Summary!
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Player of the game
Donovan Smith is named man of the game with 265 passing yards, 26/29 completions, 2 touchdown passes and a touchdown.
4 plays, 95 yards, 1:00, Touchdown. 😁 pic.twitter.com/ghidJPInzU
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) December 29, 2021
The game is over!
The game ends at Memorial Stadium, Texas Tech defeats Mississippi State by 27 points and they will keep the Liberty Bowl trophy.
4th touchdown for Texas
SaRodorick Thompson's scoring without any difficulty going through the opposing defense:
Havin' some fun!
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) December 29, 2021
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4Q | 5:58
Fumble and the Red Raiders recover.
4Q | 8:47
SaRodorick Thompson smashes through the defense and without a hitch scores again for Texas.
3rd one!
Great pass from Donovan Smith to find Sparkman and widen the gap:
🔥🔥🔥
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) December 29, 2021
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4Q | 13:06
Interception, Will Rogers is intercepted and everything indicates that there will be no return from Mississippi.
The 3rd one is gone!
The third quarter ends, great advantage for Texas.
3Q | 0:02
Float pass to J.J. Sparkman to add 6 more; Jonathan Garibay's kick is good and has a 20 advantage.
2nd one for Texas
Texas Tech's Complete Offense to Score in One Minute:
Efficiency 101
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) December 29, 2021
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3Q | 4:06
The Red Raiders capture Will Rogers twice and stop Mississippi.
3Q | 5:13
Great offensive by Mississippi that advances on the ground towards the red zone.
3Q | 9:03
Donovan Smith's touchdown after a 52-yard pass to Jerand Bradley to put the ball at the 1-yard line. Jonathan Garibay's extra point is good.
3Q | 10:03
Mississippi's offense fails to advance and they clear the ball.
3Q | 12:14
The duel is very even, none of the offenses managed to complete attacking plays.
Halftime
We go into halftime with a slight advantage for the Red Raiders, great job from the Texas defense in stopping Mississippi for now.
2Q | 0:16
Texas Tech fails to score in the final seconds of the game but they left with 3 points after Jonathan Garibay's field goal.
2Q | 0:31
The receiver fails, after the Texas punt and the Red Raiders regain the offense at the 15-yard line.
2Q | 3:21
Will Rogers and the Mississippi offense do nothing and kick the ball.
2Q | 4:20
Texas Tech misses on fourth down and they don't score points after nearly 5 minutes of offense.
2Q | 5:16
After the review the officials fumble and Texas will keep the ball.
2Q | 5:58
The Bulldogs capture Donovan Smith and the Red Raiders fumble that Mississippi recovers.
Touchdown Mississippi
Assisted by Will Rogers to add the first points of the Bulldogs:
That catch though 👀
— Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) December 29, 2021
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2Q | 12:08
For the first time in the game, the Mississippi defense stops Texas Tech and forces them to dump the ball.
2Q | 14:08
Pass from Will Rogers to Rara Thomas for the Bulldogs score and get within 3.
Bye to the 1st!
The first quarter ends with a 10-point lead for the Red Raiders.
1Q | 2:26
Will Rogers hits a 17-yard pass and the Bulldogs cross midfield.
1Q | 3:03
The Red Raiders don't score on their second offense, but Jonathan Garibay scores 3 points on a 31-yard field goal.
1Q | 6:22
Advance the Red Raiders offense, so far the running game has been dominated by the Texas team.
Touchdown Texas Tech
Here's the Red Raiders' touchdown, Tahj Brooks breaking Mississippi's defense and scoring the first points in the game:
In case you forgot, it's still Brooks Time! ⌚️
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) December 29, 2021
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1Q | 9:38
The Bulldogs' offense fails to add anything and they are forced to punt.
1Q | 12:40
Tahj Brooks breaks the Mississippi defense and scores the first points for the Red Raiders. Jonathan Garibay's bonus point is good.
1Q | 15:00
The game starts, the Bulldogs kick off and the Liberty Bowl kicks off.
62 edition!
Welcome to the 62nd edition of the Liberty Bowl, the last time Mississippi State was part of this duel was the victory against Rice Universitiy in 2013.
About to start!
We are minutes away from starting the previous protocols for this duel with the US national anthem.
Colors of today
The Bulldogs will start as the home team and will be the ones to come out in their classic burgundy uniform, while the Red Raiders will come out in their white away jersey with red accents.
Last details
All set on the side of the Red Raiders for today's game:
Let’s have some fun tonight! pic.twitter.com/pD296TXTS9
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) December 28, 2021
The Bulldogs are here!
The Mississippi team is already at the Memorial Stadium facilities for today's game:
— Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) December 28, 2021
QB issues!
The Texas Tech team will go out on the grid with Henry Colombi as their quarterback today, throughout the season the Red Raiders have suffered constant injuries in this position and, that is why, the team did not show a marked continuity in their offensive.
Best Kicker!
For his part, today we will see Jonathan Garibay, the best kicker of the Big 12 Conference by Texas Tech.
Looking for a place in NFL
Bulldogs' starting tackler Charles Cross will miss the Liberty Bowl because he declared his availability to be part of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Face to face
A good match awaits us between both teams, here we share the statistics of the season of each one.
Let's go!
We're just under an hour away from the Red Raiders-Bulldogs game kick-off at Memorial Stadium. Both teams will go out in search of victory. Who will do it? Follow our coverage on VAVEL to find out.
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Must see players!
For the Bulldogs, the standouts are Will Rogers with 4,449 yards passing in passes, 35 touchdown passes and 8 interceptions this season and Makai Polk with 98 receptions, 989 yards traveled for 9 touchdowns.
While on the Texas side we have Henry Colombi with 1291 passing yards, 5 TD passes and 5 interceptions and Tahj Brooks with 71 carries for 6 TDs in the season.
How does the Bulldogs get here?
The Mississippi team enters this duel after finishing the season as fourth place in the SEC Western Conference and with no possibility of fighting for a berth to the NCAA postseason. The Bulldogs finished with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, recently losing to the Ole Miss Rebels by a score of 31 to 21. Since 1970, the Bulldogs have not seen each other with Texas Tech at the Liberty Bowl, so that a very special duel will come.
How does the Red Raiders arrive?
The Texas team finished the season second to last in the Big 12 Conference with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses. Their last game was against Baylor University with a loss by score of 27 to 24, however, these results did not reach them to seek a ticket to the NCAA finals. The Liberty Bowl could mean the last game of the year and the last chance of finishing with a positive record heading into next season.
51 years after, here we are!
The last time the two teams met was at the 1970 Liberty Bowl, before that, both teams have met 7 times with 4 wins for the Bulldogs, 2 for the Red Raiders and 1 draw. This is why the Mississippi team is the favorite.
Where's the game?
The Memorial Stadium located in the city of Mississippi will host this duel between NCAA conferences, this time the Liberty Bowl will be held. This stadium has a capacity for 61,000 fans and was inaugurated in 1965.
Welcome!
Good morning to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the blog commentary of the game between Texas Tech vs Mississippi State, corresponding to the NCAA Liberty Bowl game. The meeting will take place at the Memorial Stadium at 6:45 p.m.