Arizona State heads to Lubbock with another shot at a ranked Texas Tech team, and the setup feels familiar in the best possible way for a series that has gone back and forth for decades. The Sun Devils beat No. 7 Texas Tech in Tempe last season, and now they’re trying to do something they’ve never done: win in Lubbock.
The Red Raiders, meanwhile, have made a habit of protecting home turf in this matchup. Arizona State has never beaten Texas Tech there, and the Sun Devils are walking into a top-10 challenge on Saturday with that history hanging over the game.
Kickoff is set for Saturday, October 10 at 12:30 p.m. AZ Time, which is 3:30 p.m.
EST, at Galaxy Stadium in Lubbock, TX. FOX will carry the game, with Connor Onion on play-by-play and Robert Griffin III as the analyst.
On the radio side, the Sun Devil Radio Network broadcast will air on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. Tim Healey will handle play-by-play with former Arizona State quarterback Jeff Van Raaphorst, while Kevin Turner reports from the sideline. The game will also be available on ESPN 620 AM and the Arizona Sports App.
This is the seventh meeting between the programs, and the all-time series is tied 3-3. That balance has been built over a long stretch of swings and counterpunches.
It began in 1999, when Arizona State beat Texas Tech 31-13 in Tempe in non-conference play. Texas Tech answered years later in the 2013 Holiday Bowl, taking that one 37-23 in San Diego the day before New Year’s Eve.
The middle of the decade brought two more high-scoring chapters. In 2016, ASU turned to Kalen Ballage, whose NCAA-record-tying eight total touchdowns powered a 68-55 win over Patrick Mahomes and the Red Raiders in Tempe. Texas Tech got the next one in 2017, winning 52-45 in Arizona State’s first-ever trip to Lubbock.
When the teams became conference opponents in 2024, the games stayed tight. Cam Skattebo did what he could, but the Sun Devils fell 30-22 in Texas. Then came last year’s rematch, when Texas Tech arrived ranked No. 7 and left with a loss after ASU pulled out a 26-22 win in Tempe.
So here we are again: Arizona State, Texas Tech, another ranked matchup, and another chance to tilt a perfectly even series.
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