Saturday, November 29
Morgantown, W.Va.
12:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
vs
Texas Tech
Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks
Mountaineers Conclude Season Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium
November 29, 2025 03:36 PM | Football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Behren Morton completed 25 of 32 passes for 310 yards and three touchdowns in leading seventh-ranked Texas Tech to a 49-0 victory over West Virginia today at Milan Puskar Stadium this afternoon.
Morton's touchdown passes covered distances of 4, 19 and 4 yards before he gave way to backup Mitch Griffis on the Red Raiders' second possession of the third quarter.
Griffis lasted just six plays before he was injured while attempting to throw a pass that ended up going backwards for a fumble, which was recovered by Edward Vesterinen, requiring McGuire to use his No. 3 quarterback, Lloyd Jones III, to finish the game.
The redshirt freshman completed 4 of 5 passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns, his first one going 15 yards to Micah Hudson with 4:20 left in the third quarter.
That was preceded by J'Koby Williams' 9-yard touchdown run to begin the third quarter when Morton was still in the game.
Jones' second touchdown pass to Hudson, a 30-yarder, came early in the fourth quarter.
Texas Tech, which has outscored West Virginia 101-15 over the last two seasons, finished the afternoon with 572 total yards, 384 of those coming through the air.
West Virginia (4-8) also used multiple quarterbacks after starter Scotty Fox Jr. was relieved on the second possession of the third quarter with the goal of getting other players some quarterback reps. Fox, under heavy pressure all afternoon by Tech's dominant defensive line, completed 13 of his 23 pass attempts for 98 yards to establish a WVU freshman record 1,276 yards for the season.
Senior Max Brown got one possession behind center, which ended with him underthrowing a deep pass to Cam Vaughn that turned into an interception and 67-yard return by Amier Boyd to the WVU 18.
Redshirt freshman Khalil Wilkins came in to wrap things up for the Mountaineers.
West Virginia mustered just 37 yards rushing on 22 carries, 25 of those coming on freshman Armoni Weaver's first career carry late in the fourth quarter.
Senior Jeffrey Weimer concluded his collegiate career with a season-best six catches for 77 yards.
Texas Tech (11-1 overall and 8-1 in Big 12 play) locked up a Big 12 Championship game berth last night when Arizona defeated Arizona State, so the Red Raiders were out to enhance their College Football Playoff ranking. Tech came into today's game ranked fifth behind Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Georgia. With Texas A&M losing at Texas on Friday night, the Red Raiders are likely to move up to No. 4 prior to next Saturday's conference title game, which would give them a first-round bye.
It was West Virginia's first shutout defeat since 2013 when the Mountaineers lost 37-0 to Maryland in Baltimore and the first blanking in Morgantown since falling 35-0 to Virginia Tech in 2001.
The Red Raiders scored the first three times they had the football and led 28-0 at halftime. Those scores came on three Morton touchdown passes, two to Caleb Douglas and the other to Cameron Dickey, while linebacker Jacob Rodriguez's 1-yard run happened on Tech's opening possession.
Texas Tech had an opportunity to get more points late in the second quarter, but Rodriguez's pass from the 1-yard line was intercepted by linebacker Ben Cutter in the back of the end zone.
West Virginia, which managed just five first downs and 114 yards in the first half, got 108 of those yards on its final two possessions.
A double pass, Fox to Vaughn and then Vaughn to Grayson Barnes streaking down the near sideline covered 29 yards to the Red Raider 13, but Fox's next pass to the nearside of the field was picked off by Brice Pollock.
That was one of just three forays into Red Raider territory for the Mountaineers.
Texas Tech regained possession of the ball with 40 seconds left and got the ball out to the 44 before Reid Carrico sacked Morton to end the first half.
Late in the third quarter, Tech, leading 42-0, called a successful fake punt from its own 33 leading to Jones' second touchdown toss.
West Virginia concludes the season with a 4-8 overall record and a 2-7 mark in Big 12 play with Rich Rodriguez back at the helm.
The Mountaineers now head into the offseason looking to rebuild a roster that has endured four losing seasons in the last five years.
Morton's touchdown passes covered distances of 4, 19 and 4 yards before he gave way to backup Mitch Griffis on the Red Raiders' second possession of the third quarter.
Griffis lasted just six plays before he was injured while attempting to throw a pass that ended up going backwards for a fumble, which was recovered by Edward Vesterinen, requiring McGuire to use his No. 3 quarterback, Lloyd Jones III, to finish the game.
The redshirt freshman completed 4 of 5 passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns, his first one going 15 yards to Micah Hudson with 4:20 left in the third quarter.
That was preceded by J'Koby Williams' 9-yard touchdown run to begin the third quarter when Morton was still in the game.
Jones' second touchdown pass to Hudson, a 30-yarder, came early in the fourth quarter.
Texas Tech, which has outscored West Virginia 101-15 over the last two seasons, finished the afternoon with 572 total yards, 384 of those coming through the air.
West Virginia (4-8) also used multiple quarterbacks after starter Scotty Fox Jr. was relieved on the second possession of the third quarter with the goal of getting other players some quarterback reps. Fox, under heavy pressure all afternoon by Tech's dominant defensive line, completed 13 of his 23 pass attempts for 98 yards to establish a WVU freshman record 1,276 yards for the season.
Senior Max Brown got one possession behind center, which ended with him underthrowing a deep pass to Cam Vaughn that turned into an interception and 67-yard return by Amier Boyd to the WVU 18.
Redshirt freshman Khalil Wilkins came in to wrap things up for the Mountaineers.
West Virginia mustered just 37 yards rushing on 22 carries, 25 of those coming on freshman Armoni Weaver's first career carry late in the fourth quarter.
Senior Jeffrey Weimer concluded his collegiate career with a season-best six catches for 77 yards.
Texas Tech (11-1 overall and 8-1 in Big 12 play) locked up a Big 12 Championship game berth last night when Arizona defeated Arizona State, so the Red Raiders were out to enhance their College Football Playoff ranking. Tech came into today's game ranked fifth behind Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Georgia. With Texas A&M losing at Texas on Friday night, the Red Raiders are likely to move up to No. 4 prior to next Saturday's conference title game, which would give them a first-round bye.
It was West Virginia's first shutout defeat since 2013 when the Mountaineers lost 37-0 to Maryland in Baltimore and the first blanking in Morgantown since falling 35-0 to Virginia Tech in 2001.
The Red Raiders scored the first three times they had the football and led 28-0 at halftime. Those scores came on three Morton touchdown passes, two to Caleb Douglas and the other to Cameron Dickey, while linebacker Jacob Rodriguez's 1-yard run happened on Tech's opening possession.
Texas Tech had an opportunity to get more points late in the second quarter, but Rodriguez's pass from the 1-yard line was intercepted by linebacker Ben Cutter in the back of the end zone.
West Virginia, which managed just five first downs and 114 yards in the first half, got 108 of those yards on its final two possessions.
A double pass, Fox to Vaughn and then Vaughn to Grayson Barnes streaking down the near sideline covered 29 yards to the Red Raider 13, but Fox's next pass to the nearside of the field was picked off by Brice Pollock.
That was one of just three forays into Red Raider territory for the Mountaineers.
Texas Tech regained possession of the ball with 40 seconds left and got the ball out to the 44 before Reid Carrico sacked Morton to end the first half.
Late in the third quarter, Tech, leading 42-0, called a successful fake punt from its own 33 leading to Jones' second touchdown toss.
West Virginia concludes the season with a 4-8 overall record and a 2-7 mark in Big 12 play with Rich Rodriguez back at the helm.
The Mountaineers now head into the offseason looking to rebuild a roster that has endured four losing seasons in the last five years.
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