Texas Tech upends Sam Houston St. 59-45 in season opener

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury was glad for his team's 59-45 win over Sam Houston State on Saturday but wonders where their killer instinct is. Leading 59-31, the Red Raiders allowed the Bearcats to score twice in the fourth quarter after shutting them out in the third. "I guess lack of success, I'm not sure," the third-year coach said. "We've got to find it, though. I think Pat (Mahomes) has some of it in him." Mahomes, who said he thought he did OK, threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns, two each to Ian Sadler and Devin Lauderdale . The sophomore also ran for 48 yards on five carries. "Missed a lot of reads, missed a lot of checks that I could have made happen," he said. "I'm always going to look to improve myself and I'm going to watch the film tomorrow and be critical." Jakeem Grant ran for his third career kickoff return for a TD on a 94-yarder.