Inside College Football: Texas Tech Red Raiders

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with a victory over third ranked Oklahoma The No. 12 ranking was Texas Tech's highest in a preseason poll since 1977. The Red Raiders returned 10 players on offense including quarterback Harrell and wide receiver Crabtree two of the best in the country at their positions Texas Tech started the season with four easy wins against nonconference opponents That bumped its ranking to No. 7 when the Big 12 Conference schedule began with the Red Raiders traveling to Kansas State Harrell became the school's leading passer during the second quarter of that game He broke quarterback Kliff Kingsbury's RECORD SETTING RAIDERS Quarterback Graham Harrell and receiver Michael Crabtree filled the Texas Tech record book during the memorable 2008 season Harrell set a school record with 15,793 career passing yards He was the first player in National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA history with two 5,000 yard passing seasons Harrell also finished his Red Raider career with a school record 134 touchdown passes He threw four touchdown passes in the Cotton Bowl loss to Mississippi That made him the NCAA's leader in career touchdown passes Crabtree left Texas Tech after his sophomore season but two seasons were enough for him to set records He was the program's leader in career receiving yards with 3,127 and touchdown catches with 41 all in just 26 games Crabtree was the first player in NCAA history to win the Biletnikoff Award as the country's best receiver twice He also tied an NCAA record with 13 consecutive games with at least five catches and a touchdown