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Texas Tech football: Handing out game balls for victory over Mountaineers

By Matthew Conner

LUBBOCK, TEXAS - OCTOBER 24: Quarterback Henry Colombi #3 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders passes the ball during warmups before the college football game against the West Virginia Mountaineers on October 24, 2020 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TEXAS - OCTOBER 24: Quarterback Henry Colombi #3 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders passes the ball during warmups before the college football game against the West Virginia Mountaineers on October 24, 2020 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /
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Oct 24, 2020; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Henry Colombi (3) rushes against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the first half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2020; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Henry Colombi (3) rushes against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the first half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /

QB Henry Colombi

Taking on the nation’s top statistical defense in your first career collegiate start is no easy task but that’s what Henry Colombi was asked to do.  Though he did not dominate the game and put up numbers that are going to catch the eye of the nation, he did exactly what his team needed him to.

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Colombi was steady throughout the game and seemed to make the correct decision time and time again.  What’s more, he never put the football in harm’s way, something that Alan Bowman has done far too often this year.

Finishing with 169 yards and a TD on 22-28 passing, the junior was efficient.  He led his team on four TD drives, which equals the number that Tech had managed in each of the last two games combined.

A huge component of his performance was his ability to use his feet.  He ran for 40 yards on 11 rushes including a TD on Tech’s opening drive.

Three times he ran for either a TD or a first down.  Those are plays that illustrate why he’s a better fit in the offense than Bowman, especially behind an offensive line that can struggle at times when trying to pass block.

Colombi was not fantastic through the game but he was excellent in key moments.  He was 8-10 passing for 103 yards and a TD on 3rd or 4th down and he ran for 18 more yards and another score on those downs.

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It was the type of effort that Tech and Colombi can build upon moving forward, especially since it came in a victory.  And because he seemed to breathe some life into an offense that had become almost moribund in its last two games, Colombi certainly deserves an imaginary game ball.

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