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There was no let down this year following a big win over a Top 5 team as the 17th ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders went down to Fort Worth to defeat the 23rd ranked TCU Horned Frogs 56-53 in triple overtime.

On the Thursday edition of the Sports Shack, Scott Fitzgerald and Alan Berger welcomed Gregg Williams from 105.3 The Fan in Dallas to talk the Texas Tech – TCU game this Saturday.

No. 17 Texas Tech Red Raider Football will have their starting center after a Sunday morning arrest.

Last time on the field, the Red Raiders trounced then No. 5 West Virginia 49-14 in Lubbock while the Horned Frogs defeated Baylor in Waco 49-21. Both teams are tied for second in the Big 12 Conference and a victory will be important for bowl positioning in the league which could have as many as nine teams qualify for bowls.

Casey Pachall threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns to guide the 16th ranked TCU Horned Frogs to a 20-6 win over Kansas in their Big 12 debut.

The Big 12 Notebook - Catching you up on the stories from around the league during the week.

Here is the latest roundup of football news around the Big 12 Conference for Monday, August 6th.

TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson said on Sunday that starting quarterback Casey Pachall will not face team discipline for failing a drug test in February.

Texas Tech couldn't find much offense in a 2-1 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs Sunday afternoon in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth police seized about 2.7 pounds of marijuana in the TCU-related drug sting that led to the arrests of four football players and a dozen other students.