Terrance Carter Jr.

I was like, well, Castellanos didn't get here until the Sunday before the first game.

And Even then, Castellanos has not been taking first team reps. He's not been practicing with Johnson and Carter and Aiken as much as Hammond has.

And even so, I was looking for the confirmation bias that his misses weren't that bad.

And I will still stand by that.

Can we talk about taking that kind of shot on 4th and 2 and throwing a 30-yard touchdown? I liked it.

I liked it.

And then the touchdown to Terrence Carter to open the game.

24 yards.

Kenny Johnson had the big-time play.

Terrence Carter back in the offense making a big-time play.

I mean, again, they felt like a team that even though they had only 11 receptions, they made the most of their time.

And they win the football game.

So, again, final score of that one was 34-27. six it was a night and day offensive system for Texas Tech two touchdowns 144 yards 11 for 24 uh Casanales had a touchdown on the ground 117 yards 19 carries Jacoby Williams was a big part in this game as well he averaged 12.5 yards on the ground 175 yards 14 carries and a touchdown uh and then Terrence Carter had a touchdown and then Kenny Johnson had a touchdown as well so offensively, they look good.

Now, Arizona was putting up the fight against Texas Tech, but their defense made some key stops.

They had a turnover.

He made the throw to Kenny Johnson on 4th and 2 in the end zone.

He made that throw to Terrence Carter in the end zone.

So, sure, did he miss some out routes on 2nd and 5? Yeah.

Did he throw the ball away a little bit? Did he take some shots when he was getting pressured? Yeah.

Like, do you come up with a new chapter in a playbook? Is it something new altogether? And Coach Leftwich kind of pushed back against that in the sense saying that there are new ways to be creative with what they already are.

And I really mean that beyond Castellanos because you heard it in his answer in part talking about the way that that mobility impacts space that can be created for guys like Jacoby Williams and Terrence Carter.

And so it's beyond just being creative with your mobile quarterback and The chemistry thing, they touched on no replacement or substitution for game action.

And as we go here, and hopefully we're knocking on wood and forcing it to be healthy week to week, but that will hopefully only improve, Chris, between the other skill spots, whether it's wide receivers, tight ends, or whoever it might be, but a pretty good debut, I'd say.

And Quinn and Joyner, that brings in a three-back mix.

And you had Thomas Castellanos that not only was efficient passing, like he unlocked Terrence Carter for a big touchdown that we talked about as one of the best tight ends in the country that isn't having a great year because his offense as a whole isn't.

He had him in the first play on the first drive.

Not the first play on the first drive, but in the first drive.

But when you look at this rushing attack that is as talented as it is with one of the best offensive lines in the Big 12... and definitely the best rushing group in the Big 12.

You have Thomas Castellanos feeding off of that as a true two-threat quarterback that can rush for 100 yards any single game.

This running game is going to be completely opened up, and when you look at Kenny Johnson, a legit wide receiver, one in the Big 12, and Terrence Carter, the best tight end in this conference, It's going to play off the pass as well, and the passing is going to open up.

This was the right move at the right time.

They score.

He finds Terrence Carter.

Great job.

Then he kind of struggled.