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Texas Tech football: Top 5 offensive weapons Tech will face this season

By Matthew Conner

Dec 29, 2020; San Antonio, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson (5) scores on a 21-yard touchdown run against the Colorado Buffaloes during the fourth quarter of the Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 29, 2020; San Antonio, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson (5) scores on a 21-yard touchdown run against the Colorado Buffaloes during the fourth quarter of the Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Kansas State sophomore running back Deuce Vaughn (22) gains yards in the second half of Saturday’s Sunflower Showdown against Kansas at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Nov. 6, 2021. The Wildcats won 35-10.
Kansas State sophomore running back Deuce Vaughn (22) gains yards in the second half of Saturday’s Sunflower Showdown against Kansas at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Nov. 6, 2021. The Wildcats won 35-10. /

K-State running back Deuce Vaughn

If you are like me, you are probably already tired of K-State’s pint-sized running back, Deuce Vaugh despite the fact that he’s just been in the college game for two years.  That’s because he’s tormented the Red Raiders in each of his first two seasons with the Wildcats.

In 2020’s 31-21 KSU win over Tech in Manhattan, Kansas, Vaughn caught a 70-yard TD pass with 1:35 remaining to break open a 3-point game.  That day, he ran 16 times for 113 yards and a TD while catching three passes for 81 yards and that game-breaking score.

Last year, it was his 22-yard TD reception in the 4th quarter of the game in Lubbock that completed KSU’s comeback in a 25-24 Wildcat win.  Of course, that game is easier to swallow for Tech fans because it led to the firing of Matt Wells as head coach just days later.

Still, seeing Vaugh go for 120 total yards and three TDs (two on the ground) was maddening for Tech fans.  After all, there is just something extra frustrating about seeing a 5-foot-6, 172-pound running back dominate your team.

But size doesn’t inhibit Vaughn from being one of the best players in the nation.  Last year, he ran for 1,404 yards and 18 TDs while catching 49 passes for 468 yards and four more scores.

Hopefully, this will be his last year in the college game as he seems destined for an NFL career.  But unfortunately, Tech will have to deal with him at least one more time as a Wildcat in game five.  If the Red Raiders are going to put an end to their six-game losing streak to KSU, they will have to do everything they can to keep Vaughn from breaking their back for the third-straight season.

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