Weber State University Athletics
Saturday, November 20
Lubbock, TX
1:00 p.m.
Weber State University
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Raiders Cruise in WSU's Season Finale
11/20/2010 10:18:00 PM | Football
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as the Red Raiders racked up 467 yards of total offense in the opening half en route to a 64-21 win over Weber State in the Wildcats' season finale at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday.
"I don't mind playing good teams," said WSU head coach Ron McBride. "We got beat today pretty bad, but you learn from it. If we're going to be at Weber, what I want us to be at Weber, we've got to be able to beat teams like Texas Tech. I'll line up and play them again. I look forward to it. I'm excited to come down here and play. I wasn't excited about the score, but I was excited about the opportunity. I wanted to bring these kids into a good stadium, with good fans.
"Life's all about competition. It's all about toughness. It's all about resilience. It's all about adversity. That's what life is made of. You can't be a frontrunner in life. You have got to learn how to be humble on one end and not too cocky on the other end.
"The nice thing about it is that we kept charging to the very end. We were playing the timeouts. We were playing to get another score some way. We were wanting to put some more points on the board. We're not just trying to get the game over. We're trying to get more points. I think you send a bad message to your players if you don't keep pushing."
Potts hit 21 of 24 passes before leaving the game late in the second half as Texas Tech jumped out to a 44-0 halftime lead.
Despite the loss, it was a successful game for WSU quarterback Cameron Higgins in his final game as a Wildcat. Early in the second quarter, Higgins found Joe Collins on a 39-yard gain to give him 12,208 career passing yards, breaking the Weber State record of 12,207 held by Jamie Martin.
Higgins hit 13 of 23 passes on the day for 180 yards and a touchdown. He finishes his career with 12,274 passing yards, and exited the game late in the second half just 27 yards shy of Jamie Martin's career total offense record of 12,287.
"I'm thankful for the opportunity I've had to play college football for Coach Mac," said Higgins. "It's been a real blessing."
"(Cameron) is the career leader in touchdown passes in the history of the (Big Sky)," said McBride. "Now he's the all-time passing leader in the history of Weber State. So, the guy's had a big-time career here. You can't ask too much else of a guy. And he always played. He played hurt. He was never looking for a way out. He was always looking for a way in."
The Red Raiders took the opening kickoff and went 80 yards in two minutes and 12 seconds to take the early lead. Potts hit running back Baron Batch on a four-yard pass to cap the drive.
Texas Tech came back on its next two possessions to produce touchdowns, as Potts scored on a two-yard run with 7:10 left in the opening quarter, and Lyle Leong took a seven-yard pass from Potts with 3:20 left in the period to give the Red Raiders a 21-0 lead.
"We knew it was going to be a fast tempo," said safety Jordan Brown. "We tried to simulate it in practice, but you're never going to simulate that type of offense, that fast. It's not that they have the best athletes. I mean, they do, but its more that they did what they do really well. They performed really well."
The Wildcats moved the ball well on its opening two drives, but failed to finish off either possession. The opening drive for WSU stalled out just past midfield, and the second possession ended on a turnover as the 'Cats drove deep into enemy territory at the Tech 22-yard line.
A safety on a bad punt snap made the score 23-0 at the end of the first quarter, and Texas Tech scored on a run by Batch, a pass by Potts to Detron Lewis and a Steven Sheffield pass to Aaron Crawford in the second quarter.
The Wildcats got on the board with 6:24 left in the third quarter as Brian Jankowski scored on a six-yard pass from Higgins to make the score 47-7.
Vai Tafuna scored on a three-yard run with 7:31 left in the game, and Bo Bolen hauled in a 30-yard pass from Mike Hoke with 3:47 remaining to finish off the scoring for Weber State. The Wildcats drove to the Texas Tech 16-yardline late in the fourth as they threatened to score once again, but Kevin Halfhill was taken down on a tackle-eligible reception on fourth-and-10 as time expired to end the game.
Joe Collins led the Wildcats with six catches for 167 yards. Josh Booker led the Wildcats with 71 yards rushing, while Bo Bolen added another 70 yards on the ground. Jordan Brown and Taylor Sedillo each posted 12 tackles on the day, while Nick Webb added another eight. Sedillo made two of his tackles in the backfield for Texas Tech losses.
"(My career) meant a lot," said Collins, who played his final game as a Wildcat. "There's no telling what I would be doing if I wasn't in Utah. I could be back in California doing a whole lot, but being out here changed my whole focus. I just really liked playing for Coach Mac. I'm grateful that he gave me a chance."
The Wildcats finish the season at 6-5 overall, while Texas Tech moves to 6-5 and becomes bowl eligible with one game remaining in their regular season.
"I don't mind playing good teams," said WSU head coach Ron McBride. "We got beat today pretty bad, but you learn from it. If we're going to be at Weber, what I want us to be at Weber, we've got to be able to beat teams like Texas Tech. I'll line up and play them again. I look forward to it. I'm excited to come down here and play. I wasn't excited about the score, but I was excited about the opportunity. I wanted to bring these kids into a good stadium, with good fans.
"Life's all about competition. It's all about toughness. It's all about resilience. It's all about adversity. That's what life is made of. You can't be a frontrunner in life. You have got to learn how to be humble on one end and not too cocky on the other end.
"The nice thing about it is that we kept charging to the very end. We were playing the timeouts. We were playing to get another score some way. We were wanting to put some more points on the board. We're not just trying to get the game over. We're trying to get more points. I think you send a bad message to your players if you don't keep pushing."
Potts hit 21 of 24 passes before leaving the game late in the second half as Texas Tech jumped out to a 44-0 halftime lead.
Despite the loss, it was a successful game for WSU quarterback Cameron Higgins in his final game as a Wildcat. Early in the second quarter, Higgins found Joe Collins on a 39-yard gain to give him 12,208 career passing yards, breaking the Weber State record of 12,207 held by Jamie Martin.
Higgins hit 13 of 23 passes on the day for 180 yards and a touchdown. He finishes his career with 12,274 passing yards, and exited the game late in the second half just 27 yards shy of Jamie Martin's career total offense record of 12,287.
"I'm thankful for the opportunity I've had to play college football for Coach Mac," said Higgins. "It's been a real blessing."
"(Cameron) is the career leader in touchdown passes in the history of the (Big Sky)," said McBride. "Now he's the all-time passing leader in the history of Weber State. So, the guy's had a big-time career here. You can't ask too much else of a guy. And he always played. He played hurt. He was never looking for a way out. He was always looking for a way in."
The Red Raiders took the opening kickoff and went 80 yards in two minutes and 12 seconds to take the early lead. Potts hit running back Baron Batch on a four-yard pass to cap the drive.
Texas Tech came back on its next two possessions to produce touchdowns, as Potts scored on a two-yard run with 7:10 left in the opening quarter, and Lyle Leong took a seven-yard pass from Potts with 3:20 left in the period to give the Red Raiders a 21-0 lead.
"We knew it was going to be a fast tempo," said safety Jordan Brown. "We tried to simulate it in practice, but you're never going to simulate that type of offense, that fast. It's not that they have the best athletes. I mean, they do, but its more that they did what they do really well. They performed really well."
The Wildcats moved the ball well on its opening two drives, but failed to finish off either possession. The opening drive for WSU stalled out just past midfield, and the second possession ended on a turnover as the 'Cats drove deep into enemy territory at the Tech 22-yard line.
A safety on a bad punt snap made the score 23-0 at the end of the first quarter, and Texas Tech scored on a run by Batch, a pass by Potts to Detron Lewis and a Steven Sheffield pass to Aaron Crawford in the second quarter.
The Wildcats got on the board with 6:24 left in the third quarter as Brian Jankowski scored on a six-yard pass from Higgins to make the score 47-7.
Vai Tafuna scored on a three-yard run with 7:31 left in the game, and Bo Bolen hauled in a 30-yard pass from Mike Hoke with 3:47 remaining to finish off the scoring for Weber State. The Wildcats drove to the Texas Tech 16-yardline late in the fourth as they threatened to score once again, but Kevin Halfhill was taken down on a tackle-eligible reception on fourth-and-10 as time expired to end the game.
Joe Collins led the Wildcats with six catches for 167 yards. Josh Booker led the Wildcats with 71 yards rushing, while Bo Bolen added another 70 yards on the ground. Jordan Brown and Taylor Sedillo each posted 12 tackles on the day, while Nick Webb added another eight. Sedillo made two of his tackles in the backfield for Texas Tech losses.
"(My career) meant a lot," said Collins, who played his final game as a Wildcat. "There's no telling what I would be doing if I wasn't in Utah. I could be back in California doing a whole lot, but being out here changed my whole focus. I just really liked playing for Coach Mac. I'm grateful that he gave me a chance."
The Wildcats finish the season at 6-5 overall, while Texas Tech moves to 6-5 and becomes bowl eligible with one game remaining in their regular season.
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