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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Jett Duffey scored for a 38-yard quarterback draw 7 minutes from the end of the game, scoring a point in Texas Tech's 17-14 win over TCU Thursday night.

Duffey took off the first play after a punt, and the touchdown was suspended after a replay. The ball rolled forward into the end zone after defender Trevon Moehrig-Woodard scored the goal on the goal line.

"They surprised us in blitz," said TCU coach Gary Patterson. "You have to give a lot of credit to Coach (Kliff) Kingsbury."

It was the third time the Red Raiders (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) won their last four trips to Fort Worth. They needed several extra hours in each of the previous two victories.

The final training for TCU (3-3, 1-2) ended when Shawn Robinson desperately passed from one side to the other in the fourth and first minute before the ball slipped from his hands and was intercepted by Adrian Frye in the last minute.

Duffey completed 13 of 24 passes for 190 yards, including a 62-yard touchdown in the third quarter at Ja? Deion High, which was wide open at 30 and ran the rest of the way. Duffey also had 16 runs for 83 yards.

"I was really proud of Jett, it's such a difficult situation.It's a first start and at half-time, we'll try something else," he said. Kingsbury. "Then I have to reinstate him and find a way, dig deeper, be mentally strong enough to handle him, make enough games to win the game, I can not say enough about his mental toughness. "

Duffey was the third quarterback to play for Texas Tech this season. McLane Carter suffered a sprained left ankle in the first quarter after the start of the opening game. He was replaced by real freshman Alan Bowman, the country's leading passer before a terrible blow to the last game that left him with a partially collapsed lung.

Three-quarters participated in the pre-game warm-ups. Carter was not in uniform at the beginning of the match and played only the first set of the second half. The ankle affecting his mobility, he was referred to consecutive games.

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Robinson had 26 passes out of 45, totaling 290 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

The Frogs were up 14 to 10 when KaVontae Turpin hit a defender and found himself in the end zone to make a 31-yard effort with an 11-yard goal. Turpin had six catches for 120 yards.

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Texas Tech: The Red Raiders totaled 353 yards, well below their best national average with 591 yards per game. They also scored 48 points per game. But Duffey has done enough games, especially the big two touchdowns.

TCU: The Horned Frogs have had a series of eight home wins. They had a total of 411 yards, but could not overcome the mistakes. They had three turnovers, including an interception in the end zone, and missed their attempt.

FOLLOWING

Texas Tech is home on October 20th against Kansas.

The TCU will play its third consecutive home game on October 20th against 11th Oklahoma.

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