Venue & Kickoff
Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT
Broadcast: TNT / truTV / HBO Max
Capacity: 60,454
Weather Forecast
Conditions: Partly cloudy
Temperature: ~69°F at kickoff
Wind: 8–9 mph
Humidity: ~65%
Precipitation: ~24% chance
Impact: Mild, breezy conditions — minimal effect on passing game
Injury Report
Texas Tech
Out for Season: S Miquel Dingle Jr., RB Quinten Joyner, DL Dylan Singleton
Out: OL Ren Brown, OL Cash Cleveland, OL Ellis Davis, OLB Charles Esters III, OL Holton Hendrix, LB Justin Horne, QB Lloyd Jones III, S Chapman Lewis, CB Deante Lindsay
Questionable: CB Dontae Balfour, CB Tarrion Grant, LB Chris Lemons, QB Behren Morton, S Marcus Ramon-Edwards
Probable: S Chief Collins, CB Macho Stevenson
Kent State
No reported injuries
Team Records & Recent Form
Texas Tech: 608 total yards in opener; 294 rushing yards; 87.5% 3rd-down conversion rate
Kent State: Snapped 21-game losing streak; 100-yard kickoff return TD sealed win
Key Player Matchups
QB Behren Morton / Will Hammond (TTU) vs. QB Dru DeShields (KSU)
Morton: 201 yds, 4 TD, 88.9% comp. (questionable)
Hammond: 92 pass yds, 1 TD; 64 rush yds, 1 TD
DeShields: 118 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
RB Cameron Dickey (TTU) vs. RB Gavin Garcia (KSU)
Dickey: 90 yds, 1 TD on 12 carries
Garcia: 49 yds on 15 carries
WR Reginald Virgil (TTU) vs. WR Cade Wolford (KSU)
Virgil: 4 rec, 56 yds, 1 TD
Wolford: 2 rec, 109 yds, 2 TD
Series History
First-ever meeting between Kent State and Texas Tech
💸 Betting Odds & Lines
Spread: Texas Tech -48.5
Total Points: 58.5
Moneyline: TTU -50000 / KSU +3300
Implied Score: TTU 54 – KSU 5
Betting Trends
Texas Tech: 1–0 ATS in 2025; OVER hit in opener
Kent State: 0–1 ATS in 2025; UNDER hit in opener
TTU: 4–0 SU when scoring >44 points in 2024
KSU: 0–11 SU vs. FBS in 2024
Game Odds
Kent State Golden Flashes 58.5
Texas Tech Red Raiders – 48.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025
