texas Tech's Oliver Miles III blocked a punt in the first quarter, it marked the first time an Oklahoma State punt was blocked since West Virginia's Davoan Hawkins accomplished the feat on October 21, 2023.

Oklahoma State participation notes

Game captains for Oklahoma State were Sitiveni Havili Kaufusi, Ike Esonwune, Sesi Vailahi and Raymond Gay II.
Running back Sesi Vailahi made his first start of the season.
Offensive lineman Gage Stanaland started as a tight end. It was the first start of his career.
Sam Jackson V, who began the season as a wide receiver, made his third consecutive start at quarterback.
Noah Walters entered the game at quarterback for Oklahoma State late in the first half. Walters transferred in following the second game of the season after attending UCF as a non-football-playing student. He played quarterback for North Alabama from 2022-23. At North Alabama, he was named the Phil Steele ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year in 2022.

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Oklahoma State Postgame Notes - Texas Tech

Players Mentioned

Ike Esonwune

Raymond Gay II

Sitiveni Havili Kaufusi

Sam Jackson V

Taje McCoy

Gage Stanaland

Sesi Vailahi

Noah Walters

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