Baylor Football: 3 takeaways from exiting overtime win over Texas Tech

Baylor football needed overtime to take down upset-hungry Texas Tech, but the Bears continue their unbeaten streak. What’d we learn from the exciting battle?

What a game. This one started out slow enough, but both offenses began to pick up in the second half. This game went from nine total points in the first half to Texas Tech scoring 14 points in the third quarter all by themselves. This game did not start out as entertaining as it ended; there were drive-killing penalties and turnovers in the first half.

Both teams made really good adjustments in the second half and the scoring picked up. The Red Raiders gave the ball to running back Sa’Rodorick Thompson — a lot. Thompson ended up having a career day.

The Bears began using their running backs in the passing game more, and that forced the linebackers away from the middle of the field to follow the running backs and open the middle of the field for the passing game.

It was a fantastic game and here are three more takeaways.

3. Maybe Jett Duffey should start

Alan Bowman is the man and the future of the Texas Tech program, but the Red Raiders have such a spark when Jett Duffey plays.

It took the Red Raiders’ offense a while to get going, but when they did the offense finished with over 500 yards of total offense, and Duffey threw for over 350 yards.

Duffey isn’t the pure passer that Bowman is, but his ability to run opens up the offense in a way Matt Wells likes. When he was the coach at Utah State, they ran tempo, but ran as much as they passed. Wells likes dual-threat quarterbacks, and Duffey fits what Wells wants to do.