Texas Tech lands the No. 4 seed in the College Football Playoff and will face the Oregon-James Madison winner, capping the most dominant season in program history.
Texas Tech’s dream season just added another historic chapter.
Fresh off securing its first-ever Big 12 Championship, the Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-1, 9-1 Big 12) now know their path in the College Football Playoff.
The committee slotted Tech at No. 4, where they'll face the winner of No. 5 Oregon (11-1) and No. 12 James Madison (12-1) in the second round. Bowl site and kickoff details will be announced at a later date.
The rest of the 12-team field underscores the company Tech is keeping. Indiana (13-0) claimed the No. 1 seed, followed by No. 2 Ohio State (12-1) and No. 3 Georgia (12-1). Rounding out the top 12 are 6. Ole Miss, 7. Texas A&M, 8. Oklahoma, 9. Alabama, 10. Miami and 11. Tulane.
No matter where the Red Raiders are sent, they'll arrive with one of the most ruthless resumes in modern college football.
Saturday's Big 12 title win was Tech's 12th victory of the season by 20 or more points, tying the AP era record for most 20+ point wins before a bowl game. Texas Tech joins 2018 Alabama as the only teams since 1978 whose first 12 wins all came by three scores or more.
The Red Raiders have already carved out a place in history.
They were just the sixth team in the last 100 years to win at least 11 regular-season games by 20-plus points, standing alongside Nebraska (1971), Florida (2008), Florida State (2013), Alabama (2018) and Ohio State (2019).
Their 12 wins set a new program record, surpassing previous high-water marks from 1953, 1973 and 2008.
Individually, quarterback Behren Morton has been the steady engine behind the surge. Texas Tech is 11-0 this season in his starts, and he now sits fourth on the school's all-time passing list with 8,862 yards, just two wins shy of Graham Harrell's Big 12-era school record for victories by a starting quarterback.
The stats on both sides of the ball are national-title caliber.
Tech is allowing only 10.9 points per game and has surrendered just 23 total points over its last four contests. The Red Raiders are outscoring opponents by 31.5 points per game while averaging 42.5 points themselves, positioning them among the elite in both scoring offense and scoring defense.
For now, Texas Tech can exhale, enjoy its No. 4 seed and watch Oregon and James Madison battle for the right to face one of the hottest teams in the country. The most dominant season in Red Raider history still has more chapters to write.